LFS fires?

chrissreef · 12/10/2007, 05:24 PM

Just wondering if a LFS in your area has burned and what the cause was?

There's been 2 in my area in the last 2 yrs caused by...
1. UV Sterilizer
2. Lighting system

m2434 · 12/10/2007, 05:26 PM

Haven't seen that, but I see my LFS flooded all the time.

OnoIgotICH · 12/10/2007, 05:41 PM

lol.. i walked in really early before work one day.. and they were trying to clean up about 2 inch high water. apparently 2 of their 200 gallon bins got puncturered by a disgrunted employee, and when they filled it up overnight....

kathainbowen · 12/10/2007, 05:44 PM

LFS flooding is far more common, as auto-top off systems can and do fail from time to time.

However, the place I worked at did have a small fire before I started working there, and it was quickly contained. Seems an electrical short in one of the lights over a liverock tank caused a lighting fixture to go up in flames. Fortunately, staff was on the premises at the time, and, even more fortunately, the fire was put out before any damage could be done to the store.

In March of 2005, a Petco in Eatontown, NJ (a stone's throw from my hometown) actually exploded!

GreshamH · 12/10/2007, 05:59 PM

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Originally posted by kathainbowen
LFS flooding is far more common, as auto-top off systems can and do fail from time to time.

However, the place I worked at did have a small fire before I started working there, and it was quickly contained. Seems an electrical short in one of the lights over a liverock tank caused a lighting fixture to go up in flames. Fortunately, staff was on the premises at the time, and, even more fortunately, the fire was put out before any damage could be done to the store.

In March of 2005, a Petco in Eatontown, NJ (a stone's throw from my hometown) actually exploded!

From what, all the decomposing bodies producing methane?

kathainbowen · 12/10/2007, 07:22 PM

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Originally posted by GreshamH
From what, all the decomposing bodies producing methane?

*snicker*

In all seriousness, according to the final reports of the explosion, construction workers installing electrical lines on the other side of the parking lot severed a natural gas line. A store manager quickly noticed the scent and was able to warn both customers and employees to evacuate the building before the gas ignited.

GreshamH · 12/10/2007, 08:13 PM

I actually remember reading about that now

12/10/2007, 05:24 PM	#1
chrissreef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dallas Posts: 1,252	LFS fires? Just wondering if a LFS in your area has burned and what the cause was? There's been 2 in my area in the last 2 yrs caused by... 1. UV Sterilizer 2. Lighting system __________________ One's standard of living is determined by the size of their reef Learn and you continue to adapt, stop learning and you become obsolete We live with each other, not for ourselves, protect our planet Current Tank Info: 300g Starfire/Starboard A.G.E. mixed reef

12/10/2007, 05:26 PM	#2
m2434 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,171	Haven't seen that, but I see my LFS flooded all the time. __________________ Our imagination is stretched to the utmost, not, as in fiction, to imagine things which are not really there, but just to comprehend those things which are there. ~Richard Feynman

12/10/2007, 05:44 PM	#4
kathainbowen Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Central Jersey Posts: 667	LFS flooding is far more common, as auto-top off systems can and do fail from time to time. However, the place I worked at did have a small fire before I started working there, and it was quickly contained. Seems an electrical short in one of the lights over a liverock tank caused a lighting fixture to go up in flames. Fortunately, staff was on the premises at the time, and, even more fortunately, the fire was put out before any damage could be done to the store. In March of 2005, a Petco in Eatontown, NJ (a stone's throw from my hometown) actually exploded! __________________ "So long and thanks for all the fish!" Current Tank Info: 3G picoreef, 18W 50/50 pc, AC20, stocked with assorted zoos, rics, xenia, and GSP

12/10/2007, 08:13 PM	#7
GreshamH Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 9,474	I actually remember reading about that now __________________ Gresham _______________________________ Feeding your reef...one polyp at a time

12/10/2007, 05:41 PM	#3
OnoIgotICH Moved On Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 287	lol.. i walked in really early before work one day.. and they were trying to clean up about 2 inch high water. apparently 2 of their 200 gallon bins got puncturered by a disgrunted employee, and when they filled it up overnight....