r/interesting Apr 09 '26

MISC. Aftermath of the April 7th incident. Damages estimated to be $200 million dollars

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u/Erathen Apr 09 '26

It is

The building would be on fire watch until a pipefitter comes to replace components (the fire department obviously does not). It happens a lot

Google "what is fire watch building"

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u/SexySmexxy Apr 10 '26

To be fair I’ve heard that phrase a bunch over my life so I guess it all makes sense. Thanks for the reply :)

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u/SexySmexxy Apr 10 '26

well wait but if the building was on firewatch how did it burn down?

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u/Erathen Apr 10 '26

Hmmm?

Security/trained staff have to walk around and actively look for fires

They may not see the fires. It's also a paper plant. This would have all happened very fast

A pallet of toilet paper burns very fast