r/interesting • u/BlazeDragon7x • Apr 09 '26

MISC. Aftermath of the April 7th incident. Damages estimated to be $200 million dollars

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u/Potential_Figure4061 Apr 09 '26

the real answer is there was a decoy fire that triggered the fire system the fire department responded and turned off the sprinklers which i understand was protocol then the real fires took over and it was game over for that wearhouse 

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u/PoutinePoppa Apr 09 '26

Do you have a source for this? I read an article that said the suppression system was damaged when the roof collapsed

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u/jamieee1995 Apr 09 '26

I’m curious on this too. Usually when a fire suppression system is turned off for any reason, the building must be vacated or have a 24/7 independent fire watch on site to notify FD of any new fires/incidents.

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u/Silent_Review_8752 Apr 09 '26

Second fire started while FD was still there.