Re: OVH datacenter SBG2 in Strasbourg on fire 🔥

Thu Mar 11 16:52:59 UTC 2021

> On Mar 11, 2021, at 5:06 AM, Matt Harris <matt at netfire.net> wrote:
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> There are plenty of effective options besides environmentally-destructive Halon, dangerous-to-equipment water sprinkler, or dangerous-to-personnel CO2 for fire suppression these days. Some of the most common today are foam systems like FM-200 or 3m's Novec. 

Novec and Solvay’s Galden are not really that much better than Halon. I guess it come down to which halogen do you want to release? Chlorine or Ffuorine?

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—Chris