There is more to this than meets the eye.......
At 03:28 PM 5/14/2007, you wrote:
So many questions.
I wonder if the propane powered fork trucks were figured as being stored
in there plus after 10 weeks of occupancy, who knows if the space was
being used in the manner the sprinkler system was designed for or per
the recommendations.
The other point being once again, as a sprinkler
designer/installer/inspector be aware of potential hazards. Some high
intensity lighting fixtures can drop hot filament and glass fragments if
they break. Without a guard below it, that would be the wrong type
fixture over combustible products.
Plus no fire marshal/AHJ had any responsibility for granting the C.O.?
I would hate to have to explain the technical issues of the fire
protection trade to the average American juror.
Craig L. Prahl, CET
Fire Protection Group
Mechanical Department
CH2MHILL
Lockwood Greene
1500 International Drive
PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491
Direct - 864.599.4102
Fax - 864.599.8439
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Subject: FW: Ill. Jury Awards $39.5 Million for 2001 Fire at Deere
Warehouse
Interesting reading.
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Subject: FW: Ill. Jury Awards $39.5 Million for 2001 Fire at Deere
Warehouse
LOOK WHO THEY SAID WAS LIABLE.....
Ill. Jury Awards $39.5 Million for 2001 Fire at Deere Warehouse
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Two insurance companies providing coverage for Deere & Co. were awarded
$39.5 million in a case stemming from a warehouse fire six years ago in
Mount Joy.
An eight-member jury decided in favor of Royal Indemnity and Federal
Insurance after a monthlong trial in Scott County District Court. ...
This article can be found at:
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2007/05/14/79654.htm
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