The ceiling, which had to be removed to allow the installation of a sprinkler system, will be copied and rebuilt.

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The next wave is "hyperconnectivity, " which means connecting everything that could provide value, whether it's a gaming system, automobile, refrigerator or sprinkler system.

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The hotel had no sprinkler system fitted and Mr Hughes said he was concerned hotels could still carry out their own fire risk assessments.

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The mains water feeding the emergency sprinkler system was severed.

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"I heard after a while on the public address system that a fire had occurred inside the tunnel and the sprinkler system was going to be activated, " he told Jiji Press.

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Then a solution of calcium and water is applied by a modified winter gritting machine with a very fine sprinkler-like system attached.

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As an example, if a user draws a "W" on the dimmer, a signal could be sent to an IP connected water sprinkling system to turn on or off the sprinkler.

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