automatic sprinkler

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The engineers' and architects' union in Bolu said in a statement that "an automatic sprinkler system is mandatory" in buildings of this size.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

If you’re using an automatic sprinkler, set the timer for early in the morning, preferably just before dawn.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

“Most people don’t even know how their automatic sprinkler systems work,” Baird said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2022

Glenn Corbett, a fire science professor at John Jay College in New York City, said closed doors are vital to containing fire and smoke, especially in buildings that do not have automatic sprinkler systems.

From Fox News • Jan. 11, 2022

All that night the body rested on the little table in the morgue, with an automatic sprinkler pouring water upon the face and breast.

From The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Hunt, Henry M.