Warehouses offer their own particular challenges in terms of fire safety. One of the main issues in high-bay warehouses, with their elevated roofs and large open spaces, is that conventional ceiling-mounted point detectors can be rendered ineffective due to ‘stratification’.…
Manchester self-storage warehouse will be rebuilt with sprinklers following fire
A self-storage facility destroyed by a major fire in 2022 will now be rebuilt. The building owner Orbit Investments has applied for planning permission 12 months after the fire for a new taller storage facility and an additional warehouse at…
Cold-storage warehouse fire strategy considerations for facility owners and operators
While it may seem counterintuitive that fire is even a risk in spaces designed to maintain cold temperatures, cold storage in fact presents a huge fire hazard for warehouse designers and builders, life-safety installation companies and facility owners. In this…