Fire alarm at BIT-2B

Fire alarm at BIT-2B

09-10-2014 01:12:37 - 09-10-2014 10:10:54
Status: opgelost
At approximately 00:50 pm a fire detection and fire extinguishing has taken place at BIT-2B. The fire department is onsite and has started an investigation. Engineers of BIT are now also onsite. It is not yet clear what is going on but that is now being investigated.

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Update posted on 10/09/14, 01:43 by Wido Potters

The fire department has checked the room. The datacenter has not yet been released by the fire department to access. As soon as possible, an inventory of the damage will immediately be started.


Update posted on 10/09/14, 02:05 by Wido Potters

Employees of BIT are now allowed into the datacenter. Customers still have to wait. There will be material brought into the datacenter to increase the oxygen level and access to the space is possible. We will contact customers if we suspected that there is something wrong with their equipment.


Update posted on 10/09/14, 02:16 by Wido Potters

Additional resources to quickly increase the oxygen level in the room up have arrived. Customers are not allowed yet to enter the space.


Update posted on 10/09/14, 02:22 by Wido Potters

The space has just been released for customers.

Update on 10/09/14, 03:29 by Wido Potters

All customers who have problems according to our initial inspection have been called. For clients we have called, but have not spoken: please contact us by telephone.

Employees of BIT have already carried out several power cycles and are ready for more power cycles and/or other remote-hands proceedings.

Update posted on 10/09/14, 03:59 by Wido Potters

There has been contact with the supplier of the extinguishing gas. The extinguishing gas bottles will be refilled today. Until the automatic extinguishing gas bottles are fully operational again, employees of BIT will be present on site to perform in the unlikely event that a new fire alarm occurs.

The cause of the fire alarm and extinguishing is still under investigation. As soon as more is known about it, we will inform you through our website.


Update posted on 10/09/14, 09:24 by Kristian de Bruijn

The cause of this extinguishing is almost certainly determined.

The party who takes care of our gas extinguishing system is already the bottle for the transport. The party who is going to fill the bottles are already on their way to BIT.


Update posted on 10/09/14, 09:55 by Kristian de Bruijn

The cause of the extinguishing is very likely be found in a machine of a customer. That machine has now been removed from the room and partially disassembled for research.


Update posted on 10/09/14, 10:26 by Teun Vink

The supplier of the cylinders will be present around 11.30 hours to pick them up. We expect the filled bottles will be back in the evening.


Update posted on 10/09/14, 12:13 by Teun Vink

The empty extinguisher bottles are now loaded and transported to the filling station.


Update posted on 10/09/14, 19:52 by Stefan Kooman

The supplier of the gas cylinders is expected between 20:00 to 21:00 hours with full gas tanks.


Update on 10/09/14, 20:11 by Stefan Kooman

The supplier of the gas bottles has arrived. The cylinders are now being placed.


Update posted on 10/10/14, 00:51 by Stefan Kooman

The proceedings have been completed successfully. The extinguishing system is fully operational again.