Insurance Offices in Diamond Bar, California

7/25/2017 (Permalink)

Fire Sprinkler System Failure in an Insurance Office

Thursday, July 20, 2017, a fire suppression line burst in the first floor under the concrete slab of a commercial building located in Diamond Bar, California.    SERVPRO of Glendora/San Dimas & Irwindale/ Baldwin Park is called in to support Emergency Services. 

Fire Suppression lines are high pressure water lines intended to safeguard the building in the event of a fire.  Ocassionaly, these lines can break and lead to very large volumes of water being released quickly, causing a lot of damage to the building.  The rupture in Diamond Bar flooded the entire 1^st floor, approximately 25,000 square feet.  The first floor of the facility is a mix of offices and open cubicles, conference rooms, lobby, and kitchen/break room areas. 

The interior/exterior of the walls of the structure are steel framed and insulated.  Standing water was found in the C-channels and the insulation was saturated.  Drywall was wet up to 24 inches throughout the facility.  Upon arrival, 2-4 inches of standing water was present throughout the first floor.  Water extraction of the entire area was performed and necessary drying equipment was set in place. 

SERVPRO of Glendora/San Dimas & Irwindale/Baldwin Park has been a “Large Loss Response Team” serving the Los Angeles Basin for many years.   This project will be expertly handled, keeping the time to get back to normal as short as possible and keeping the cost to recover as low as possible.

There is no job too big or too small for SERVPRO of Glendora/San Dimas & Irwindale/Baldwin Park.