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Blaze engulfs wine warehouse on Mare Island (Update in #15) ^

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1501604/posts

Post#15

In Mare Island's heyday during World War II, Building 627 was the most secure facility at the former shipyard because it housed secret military plans, Vallejo historian Lou Burgelin said.

In 1945, parts of the atom bomb were stored inside the building before they were shipped by the U.S.S. Indianapolis into the Pacific Theater and moved onto the B-29 "Enola Gay" for the Hiroshima bombing, he said.

Investigators from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau gather outside a burned wine warehouse in Vallejo, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2005. California wine country was reeling after a huge warehouse fire wiped out millions worth of rare vintages. The losses weren't expected to put in a dent in the $45 billion industry, but for some individuals it spelled potential disaster. The fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in the warehouse, which is on the old Navy shipyard of Mare Island in Vallejo, just south of the Napa Valley and about 30 miles northeast of San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

The building had 2 main bays, separated by a large concrete firewall. Bays are large enough to fit a submarine into them.

The report indicates it was the inner bay or center of roof that had the fire. It had a hot mopped roof if my memory serves me properly.

The eastern bay, did have some fire sprinkler systems installed in some interior offices and restrooms. We had to core through the thick exterior bldg walls to install water mains about 15 years ago.

Building still housed some towed phase array sensors a couple of decades ago. I never knew it held components of BigBoy. /tin foil hat on ... maybe the Philadelphia Experiment hopped through time but didn't anticipate Mare Island being closed. That building had some micks and corners rarely if ever occupied. An ideal spot for time travel. Can't say more or the Men in Black will get too curious. /tin foil hat off

I'm a bit surprised it wasn't sprinkled. When Vellejo took it over, they must have relaxed zoning requirements to get cash flow running. I would think it would have been mandatory to sprinkle and detect anytime the building use was changed, especially to housing that type of hazmat via local/city building inspectors.