Yes. The standpipe was for an entire warehouse section. It was a geyser and a river. Fortunately the building wasn't in low land and the runoff flowed out of the building instead of flooding it.
I'm not sure if the sprinkler system was a retrofit but there were a lot of people other than the forklift driver who also failed: The owner, architect, engineer, builder, and sprinkler system installer should have had protective bollards around the pipe (which were installed after the incident).
Did you get to see it or just the aftermath?
It is impressive and makes things moist