The devastating Luton Airport fire highlights why sprinkler systems in car parks are essential for protecting property and ensuring car park fire safety. BAFSA’s chief executive, Ali Perry, said the incident highlights the urgent need for sprinklers in modern multi-storey car parks.
“Almost all modern cars are significantly larger, more massive and contain much greater amounts of plastic than ever before. They produce fires which are larger and propagate much faster than was previously possible. When electric vehicles catch fire, for example, they can produce intense horizontal flames that may ignite adjacent vehicles and create large conflagrations that can eventually result in structural failure and collapse of the building concerned, making it difficult for firefighters to control the fire.” he added.
Current guidance in Approved Document B and the Scottish Technical Standards does not require parking-garage fire-sprinkler coverage. Perry said this advice does not reflect the increased fire load of modern vehicles. This is why BAFSA continues to call for sprinkler installations in multi-storey car parks as part of broader Car Park Fire Safety initiatives addressing the higher fire risks of modern and electric vehicles.
Article Source: https://www.bafsa.org.uk/bafsa-news-events/latest-news/
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