Fire at Ford test area in Dunton

11:51am Saturday 9th June 2012 in Local News

A small fire broke out at the Ford Research Centre in Dunton on Saturday morning.

Firefighters from Basildon, Brentwood and Grays were called out at 11am to reports of a blaze in a testing pod at the site, just off West Mayne.

A sprinkler system had been activated by smoke from the flames, helping to extinguish part of the fire.

The area was sealed off while officers finished off putting out the fire which was done by 11.20am.

Comments (4)

2:17pm Sat 9 Jun 12

dgkasmauskas says...

Smoke does not activate fire sprinklers. Heat of
the appropriate level does.
Smoke does not activate fire sprinklers. Heat of the appropriate level does. dgkasmauskas

6:12pm Sat 9 Jun 12

muffindamule says...

dgkasmauskas wrote:
Smoke does not activate fire sprinklers. Heat of
the appropriate level does.
In that case it would be a good idea if airline operators were to replace the smoke detectors in the on board toilets with a sprinkler system. It would put a stop to the mile highers before they even consider an after sex ciggy.
[quote][p][bold]dgkasmauskas[/bold] wrote: Smoke does not activate fire sprinklers. Heat of the appropriate level does.[/p][/quote]In that case it would be a good idea if airline operators were to replace the smoke detectors in the on board toilets with a sprinkler system. It would put a stop to the mile highers before they even consider an after sex ciggy. muffindamule

12:20am Sun 10 Jun 12

Trainman says...

Has Basildon suddenly got NO fire station being nearest?????????
Has Basildon suddenly got NO fire station being nearest????????? Trainman

2:05pm Mon 11 Jun 12

laindonangler says...

TrainMan:-

The ECFRS website reports:-"Firefighte
rs have been called to a small fire in a testing pod. The sprinkler system has actuated and crews are standing by as a precautionary measure, awaiting the arrival of an engineer.At 11:04 hrs, crews report that 50 per cent of the enclosed test area is smoke logged.Four appliances were sent to the incident as part of ECFRS's regular attendance.Crews were preparing to leave the scene at 11:21 hrs."
TrainMan:- The ECFRS website reports:-"Firefighte rs have been called to a small fire in a testing pod. The sprinkler system has actuated and crews are standing by as a precautionary measure, awaiting the arrival of an engineer.At 11:04 hrs, crews report that 50 per cent of the enclosed test area is smoke logged.Four appliances were sent to the incident as part of ECFRS's regular attendance.Crews were preparing to leave the scene at 11:21 hrs." laindonangler

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