Whenever firefighters respond to a reported structure fire in a sprinklered building, they usually feel confident they will be facing a rather small incident, and the data support their assumption. But for the second time in the same year, the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, area experienced another large loss fire in a fully sprinklered warehouse. The most recent fire took place in a Dallas warehouse whose primary tenant was a pool supply company. The first-due engine to this most recent fire radioed for a second alarm while still en route because of the large column of smoke visible in the distance-a clear indication that something had gone wrong.
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