BURST SPRINKLER
£SOO DAMAGE IN 15 MINUTES [Per Uniteu Press Association - .] AUCKLAND, April 13. When a pipe belonging to tlie? lit'•'xtinguislici- sprinkler system on Dio coiling of the fourth (lour n 11 Court, Ltd., burst at about ItkjjO tbia morning damage amounting to CoUu j ,s done in less than fifteen minutes. I *ie fourth floor contains the ladies’ nndertvear department, and the water soaked piles of expensive silk garments and penetrated show cases lull of nndeiclotliing. The water ran lor about ten minutes, and finally penetrated Ilirough the flooring on to the third floor, where considerable damage was also done. Su'ine even leaked further, right down to the basement, but so slowly that there was time to clear the goods out of the way. and little damage was done below the third floor. finally the How was stopped hy emptying fhe cistern on the roof which supplies the sprinkler system. u> damage was covered by insurance m Lloyd's.
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Evening Star, Issue 20151, 16 April 1929, Page 3
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