Crack the code
The answer is in the test results
FM Global’s International Codes and Standards team examines how the outcome of the Grenfell Tower and Kiss Nightclub fires could have potentially been different had automatic sprinkler protection been present.
How Sprinklers Could Have Prevented the Grenfell Tower and Kiss Night Club Fires
"Built to code doesn't mean built to last," says Christopher Wieczorek, vice president of FM Global’s international codes and standards group. Wieczorek's team focuses on minimizing fire risk by fighting fire through extensive testing and proven solutions to help prevent tragedies like the Grenfell Tower in London, U.K., and the Kiss Nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Watch and find out why.
“Built to code doesn’t mean built to last.”
Christopher Wieczorek, Vice President, International Codes and Standards, FM Global
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