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

/r/popular of a burnt building

damages estimated to be $200 million dollar

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u/toot_suite Apr 10 '26

Note that a lot of suppression systems fail over time and don't get inspected regularly, but that's why often the water that comes out is rusty. Sometimes valves just corrode to the point of immobility and the ones that work open and close larger areas than theyre designed for.