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Sprinkler system helps douse industrial fire

By Staff Reports
Published: 9/29/2009 7:57 AM
Last Modified: 9/29/2009 5:08 PM

A sprinkler system had extinguished most of a fire in a commercial building by the time firefighters arrived early Tuesday, a Tulsa Fire Department spokesman said.

Heavy smoke was coming from the Facet International building in the 9900 block of East 56th Street North when firefighters arrived just before 6 a.m., spokesman Bill French said.

When they entered the building, they found that the sprinkler system had been activated by the heat and had already extinguished the main body of the fire, he said.

Firefighters determined that the blaze was caused by the improper storage of materials, French said.

Pallets of commercial-grade filters had been stacked too close to an overhead natural gas heater, he said. The cold overnight temperatures had caused the thermostat to turn on the heating system, and the filters ignited, French said.

Facet manufactures advanced filtration and separation products, according to its Web site.

No one was injured in the fire.

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	Report Comment JDH, Tulsa (9/29/2009 9:18:27 AM) Someone is living in a place with pallets of commercial grade filters?
	Report Comment Tulsan since '72, Tulsa (9/29/2009 10:28:49 AM) On the KOTV NEWS website it was reported as Facet Enterprise a company who makes filters, somebody wasn't paying attention.
	Report Comment forkandknife, (9/29/2009 12:15:24 PM) Yes. Some people cannot afford nice houses. So they must use pallets of commercial grade filters man. haha! j/k
	Report Comment parksport, (9/29/2009 5:26:06 PM) It should be noted (according to a news report) that the heater settings had not been changed from last winter, so this should serve as a warning during these cooler nights to make sure you don't have a heater kick on around anything flammable.

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