At 08:11 on the morning of Tuesday 31st January 2012, West Midlands Fire Service crews attended a fire in a 6 storey block of student accommodation in Bagot Street, Birmingham. A fire had occurred in the kitchen area of one of the student ‘pods’ in the recently built block. The design of the accommodation is such that up to seven students live together. There are seven bedrooms with en-suite facilities and a communal lounge and cooking facilities. Each floor comprises a number of ‘pod’s, each accessed from the main corridor/means of escape.nnThe fire was discovered to be ‘Out on Arrival’ as one head of the sprinkler system had activated and extinguished the fire. Crews were engaged in some clear-up work before leaving the scene and some smoke damage occurred inside the common living space within the ‘pod’.nnThe team here at AES National can provide all the information you need in order to decide which fire sprinkler system is best for you. Call us today on 01473 320 350 or send us an email services@aesnational.co.uk. We look forward to hearing from you.