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Author
Isner, M. S.
Title
Telephone Exchange Fire, Los Angeles, California, March 15, 1994. Fire Investigation Report.
Coporate
National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
Report
Fire Investigation Report, 1994, 36 p.
Keywords
telephones | power plants | smoke detectors | electric batteries | power loss | fire risk | fire fighters
Abstract
Shortly before 12:47 am on Tuesday, March 15, 1994, an accidental fire occurred in a Pacific Bell telephone exchange interrupting telephone service including E911 service for more than 12 hours. The fire was in a 138 ft x 164 ft, 13-th floor room that contained six power plants used to provide dc power to telephone equipment. The room of fire origin was protected with smoke detectors.