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“According to Reuters reporting, ‘Firefighters said an accidental fire within a vehicle caused other cars to ignite.’ The enhanced danger of this domino effect is echoed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), which in its recently released “Modern Vehicle Hazards in Parking Structures and Vehicle Carriers” (July 2020) states that, ‘… data on modern vehicles imply there is a small, and shrinking, margin of error when a single vehicle fire can develop into a conflagration.’” “One example is the 1600-vehicle capacity, 8-level concrete parking garage on King’s Dock in Liverpool, England which was destroyed in 2017, resulting in a £20m loss,” Bellamy says. Two parking garage fire protection factors identified include the increased flammability of today’s auto parts (including a greater reliance on the use of plastics) and the potential instability and long burn time of newer alternative fuel vehicles, which have created unique fire hazards that older structures were never designed to withstand.

Telgian Engineering & Consulting, LLC (TEC) Chief Engineering Officer Tracey Bellamy recently explored how parking structure fires can lead to large economic losses in the article Fire Protection Evolution: New Vehicle Materials & Power Sources Drive Increased Risk for Parking magazine, the official publication of the National Parking Association. Fire Sprinkler Inspection & Testing Services.Smoke Control Design, Engineering & Construction.Environmental Health & Safety Management.Emergency Management Planning & Operations Continuity.Fire Protection Engineering and Consulting.

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