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Firetrace International is supplying 'hundreds' of its Firetrace standalone, automatic fire suppression systems for DOKAAEP [Development of King Abdul Aziz Endowment Project] in the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia, the company revealed at Intersec 2010.
The systems are being used to provide dedicated fire protection to vital electrical cabinets throughout the architecturally distinctive complex, which comprises seven high-rise towers overlooking the Holy Mosque.
The 1,445,000 square metre structure is believed to be the largest mixed-use complex of its kind in the world, and is scheduled for completion in 2011.
Firetrace International’s genuine Firetrace is the only UL listed, FM approved and CE [Conformité Européene or European Conformity] marked tube-operated system in the world that is tested as an automatic fire detection and suppression system.
Currently, 250 Firetrace systems have been installed. The company’s authorised trading partner in Saudi Arabia, Husam Sinjab Contracting Establishment, anticipates that this will ultimately increase to a figure closer to 400.
Each of the installations is an entirely self-contained fire detection and suppression solution that requires neither electricity nor external power. For this particular project and application, DuPont FM200 clean suppression agent is used. It leaves no residue to damage sensitive equipment, and is non-conductive and non-corrosive.
The technology chosen for the DOKAAEP cabinets was the Firetrace direct release system. This comprises Firetrace International’s proprietary detection tubing linked via a custom-engineered valve to the FM200 suppression agent cylinder.
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