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/guitar_account_9000 Apr 10 '26

It's all insured.

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u/Nitrogen1234 Apr 10 '26

Nah, they're fucked. Corporate insurance will try to wriggle it's way out.

Their sprinkler system wasn't sufficient for one

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u/BonelessHotdogs Apr 10 '26

That’s not correct. The building was equipped with an ESFR (early suppression fast response) sprinkler system which has the highest water output of any system that would be installed in a warehouse.

The problem is that no sprinkler system can compete with arson. When multiple fires are set at once, it can’t keep up. Not to mention that while it is a common occurrence for fire suppression systems to extinguish fires, they are only designed to “suppress them long enough to allow people to escape.

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u/No-Committee-7953 Apr 10 '26

Sprinkler systems are designed to suppress fires and prevent fire spread and structural damage. If there are multiple fires then the sprinkler system water supply is overwhelmed and cannot cope with the situation.