A system like this doesn’t go off when you pull the Fire button. Warnings and alarms have to give people time to evacuate. Asphyxiation is the real hazard. No clean up since the gas is clean.
Halon does not cause Asphyxiation. Halon doesn't "suck out the oxygen" like everyone thinks it does. I've personally been exposed to in in a small water tight compartment. And other than the how loud it was the only way someone can get injured from it is by freezing skin if you're too close to the nozzle.
@@nukeboy27 Bromochlorodifluoromethane and bromotrifluoromethane can displace the local atmosphere - therefore in fact - a risk of asphyxiation. ----- "The health risks for halon extinguishers include asphyxiation, frostbite burns to the skin, as well as skin and eye irritation. Inhaling halon compounds in high concentrations can cause central nervous system disorders including dizziness, unconsciousness and tingling in the arms and legs. Exposure to halon compounds may also cause cardiac sensitization resulting in irregular heartbeats and even heart attacks (in a severe circumstances)." = Your comments are the result of IGNORANCE - 'Profesor Small Watertight Container'. There ae also hazardous byproduct produced from the halon interaction with the flame - BUT - probably betting than burning to death if you can get out of the area.
Did he mistake the alarm button for a door open button? Regardless, maybe they should not place an alarm button there especially when they resemble a door open button.
Yeah what the hell is that? why are there so many people going in and out of that room? it's a server room, hardly anyone should've been in there most servers are remote.
For all you plebs out there who cant read. The guy in the white shirt hitting the door button didn't set it off... clearly says 'Facilities worker (man in blue shirt)'
It was an accident. When I worked at amway in their pressure packaging department they had a halon system in what they called the gas house where they bottled concentrated mouthwash. They asked you everytime you went in there if you had a lighter, phone, beeper, carstarter or anything electronic on you and showed you the two exits in case of the halon dispersion.
I don't think it was halon. Halon 1211 and 1301 were banned and replaced with mostly FM-200 and other clean agent gases. I can't tell what agent was used here but it probably wasn't halon gas.
You're likely correct. Because Suffocation is a real hazard with Halon not to mention: what if you're in a location larger than what appears on this video? What if you find yourself in a situation where'd any spontaneous combustion or other event occurred and your exits were blocked for some unforseen reason OR an accidental discharge such as this were to occur? You'd need an equally effective alternative that does not place human life at risk hence the FM-200.
Halon systems are still widely used in many places, including the US. In the mid 90s the manufacturing of Halon was banned however there are absolutely no laws restricting the use of Halon and Halon suppression systems.
@@mattypants You are correct. Systems that were installed before the ban are definitely still in place. After they have been triggered, though, they won't be recharging them with Halon.
Movies like that has led to people believing halon will kill you, it's 100% safe and you can enter a room with halon system going off. It's Hollywood, they are run by left-winger nitwits, they don't know shit. I've been in IT for 25 years and have seen them go off, and everybody was fine.
For yous wondering it doesn’t go off instantly like that it detects the fire sounds the alarm to evacuate sets of suppression systems for each server cabinet then a second alarm sounds to warn l leave that room the room will be suppressed then the whole room suppression system will be activated after 30 seconds usally
There is a manual emergency pull trigger like a fire alarm. I remember this well when we got our halon system at my old datacenter job. Guy was very explicit about not touching that unless we could see clear fire and the alarms havent gone off.
Some don't give you a 60 second timer to get out of the room, Sometimes they give you no time at all, And it immediately opens, But (Glady noone was harmed in this video, Halon was banned so they put 200 thing in there and noone was harmed.)
Usually it’s a pull station, and some times when it is a button it’s covered by glass or other material to prevents accidental discharge of the fire suppression system, I think it was the ‘Abort’ Button, but most of the time you must Hold the button for a period of time example 3 seconds etc, and the reason of the system not discharging may have been because the person did not hold the discharge abort button but instead pushed it.
A system like this doesn’t go off when you pull the Fire button. Warnings and alarms have to give people time to evacuate. Asphyxiation is the real hazard. No clean up since the gas is clean.
HE PULLED THE SUPRESSION MANUEL RELEASE BUTTON
Doctor Goop that was why
the "button" you speak of was the abort button not a activation buttton
Halon does not cause Asphyxiation. Halon doesn't "suck out the oxygen" like everyone thinks it does. I've personally been exposed to in in a small water tight compartment. And other than the how loud it was the only way someone can get injured from it is by freezing skin if you're too close to the nozzle.
@@nukeboy27 Bromochlorodifluoromethane and bromotrifluoromethane can displace the local atmosphere - therefore in fact - a risk of asphyxiation. ----- "The health risks for halon extinguishers include asphyxiation, frostbite burns to the skin, as well as
skin and eye irritation. Inhaling halon compounds in high concentrations can cause central nervous system disorders including dizziness, unconsciousness and tingling in the arms and legs. Exposure to halon compounds may also cause cardiac sensitization resulting in irregular heartbeats and even heart attacks (in a severe circumstances)." = Your comments are the result of IGNORANCE - 'Profesor Small Watertight Container'. There ae also hazardous byproduct produced from the halon interaction with the flame - BUT - probably betting than burning to death if you can get out of the area.
Did he mistake the alarm button for a door open button? Regardless, maybe they should not place an alarm button there especially when they resemble a door open button.
Server rooms should be isolated, servers are in very busy area...
Yeah what the hell is that? why are there so many people going in and out of that room? it's a server room, hardly anyone should've been in there most servers are remote.
@@StephenFasciani This looks more like a restaurant's kitchen than a datacenter to be honnest. What the hell is going on there?
For all you plebs out there who cant read. The guy in the white shirt hitting the door button didn't set it off... clearly says 'Facilities worker (man in blue shirt)'
The Oil-Rig systems which I worked on were completely automatic. Woe to you if you were sitting on the toilet when they went off.
How in the world did they "unknowingly" trigger the Halon system????????
It was an accident. When I worked at amway in their pressure packaging department they had a halon system in what they called the gas house where they bottled concentrated mouthwash. They asked you everytime you went in there if you had a lighter, phone, beeper, carstarter or anything electronic on you and showed you the two exits in case of the halon dispersion.
you could briefly see the strobe to the right flash at 0:11. That might've been a halon alarm, not a fire alarm.
He pressed the abort button but you have to hold it for it to work
I don't think it was halon. Halon 1211 and 1301 were banned and replaced with mostly FM-200 and other clean agent gases. I can't tell what agent was used here but it probably wasn't halon gas.
This happened at least 4 years ago. My guess is they still had halon in the system and didnt replace the tanks when the law changed.
You're likely correct. Because Suffocation is a real hazard with Halon not to mention: what if you're in a location larger than what appears on this video? What if you find yourself in a situation where'd any spontaneous combustion or other event occurred and your exits were blocked for some unforseen reason OR an accidental discharge such as this were to occur? You'd need an equally effective alternative that does not place human life at risk hence the FM-200.
Halon systems are still widely used in many places, including the US. In the mid 90s the manufacturing of Halon was banned however there are absolutely no laws restricting the use of Halon and Halon suppression systems.
Lots of halon suppression systems are still out there.
@@mattypants You are correct. Systems that were installed before the ban are definitely still in place. After they have been triggered, though, they won't be recharging them with Halon.
Ha ha wow!! Terminator 2 brought me here. I had to see what a halon system was. This was almost more than in the movie
Same here haha. I’ve been hooked on these videos thanks to T2
Resident evil brought me here
Movies like that has led to people believing halon will kill you, it's 100% safe and you can enter a room with halon system going off. It's Hollywood, they are run by left-winger nitwits, they don't know shit. I've been in IT for 25 years and have seen them go off, and everybody was fine.
wtf are the chances 😂
Horrible way to start the day, there is no pre discharge on the Fire Supression, just pull the alarm and ditch in the toxic Supession.
For yous wondering it doesn’t go off instantly like that it detects the fire sounds the alarm to evacuate sets of suppression systems for each server cabinet then a second alarm sounds to warn l leave that room the room will be suppressed then the whole room suppression system will be activated after 30 seconds usally
There is a manual emergency pull trigger like a fire alarm. I remember this well when we got our halon system at my old datacenter job. Guy was very explicit about not touching that unless we could see clear fire and the alarms havent gone off.
Usually when triggered by "cross-zoning" with detectors; but in most situations systems will immediately discharge upon manual actuation.
Some don't give you a 60 second timer to get out of the room, Sometimes they give you no time at all, And it immediately opens, But (Glady noone was harmed in this video, Halon was banned so they put 200 thing in there and noone was harmed.)
When you return to the office on a Monay ...
How many people died?
0:07 Look at the right of the door. Maybe that button was the agent release button..
Usually it’s a pull station, and some times when it is a button it’s covered by glass or other material to prevents accidental discharge of the fire suppression system, I think it was the ‘Abort’ Button, but most of the time you must Hold the button for a period of time example 3 seconds etc, and the reason of the system not discharging may have been because the person did not hold the discharge abort button but instead pushed it.
The video doesn’t show much you can’t tell what is reason of discharge
that’s some baaad sh!t to breathe, it takes the oxygen outa the air and your lungs
In the 2024 version the company went bust because everybody involved, including their families claimed for damages. 1 trillion £$ .
Did the alarm not go off beforehand?
It was a manual release button, when those are pressed you shouldn't even be near the area anymore
@@FireTech7 But they should still set off some sort of alarm for situations just like this
@@specialopsdave they have these things called stoppers that are plastic covers that go over the devices, works pretty well
If I'm not mistaken, didn't the doors used to also automatically lock to seal in the gas?
No, that would be a dumbass engineering faux pas
@@arthaburd3524 Pretty sure he's talking about the Auschwitz.
They don't lock, but all doors that access a protected area are supposed to automatically close after being opened.
Actually you are correct 👍 but only in places like power plants (nuclear). Bassicly sacrificing everyone inside to protect everyone outside
WHITE SHIRT HE DID IT ON PURPOSE
White sus
It was the guy in the blue shirt
😂
framerate bruh 💀
I seriously hope everyone was OK halon sucks out all the air
Displaces the air.
It sucks out nothing. It DISPLACES the air.
carbon dioxide poisoning