According to a follow up article to that exact question... No
sprinklers because they didn't want to compromise the structure with the
construction and electrical (???) that would be required.
They limited the modifications to just the smoke detectors that were
installed.
They had a fireman that was a 24/7/265 manned post at the church. They
got a detection 1/2 hour! before the actual visible fire and sent
someone up to the forest to check and reported no smoke or fire.
They also stated they were more worried about the risks of putting
electric up in the attic being the largest risk of fire. But what
electric is required for a sprinkler system? Valves? I would think
that figuring out where to run the pipes would be an issue. I believe
a lot of the walls are single surface stone. Seems you would have to
run the pipes up the bell towers and then above the stone ceiling and
that would be a LOT of weight to add to the structure unless you were
running dry pipe and then you would need the electrical. But even a
manual dry pipe system, even small capacity, would have better than what
a friend called, "A burning man architecture"...
On 04/17/2019 08:50 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
According to the series of tubes I consulted:
*“Notre*-*Dame did*not*have*automatic*sprinklers*in the framework of the
roof, and its attic space*was*not compartmentalized with fire-breaking
walls, said Frédéric Létoffé, a construction expert.“
Too bad and I wonder why.
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