Sprinkler Success

A fire in a high-rise residence hall at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst was started when clothing draped over a Halogen lamp was ignited. However, the fire was controlled by the activation of a single sprinkler head.

CREDIT: Photos courtesy of UMass EH&S

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Sprinkler Success A fire in a high-rise residence hall at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst was started when clothing draped over a Halogen lamp was ignited. However, the fire was controlled by the activation of a single sprinkler head. CREDIT: Photos courtesy of UMass EH&S Print \| E-mail \| Download \| Close