Halon dumps: a data point

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Wed Sep 13 22:13:48 2000

On Wed, 13 Sep 2000 CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com wrote:

> Today at work (let's just call it a "large employer in the Washington
> DC area") we had a memorable incident in Operations Control when
> someone (with undoubtedly good intentions) unscrewed the
> solenoid controlling the valve and dumped - without warning -
> 2500 pounds of Halon 1301 into the room in just a few
> seconds. (Operations is a *big* room. It was fitted with eight
> giant red tanks of Halon.)

So where were you in all this?

Sellam International Man of Intrigue and Danger
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