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Causes of sprinkler systems failing to operate in US fires, as summarised in the Australian data sheets. Based on Ahrens (2017), as cited in Australian Building Codes Board (2020a), Data Sheet C2, p. 79.

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Source basis: Australian Building Codes Board (2020a), Data Sheet C2, p. 79 (Table 6, based on Ahrens 2017)
Alt text: Bar chart of why sprinklers failed to operate: shut off 59 %, manual intervention 17 %, maintenance 10 %, damage 7 %, wrong system 7 %.

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Short title	Causes of sprinkler systems failing to operate in US fires, as summarised in the Australian data sheets. Based on Ahrens (2017), as cited in Australian Building Codes Board (2020a), Data Sheet C2, p. 79.
Image title	Bar chart of why sprinklers failed to operate: shut off 59 %, manual intervention 17 %, maintenance 10 %, damage 7 %, wrong system 7 %. Source basis: Australian Building Codes Board (2020a), Data Sheet C2, p. 79 (Table 6, based on Ahrens 2017)
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