On Saturday, “an individual committed arson on a newly purchased ICE building” by breaking a window, igniting a fire and throwing a propane tank into the building, according to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson.

“The fire was quickly extinguished by the interior sprinkler system,” DHS said, noting that the suspect fled the scene after setting the fire. “The matter remains under investigation by the FBI.”

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      Not really? The sprinklers put out the fire. The flood damage might or might not be a hassle to clean up, but it’s likely mostly mop work.

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      No no, I saw the guy who did it. It was…THAT GUY!

      Points at random guy wearing MAGA hat

      He’s probably wearing that to not seem suspicious! But that was definately him!

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    How would one go about successfully burning down a building with a sprinkler system?

    To be 100% clear, this question has nothing to do with the linked news story, I was just spontaneously reminded of a plot hole I’m trying to work out in a story I’m writing (in Minecraft).

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      Turn off the water main first? Burn from the top down? Fill the sprinkler pipes with gasoline? Waterproof matches but bigger?

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      I’d figure start from the top rather then bottom. Gasoline and shredded soap mixed in glass bottles to gel up your accelerant a bit might help as well. You still might not burn the place completely down but it should do enough damage to require it to shut down for a good while for fixes.

      Hypothetically, of course.

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      You can’t put out grease fires with water… you need a different kind of system to put out grease fires… propane isn’t grease

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    thank goodness only the FBI is on it, it would be a shame if they caught this individual

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    Every one of these moves increases insurance costs and makes landlords less inclined to rent/sell to ICE. Even though the sprinkler system put out the fire, water damage remediation isn’t cheap either.

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    and throwing a propane tank into the building

    Not all heroes wear capes. Some simply distribute propane and propane accessories to those in need.

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      Should have just used the propane tank to blow up the mega-lo-mart ICE building.

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    I know if i was in that local fire deparment this would be my highest priority. I would investigate the shit out of it. leaving no stone unturned. unturn all the stones yuppers.