The place was totally consumed which leads me to believe whatever they had wasn't adequate.
Until a report comes out we won't know what happened.
Were there sprinklers? How quickly was it reported? Were the alarms working? Were there alarms? Was it arson and someone spread an accelerant? How quickly did the firefighters get there? How well trained are they? Did they have adequate equipment to fight the fire?
Were there sprinklers? How quickly was it reported? Were the alarms working? Were there alarms? Was it arson and someone spread an accelerant? How quickly did the firefighters get there? How well trained are they? Did they have adequate equipment to fight the fire?
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Yep, one or more of those. Don’t drive yourself crazy mulling over all the possibilities.
I think in this country something like 97% of fires are contained with 2 or less sprinkler heads when the system is operational.
My guess is they had not retrofitted the building and had no fire protection at all.