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On what began as an uneventful Saturday night twenty years ago a fire on the 22nd floor of the 38-story
Meridian Bank Building also known as One Meridian Plaza was reported to the Philadelphia Fire Department
(httpwwwphilagovFIREaboutindex_homepagehtml)on February 23 1991 at approximately 2040 hours
and went on to burned for more than 19 hours
The fire caused three firefighter fatalities (LODD) and injuries to 24 firefighters
PFD Line of Duty Deaths
Captain David P Holcombe age 52
Firefighter Phyllis McAllister age 43
Firefighter James A Chappell age 29
The 12-alarms brought 51 engine companies 15 ladder companies 11 specialized units and over 300
firefighters to the scene
It was one of the largest high-rise office building fire in modern American history completely consuming
eight floors of the building and was controlled only when it reached a floor that was protected by automatic
sprinklers
The Fire Department arrived to find a well-developed fire on the 22nd floor with fire dropping down to the
21st floor through a set of convenience stairs
Heavy smoke had already entered the stairways and the floors immediately above the 22nd
Fire attack was hampered by a complete failure of the buildings electrical system and by inadequate water pressure caused in part by
improperly set pressure reducing valves on standpipe hose outlets
The USFA (httpswwwusfadhsgovapplicationspublicationsdisplaycfmsc=361ampmc=29ampol=) published a technical report (USFA-TR-049) on the
One Meridian Plaza fire that is still available for download from the USFA web site HERE (httpwwwusfadhsgovdownloadspdfpublicationstr-
049pdf) The report clearly defined the need in 1991 for built-in fire protection systems and reiterated the fact that fire departments alone cannot
expect or be expected to provide the level of fire protection that modem high-rises demand That fire protection must be built-in to the structures
This was clearly illustrated in this event when the One Meridian Plaza fire was finally stopped when it reached a floor where automatic sprinklers
had been installedOne Meridian Plaza was a 38-story high-rise office building located in the heart of downtown Philadelphia in an area of high-
rise and mid-rise structures The building had three underground levels 36 above ground occupiable floors two mechanical floors (12 and 38) and
32Like
258 1 3 7
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two rooftop helipads The building was rectangular in shape approximately 243 feet in length by 92 feet in width (approximately 22400 gross
square feet) with roughly 17000 net usable square feet per floor Site work for construction began in 1968 and the building was completed and
approved for occupancy in 1973
Construction was classified by the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections as equivalent to BOCA Type 1B construction which requires
3-hour fire rated building columns 2-hour fire rated horizontal beams and floor ceiling systems and l-hour fire rated corridors and tenant
separations Shafts including stairways are required to be 2-hour fire rated construction and roofs must have l-hour fire rated assemblies
The building frame was structural steel with concrete floors poured over metal decks All structural steel and floor assemblies were protected with
spray-on fireproofing material The exterior of the building was covered by granite curtain wall panels with glass windows attached to the
perimeter floor girders and spandrels The building utilized a central core design although one side of the core is adjacent to the south exterior
wall The core area was approximately 38 feet wide by 124 feet long and contained two stairways four banks of elevators two HVAC supply duct
shafts bathroom utility chases and telephone and electrical risers
SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES
Origin and Cause The fire started in a vacant 22nd floor office in a pile of linseed oil-soaked rags left by a contractor Fire Alarm System The
activation of a smoke detector on the 22nd floor was the first notice of a possible fire Due to incomplete detector coverage the fire was
already well advanced before the detector was activated
Building Staff Response Building employees did not call the fire department when the alarm was activated An employee investigating the
alarm was trapped when the elevator opened on the fire floor and was rescued when personnel on the ground level activated the manual
recall The Fire Department was not called until the employee had been rescued
Alarm Monitoring Service The private service which monitors the fire alarm system did not call the Fire Department when the alarm was
first activated A call was made to the building to verify that they were aware of the alarm The building personnel were already checking the
alarm at that time
Electrical Systems Installation of the primary and secondary electrical power risers in a common unprotected enclosure resulted in a
complete power failure when the fire-damaged conductors shorted to ground The natural gas powered emergency generator also failed
Fire Barriers Unprotected penetrations in fire-resistance rated assemblies and the absence of fire dampers in ventilation shafts permitted
fire and smoke to spread vertically and horizontally
Ventilation openings in the stairway enclosures permitted smoke to migrate into the stairways complicating firefighting
Unprotected openings in the enclosure walls of 22nd floor electrical closet permitted the fire to impinge on the primary and secondary
electrical power risers
Standpipe System and Pressure Reducing Valves (PRVs) Improperly installed standpipe valves provided inadequate pressure for fire
department hose streams using 1 3 4-inch hose and automatic fog nozzles Pressure reducing valves were installed to limit standpipe outlet
discharge pressures to safe levels The PRVs were set too low to produce effective hose streams tools and expertise to adjust the valve
settings did not become available until too late
Locked Stairway Doors For security reasons stairway doors were locked to prevent reentry except on designated floors (A building code
variance had been granted to approve this arrangement) This compelled firefighters to use forcible entry tactics to gain access from stairways
to floor areas
Fire Department Pre-Fire Planning Only limited pre-fire plan information was available to the Incident Commander Building owners
provided detailed plans as the fire progressed
Firefighter Fatalities Three firefighters from Engine Company 11 died on the 28th floor when they became disoriented and ran out of air in
their SCBAs
Exterior Fire Spread Autoexposure Exterior vertical fire spread resulted when exterior windows failed This was a primary means of fire
spread
Structural Failures Fire-resistance rated construction features particularly floor-ceiling assemblies and shaft enclosures (including stair
shafts) failed when exposed to continuous fire of unusual intensity and duration
Interior Fire Suppression Abandoned After more than 11 hours of uncontrolled fire growth and spread interior firefighting efforts were
abandoned due to the risk of structural collapse
Automatic Sprinklers The fire was eventually stopped when it reached the fully sprinklered 30th floor Ten sprinkler heads activated at
different points of fire penetration
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The three firefighters who died were attempting to ventilate the center stair tower They radioed a request for help stating that they
were on the 30th floor After extensive search and rescue efforts their bodies were later found on the 28th floor They had exhausted all of
their air supply and could not escape to reach fresh air At the time of their deaths the 28th floor was not burning but had an extremely
heavy smoke condition
After the loss of three personnel hours of unsuccessful attack on the fire with several floors simultaneously involved in fire and a risk of
structural collapse the Incident Commander withdrew all personnel from the building due to the uncontrollable risk factors The fire
ultimately spread up to the 30th floor where it was stopped by ten automatic sprinklers
Take the time to review this report and examine some of similar issues affecting the fire service today in the areas of staffing and resources
construction and materials building codes built-in fire suppression systems training pre-fire planning fire load fire dynamics and the current
methodologies on wind-drive fire theory
USFA TR-049 Highrise Office Building Fire One Meridian Plaza (httpwwwgooglecomurl
q=httpwwwusfadhsgovdownloadspdfpublicationstr-
049pdfampsa=Uampei=lAxlTcmlB8HJgQfJu7XLBwampved=0CDMQFjALampusg=AFQjCNG9alXyd3Nc-9wGFDdjshsDXw6mzg) Fire Report HERE
(httpwwwusfadhsgovdownloadspdfpublicationstr-049pdf)
Also take a look at the issues that affected operations at the 1988 Interstate Bank Fire
(httpwwwusfadhsgovdownloadspdfpublicationstr-022pdf) in downtown Los Angeles California
Building Overview NarrativeOne Meridian Plaza was a 38-story high-rise office building in downtown Philadelphia Pennsylvania Located across
from Philadelphias City Hall it was originally constructed in 1972 as the headquarter building for the Girard Bank By 1991 it housed 27 tenants
and was the regional headquarters for Meridian Bancorp which occupied eight floors (Menkus 1992) The rectangular building was 243 feet long
and 92 feet wide and contained about 17000 net usable square feet per floor Refer to Plan below for a typical floor plan from One Meridian Plaza
The lower two floors of the tower were below grade floors 12 and 38 housed mechanical equipment and the roof contained access via two
helipads The building frame was structural steel with composite metal decking and the structure was also joined on the east side by a connecting
link and stairwell to the 34-story Girard Trust Building In compliance with all codes available in 1972 the building was classified and fireproofed as
equivalent to BOCA Type 1B construction (Chubb 1991) The structural steel was protected with spray-on fireproofing and sprinklers were not
required by code so they were not installed In 1984 Philadelphia adopted the National Building Code which required that newly constructed
buildings 75 feet high be fully sprinklered One Meridian Plaza was grandfathered and not required to install sprinklers due to the high installation
and retrofit costs (Post March 1991) By 1991 only nine floors of the building had working sprinkler systems These systems had been installed at
the request of the tenants occupying those levels (Mangan 1991)
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contentuploadssites3220110222nd_Floor1jpg)Typical Floor Plan (22nd Floor)
Herersquos a story posted today at the Phildalphia Daily News with insights on this anniversary
One Meridian Plaza (httpwwwphillycomphillynews20110223_One_Meridian_Plaza__20_years_ago__the_fire_that_changed_the_worldhtml)
20 years ago the fire that changed the nation By NATALIE POMPILIO Philadelphia Daily News
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When Jack Bloomer and the other firefighters arrived at One Meridian Plaza that cold February night in 1991 flames were encompassing the
building more than 20 stories above leaping from floor to floor Smoke poured into the air and broken glass rained down
ldquoIt was obvious when we pulled up it was an ugly-looking jobrdquo Bloomer 61 remembered yesterday
He had no idea how bad it would get
By the time the 12-alarm fire was declared under control 19 hours later three firefighters were dead 12 others were injured and a Center City
high-rise was lost The blaze 20 years ago today changed the cityrsquos skyline and the way the nation fights fires
ldquoWhen that fire happened it was on the news all over the worldrdquo said Chris Jelenewicz engineering program manager at the Maryland-based
Society of Fire Protection Engineers ldquoThe One Meridian fire was one of the most significant fires in the history of high-rise buildingsrdquo
The fire changed Bloomer who was driving Engine 11 that night With him were Capt David Holcombe and Firefighters Phyllis McAllister and James
Chappell
Bloomerrsquos the only one who made it home Read the entire article HERE
(httpwwwphillycomphillynews20110223_One_Meridian_Plaza__20_years_ago__the_fire_that_changed_the_worldhtml)
(httpthecompanyofficercomwp-contentuploadssites3220110220110223_dn_g2npxfire23c1jpg)Jack Bloomer was the onlysurvivor from his platoonDavid Holcombe Phyllis
McAllister and JamesChappell perished in theFeb 23 high-rise inferno
One Meridian Plaza Photo Slide Show HERE (httpwwwphillycomphillynewsOne_Meridian_Plaza_fire_1991htmlcmpid=102540079)
NFPA Summary Report HERE (httpwwwnfpaorgassetsfilesPDFMeridianPlazaPDF)
Other Insights Good Article related to design construction and failure issues HERE (httpwwwwtc7netcachesgh_meridianhtm)
Excerpts At about 8 pm on Saturday 23 February 1991 linseed oil-soaked rags left behind by a cleaning crew burst into flames on the 22nd floor
of the 38-story One Meridian Plaza in downtown Philadelphia The fire quickly spread unimpeded by fire sprinklers throughout the 22nd floor and
then upward Sprinklers were not required by the Cityrsquos building code at the time of construction and were being added to the building only as
opportunity presented itself
The twelve-alarm fire burned for 18 hours The extreme heat caused window glass and frames to melt and concrete floor slabs and steel beams to
buckle and sag dramatically Large shards of window glass fell from the facade cutting through fire hoses on the ground around the building
Three firefighters were trapped on a fully engulfed floor and efforts to rescue them failed
The fire would not yield and there were increasing concerns about the stability of the structure Fire officials called off the attack and allowed the
fire to ldquofree burnrdquo concentrating their efforts on containing the fire to this building When the fire reached the 30th floor a tenant-installed fire-
sprinkler system was activated and the worst high-rise fire in US history was finally brought under control
Other Notable High-Rise Fires
First Interstate Bank Building ndash Los Angeles California
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On May 4 1998 the 62-story First Interstate Bank Building in Los Angeles California experienced a devastating fire that damaged five of the
buildings floors before it was brought under control It is thought that the fire was the result of an electrical malfunction but the cause was
actually never determined The building was in the process of being retrofit with an automatic sprinkler system which had been installed in about
90 percent of the building but was not operational at the time of the fire Security personnel dismissed initial fire and smoke alarms which delayed
the response of the fire department by almost 15 minutes Also contributing to the spread of the fire was the large quantity of combustible
materials on each floor equipment penetrations and other openings and a standpipe system that had been shut down due to the sprinkler
installation Firefighters were also forced to battle dangerous conditions that were created by the failure of the glass faade and its subsequent
fall to the ground below The fire was eventually extinguished with the internal standpipe system but not before one death and over 50 million
dollars worth of damage (Routley 1988)
Schomburg Plaza ndash New York New YorkThe fire at Schomburg Plaza was unusual in the fact that it originated in the upper sections of a trash chute that serviced the 35-story apartment
building The March 22 1987 fire started somewhere between the 27th and 29th floors and then traveled up the trash chute and through the walls
into surrounding apartments Investigations following the fire found that sprinklers in the chute either failed to work because they were clogged or
were not actually connected to the piping system It was also determined that the building was not built according to its plans and therefore
certain areas did not meet the two hour fire rating required by code A final issue was the initial response to the fire and the misconception that it
was a common compactor fire as had been seen several times before Neither firefighters nor dispatchers realized the severity of the fire and
initially believed that it was under control which created an even more dangerous situation As a result of this fire seven people lost their lives
(Schaenman 1987)
High-Rise Condominium ndash Clearwater FloridaA more recent high-rise fire occurred on June 28 2002 in an 11-story condominium building in Clearwater Florida The fire originated in the
kitchen of a fifth floor apartment and instead of pulling the fire alarm and alerting the fire department the tenant tried unsuccessfully to
extinguish the fire This delay allowed the blaze to grow for 17 minutes before the fire department was even notified As firefighters arrived on the
scene they encountered several problems including radio communication issues closed standpipe riser valves and a damaged fire hydrant
Another issue was that some building residents ignored fire alarms and failed to evacuate believing that it was false alarm The building was not
equipped with an automatic sprinkler system and therefore several units and the central hallway were heavily damaged by fire smoke and water
before the blaze was declared under control In the end two people were killed and many more were injured The tragedy resulted in one million
dollars worth of damage and the installation of an automatic sprinkler system
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(httpthecompanyofficercomwp-contentuploadssites32201102meridian_plaza_buildingjpg)
(httpthecompanyofficercomwp-contentuploadssites322011022-23-2011-5-08-50-
PMjpg)Feb 24 1991 A Medevac helicopter takes off from 15th
Street about 130 am Sunday to take urgently needed freshair bottles to the roof The bottles were not in time for three
of the firefighters (Mike Levin Inquirer files)
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two rooftop helipads The building was rectangular in shape approximately 243 feet in length by 92 feet in width (approximately 22400 gross
square feet) with roughly 17000 net usable square feet per floor Site work for construction began in 1968 and the building was completed and
approved for occupancy in 1973
Construction was classified by the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections as equivalent to BOCA Type 1B construction which requires
3-hour fire rated building columns 2-hour fire rated horizontal beams and floor ceiling systems and l-hour fire rated corridors and tenant
separations Shafts including stairways are required to be 2-hour fire rated construction and roofs must have l-hour fire rated assemblies
The building frame was structural steel with concrete floors poured over metal decks All structural steel and floor assemblies were protected with
spray-on fireproofing material The exterior of the building was covered by granite curtain wall panels with glass windows attached to the
perimeter floor girders and spandrels The building utilized a central core design although one side of the core is adjacent to the south exterior
wall The core area was approximately 38 feet wide by 124 feet long and contained two stairways four banks of elevators two HVAC supply duct
shafts bathroom utility chases and telephone and electrical risers
SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES
Origin and Cause The fire started in a vacant 22nd floor office in a pile of linseed oil-soaked rags left by a contractor Fire Alarm System The
activation of a smoke detector on the 22nd floor was the first notice of a possible fire Due to incomplete detector coverage the fire was
already well advanced before the detector was activated
Building Staff Response Building employees did not call the fire department when the alarm was activated An employee investigating the
alarm was trapped when the elevator opened on the fire floor and was rescued when personnel on the ground level activated the manual
recall The Fire Department was not called until the employee had been rescued
Alarm Monitoring Service The private service which monitors the fire alarm system did not call the Fire Department when the alarm was
first activated A call was made to the building to verify that they were aware of the alarm The building personnel were already checking the
alarm at that time
Electrical Systems Installation of the primary and secondary electrical power risers in a common unprotected enclosure resulted in a
complete power failure when the fire-damaged conductors shorted to ground The natural gas powered emergency generator also failed
Fire Barriers Unprotected penetrations in fire-resistance rated assemblies and the absence of fire dampers in ventilation shafts permitted
fire and smoke to spread vertically and horizontally
Ventilation openings in the stairway enclosures permitted smoke to migrate into the stairways complicating firefighting
Unprotected openings in the enclosure walls of 22nd floor electrical closet permitted the fire to impinge on the primary and secondary
electrical power risers
Standpipe System and Pressure Reducing Valves (PRVs) Improperly installed standpipe valves provided inadequate pressure for fire
department hose streams using 1 3 4-inch hose and automatic fog nozzles Pressure reducing valves were installed to limit standpipe outlet
discharge pressures to safe levels The PRVs were set too low to produce effective hose streams tools and expertise to adjust the valve
settings did not become available until too late
Locked Stairway Doors For security reasons stairway doors were locked to prevent reentry except on designated floors (A building code
variance had been granted to approve this arrangement) This compelled firefighters to use forcible entry tactics to gain access from stairways
to floor areas
Fire Department Pre-Fire Planning Only limited pre-fire plan information was available to the Incident Commander Building owners
provided detailed plans as the fire progressed
Firefighter Fatalities Three firefighters from Engine Company 11 died on the 28th floor when they became disoriented and ran out of air in
their SCBAs
Exterior Fire Spread Autoexposure Exterior vertical fire spread resulted when exterior windows failed This was a primary means of fire
spread
Structural Failures Fire-resistance rated construction features particularly floor-ceiling assemblies and shaft enclosures (including stair
shafts) failed when exposed to continuous fire of unusual intensity and duration
Interior Fire Suppression Abandoned After more than 11 hours of uncontrolled fire growth and spread interior firefighting efforts were
abandoned due to the risk of structural collapse
Automatic Sprinklers The fire was eventually stopped when it reached the fully sprinklered 30th floor Ten sprinkler heads activated at
different points of fire penetration
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The three firefighters who died were attempting to ventilate the center stair tower They radioed a request for help stating that they
were on the 30th floor After extensive search and rescue efforts their bodies were later found on the 28th floor They had exhausted all of
their air supply and could not escape to reach fresh air At the time of their deaths the 28th floor was not burning but had an extremely
heavy smoke condition
After the loss of three personnel hours of unsuccessful attack on the fire with several floors simultaneously involved in fire and a risk of
structural collapse the Incident Commander withdrew all personnel from the building due to the uncontrollable risk factors The fire
ultimately spread up to the 30th floor where it was stopped by ten automatic sprinklers
Take the time to review this report and examine some of similar issues affecting the fire service today in the areas of staffing and resources
construction and materials building codes built-in fire suppression systems training pre-fire planning fire load fire dynamics and the current
methodologies on wind-drive fire theory
USFA TR-049 Highrise Office Building Fire One Meridian Plaza (httpwwwgooglecomurl
q=httpwwwusfadhsgovdownloadspdfpublicationstr-
049pdfampsa=Uampei=lAxlTcmlB8HJgQfJu7XLBwampved=0CDMQFjALampusg=AFQjCNG9alXyd3Nc-9wGFDdjshsDXw6mzg) Fire Report HERE
(httpwwwusfadhsgovdownloadspdfpublicationstr-049pdf)
Also take a look at the issues that affected operations at the 1988 Interstate Bank Fire
(httpwwwusfadhsgovdownloadspdfpublicationstr-022pdf) in downtown Los Angeles California
Building Overview NarrativeOne Meridian Plaza was a 38-story high-rise office building in downtown Philadelphia Pennsylvania Located across
from Philadelphias City Hall it was originally constructed in 1972 as the headquarter building for the Girard Bank By 1991 it housed 27 tenants
and was the regional headquarters for Meridian Bancorp which occupied eight floors (Menkus 1992) The rectangular building was 243 feet long
and 92 feet wide and contained about 17000 net usable square feet per floor Refer to Plan below for a typical floor plan from One Meridian Plaza
The lower two floors of the tower were below grade floors 12 and 38 housed mechanical equipment and the roof contained access via two
helipads The building frame was structural steel with composite metal decking and the structure was also joined on the east side by a connecting
link and stairwell to the 34-story Girard Trust Building In compliance with all codes available in 1972 the building was classified and fireproofed as
equivalent to BOCA Type 1B construction (Chubb 1991) The structural steel was protected with spray-on fireproofing and sprinklers were not
required by code so they were not installed In 1984 Philadelphia adopted the National Building Code which required that newly constructed
buildings 75 feet high be fully sprinklered One Meridian Plaza was grandfathered and not required to install sprinklers due to the high installation
and retrofit costs (Post March 1991) By 1991 only nine floors of the building had working sprinkler systems These systems had been installed at
the request of the tenants occupying those levels (Mangan 1991)
(httpthecompanyofficercomwp-
contentuploadssites3220110222nd_Floor1jpg)Typical Floor Plan (22nd Floor)
Herersquos a story posted today at the Phildalphia Daily News with insights on this anniversary
One Meridian Plaza (httpwwwphillycomphillynews20110223_One_Meridian_Plaza__20_years_ago__the_fire_that_changed_the_worldhtml)
20 years ago the fire that changed the nation By NATALIE POMPILIO Philadelphia Daily News
(httpwwwphillycomphillynews20110223_One_Meridian_Plaza__20_years_ago__the_fire_that_changed_the_worldhtml)
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When Jack Bloomer and the other firefighters arrived at One Meridian Plaza that cold February night in 1991 flames were encompassing the
building more than 20 stories above leaping from floor to floor Smoke poured into the air and broken glass rained down
ldquoIt was obvious when we pulled up it was an ugly-looking jobrdquo Bloomer 61 remembered yesterday
He had no idea how bad it would get
By the time the 12-alarm fire was declared under control 19 hours later three firefighters were dead 12 others were injured and a Center City
high-rise was lost The blaze 20 years ago today changed the cityrsquos skyline and the way the nation fights fires
ldquoWhen that fire happened it was on the news all over the worldrdquo said Chris Jelenewicz engineering program manager at the Maryland-based
Society of Fire Protection Engineers ldquoThe One Meridian fire was one of the most significant fires in the history of high-rise buildingsrdquo
The fire changed Bloomer who was driving Engine 11 that night With him were Capt David Holcombe and Firefighters Phyllis McAllister and James
Chappell
Bloomerrsquos the only one who made it home Read the entire article HERE
(httpwwwphillycomphillynews20110223_One_Meridian_Plaza__20_years_ago__the_fire_that_changed_the_worldhtml)
(httpthecompanyofficercomwp-contentuploadssites3220110220110223_dn_g2npxfire23c1jpg)Jack Bloomer was the onlysurvivor from his platoonDavid Holcombe Phyllis
McAllister and JamesChappell perished in theFeb 23 high-rise inferno
One Meridian Plaza Photo Slide Show HERE (httpwwwphillycomphillynewsOne_Meridian_Plaza_fire_1991htmlcmpid=102540079)
NFPA Summary Report HERE (httpwwwnfpaorgassetsfilesPDFMeridianPlazaPDF)
Other Insights Good Article related to design construction and failure issues HERE (httpwwwwtc7netcachesgh_meridianhtm)
Excerpts At about 8 pm on Saturday 23 February 1991 linseed oil-soaked rags left behind by a cleaning crew burst into flames on the 22nd floor
of the 38-story One Meridian Plaza in downtown Philadelphia The fire quickly spread unimpeded by fire sprinklers throughout the 22nd floor and
then upward Sprinklers were not required by the Cityrsquos building code at the time of construction and were being added to the building only as
opportunity presented itself
The twelve-alarm fire burned for 18 hours The extreme heat caused window glass and frames to melt and concrete floor slabs and steel beams to
buckle and sag dramatically Large shards of window glass fell from the facade cutting through fire hoses on the ground around the building
Three firefighters were trapped on a fully engulfed floor and efforts to rescue them failed
The fire would not yield and there were increasing concerns about the stability of the structure Fire officials called off the attack and allowed the
fire to ldquofree burnrdquo concentrating their efforts on containing the fire to this building When the fire reached the 30th floor a tenant-installed fire-
sprinkler system was activated and the worst high-rise fire in US history was finally brought under control
Other Notable High-Rise Fires
First Interstate Bank Building ndash Los Angeles California
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On May 4 1998 the 62-story First Interstate Bank Building in Los Angeles California experienced a devastating fire that damaged five of the
buildings floors before it was brought under control It is thought that the fire was the result of an electrical malfunction but the cause was
actually never determined The building was in the process of being retrofit with an automatic sprinkler system which had been installed in about
90 percent of the building but was not operational at the time of the fire Security personnel dismissed initial fire and smoke alarms which delayed
the response of the fire department by almost 15 minutes Also contributing to the spread of the fire was the large quantity of combustible
materials on each floor equipment penetrations and other openings and a standpipe system that had been shut down due to the sprinkler
installation Firefighters were also forced to battle dangerous conditions that were created by the failure of the glass faade and its subsequent
fall to the ground below The fire was eventually extinguished with the internal standpipe system but not before one death and over 50 million
dollars worth of damage (Routley 1988)
Schomburg Plaza ndash New York New YorkThe fire at Schomburg Plaza was unusual in the fact that it originated in the upper sections of a trash chute that serviced the 35-story apartment
building The March 22 1987 fire started somewhere between the 27th and 29th floors and then traveled up the trash chute and through the walls
into surrounding apartments Investigations following the fire found that sprinklers in the chute either failed to work because they were clogged or
were not actually connected to the piping system It was also determined that the building was not built according to its plans and therefore
certain areas did not meet the two hour fire rating required by code A final issue was the initial response to the fire and the misconception that it
was a common compactor fire as had been seen several times before Neither firefighters nor dispatchers realized the severity of the fire and
initially believed that it was under control which created an even more dangerous situation As a result of this fire seven people lost their lives
(Schaenman 1987)
High-Rise Condominium ndash Clearwater FloridaA more recent high-rise fire occurred on June 28 2002 in an 11-story condominium building in Clearwater Florida The fire originated in the
kitchen of a fifth floor apartment and instead of pulling the fire alarm and alerting the fire department the tenant tried unsuccessfully to
extinguish the fire This delay allowed the blaze to grow for 17 minutes before the fire department was even notified As firefighters arrived on the
scene they encountered several problems including radio communication issues closed standpipe riser valves and a damaged fire hydrant
Another issue was that some building residents ignored fire alarms and failed to evacuate believing that it was false alarm The building was not
equipped with an automatic sprinkler system and therefore several units and the central hallway were heavily damaged by fire smoke and water
before the blaze was declared under control In the end two people were killed and many more were injured The tragedy resulted in one million
dollars worth of damage and the installation of an automatic sprinkler system
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(httpthecompanyofficercomwp-contentuploadssites32201102meridian_plaza_buildingjpg)
(httpthecompanyofficercomwp-contentuploadssites322011022-23-2011-5-08-50-
PMjpg)Feb 24 1991 A Medevac helicopter takes off from 15th
Street about 130 am Sunday to take urgently needed freshair bottles to the roof The bottles were not in time for three
of the firefighters (Mike Levin Inquirer files)
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The three firefighters who died were attempting to ventilate the center stair tower They radioed a request for help stating that they
were on the 30th floor After extensive search and rescue efforts their bodies were later found on the 28th floor They had exhausted all of
their air supply and could not escape to reach fresh air At the time of their deaths the 28th floor was not burning but had an extremely
heavy smoke condition
After the loss of three personnel hours of unsuccessful attack on the fire with several floors simultaneously involved in fire and a risk of
structural collapse the Incident Commander withdrew all personnel from the building due to the uncontrollable risk factors The fire
ultimately spread up to the 30th floor where it was stopped by ten automatic sprinklers
Take the time to review this report and examine some of similar issues affecting the fire service today in the areas of staffing and resources
construction and materials building codes built-in fire suppression systems training pre-fire planning fire load fire dynamics and the current
methodologies on wind-drive fire theory
USFA TR-049 Highrise Office Building Fire One Meridian Plaza (httpwwwgooglecomurl
q=httpwwwusfadhsgovdownloadspdfpublicationstr-
049pdfampsa=Uampei=lAxlTcmlB8HJgQfJu7XLBwampved=0CDMQFjALampusg=AFQjCNG9alXyd3Nc-9wGFDdjshsDXw6mzg) Fire Report HERE
(httpwwwusfadhsgovdownloadspdfpublicationstr-049pdf)
Also take a look at the issues that affected operations at the 1988 Interstate Bank Fire
(httpwwwusfadhsgovdownloadspdfpublicationstr-022pdf) in downtown Los Angeles California
Building Overview NarrativeOne Meridian Plaza was a 38-story high-rise office building in downtown Philadelphia Pennsylvania Located across
from Philadelphias City Hall it was originally constructed in 1972 as the headquarter building for the Girard Bank By 1991 it housed 27 tenants
and was the regional headquarters for Meridian Bancorp which occupied eight floors (Menkus 1992) The rectangular building was 243 feet long
and 92 feet wide and contained about 17000 net usable square feet per floor Refer to Plan below for a typical floor plan from One Meridian Plaza
The lower two floors of the tower were below grade floors 12 and 38 housed mechanical equipment and the roof contained access via two
helipads The building frame was structural steel with composite metal decking and the structure was also joined on the east side by a connecting
link and stairwell to the 34-story Girard Trust Building In compliance with all codes available in 1972 the building was classified and fireproofed as
equivalent to BOCA Type 1B construction (Chubb 1991) The structural steel was protected with spray-on fireproofing and sprinklers were not
required by code so they were not installed In 1984 Philadelphia adopted the National Building Code which required that newly constructed
buildings 75 feet high be fully sprinklered One Meridian Plaza was grandfathered and not required to install sprinklers due to the high installation
and retrofit costs (Post March 1991) By 1991 only nine floors of the building had working sprinkler systems These systems had been installed at
the request of the tenants occupying those levels (Mangan 1991)
(httpthecompanyofficercomwp-
contentuploadssites3220110222nd_Floor1jpg)Typical Floor Plan (22nd Floor)
Herersquos a story posted today at the Phildalphia Daily News with insights on this anniversary
One Meridian Plaza (httpwwwphillycomphillynews20110223_One_Meridian_Plaza__20_years_ago__the_fire_that_changed_the_worldhtml)
20 years ago the fire that changed the nation By NATALIE POMPILIO Philadelphia Daily News
(httpwwwphillycomphillynews20110223_One_Meridian_Plaza__20_years_ago__the_fire_that_changed_the_worldhtml)
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When Jack Bloomer and the other firefighters arrived at One Meridian Plaza that cold February night in 1991 flames were encompassing the
building more than 20 stories above leaping from floor to floor Smoke poured into the air and broken glass rained down
ldquoIt was obvious when we pulled up it was an ugly-looking jobrdquo Bloomer 61 remembered yesterday
He had no idea how bad it would get
By the time the 12-alarm fire was declared under control 19 hours later three firefighters were dead 12 others were injured and a Center City
high-rise was lost The blaze 20 years ago today changed the cityrsquos skyline and the way the nation fights fires
ldquoWhen that fire happened it was on the news all over the worldrdquo said Chris Jelenewicz engineering program manager at the Maryland-based
Society of Fire Protection Engineers ldquoThe One Meridian fire was one of the most significant fires in the history of high-rise buildingsrdquo
The fire changed Bloomer who was driving Engine 11 that night With him were Capt David Holcombe and Firefighters Phyllis McAllister and James
Chappell
Bloomerrsquos the only one who made it home Read the entire article HERE
(httpwwwphillycomphillynews20110223_One_Meridian_Plaza__20_years_ago__the_fire_that_changed_the_worldhtml)
(httpthecompanyofficercomwp-contentuploadssites3220110220110223_dn_g2npxfire23c1jpg)Jack Bloomer was the onlysurvivor from his platoonDavid Holcombe Phyllis
McAllister and JamesChappell perished in theFeb 23 high-rise inferno
One Meridian Plaza Photo Slide Show HERE (httpwwwphillycomphillynewsOne_Meridian_Plaza_fire_1991htmlcmpid=102540079)
NFPA Summary Report HERE (httpwwwnfpaorgassetsfilesPDFMeridianPlazaPDF)
Other Insights Good Article related to design construction and failure issues HERE (httpwwwwtc7netcachesgh_meridianhtm)
Excerpts At about 8 pm on Saturday 23 February 1991 linseed oil-soaked rags left behind by a cleaning crew burst into flames on the 22nd floor
of the 38-story One Meridian Plaza in downtown Philadelphia The fire quickly spread unimpeded by fire sprinklers throughout the 22nd floor and
then upward Sprinklers were not required by the Cityrsquos building code at the time of construction and were being added to the building only as
opportunity presented itself
The twelve-alarm fire burned for 18 hours The extreme heat caused window glass and frames to melt and concrete floor slabs and steel beams to
buckle and sag dramatically Large shards of window glass fell from the facade cutting through fire hoses on the ground around the building
Three firefighters were trapped on a fully engulfed floor and efforts to rescue them failed
The fire would not yield and there were increasing concerns about the stability of the structure Fire officials called off the attack and allowed the
fire to ldquofree burnrdquo concentrating their efforts on containing the fire to this building When the fire reached the 30th floor a tenant-installed fire-
sprinkler system was activated and the worst high-rise fire in US history was finally brought under control
Other Notable High-Rise Fires
First Interstate Bank Building ndash Los Angeles California
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On May 4 1998 the 62-story First Interstate Bank Building in Los Angeles California experienced a devastating fire that damaged five of the
buildings floors before it was brought under control It is thought that the fire was the result of an electrical malfunction but the cause was
actually never determined The building was in the process of being retrofit with an automatic sprinkler system which had been installed in about
90 percent of the building but was not operational at the time of the fire Security personnel dismissed initial fire and smoke alarms which delayed
the response of the fire department by almost 15 minutes Also contributing to the spread of the fire was the large quantity of combustible
materials on each floor equipment penetrations and other openings and a standpipe system that had been shut down due to the sprinkler
installation Firefighters were also forced to battle dangerous conditions that were created by the failure of the glass faade and its subsequent
fall to the ground below The fire was eventually extinguished with the internal standpipe system but not before one death and over 50 million
dollars worth of damage (Routley 1988)
Schomburg Plaza ndash New York New YorkThe fire at Schomburg Plaza was unusual in the fact that it originated in the upper sections of a trash chute that serviced the 35-story apartment
building The March 22 1987 fire started somewhere between the 27th and 29th floors and then traveled up the trash chute and through the walls
into surrounding apartments Investigations following the fire found that sprinklers in the chute either failed to work because they were clogged or
were not actually connected to the piping system It was also determined that the building was not built according to its plans and therefore
certain areas did not meet the two hour fire rating required by code A final issue was the initial response to the fire and the misconception that it
was a common compactor fire as had been seen several times before Neither firefighters nor dispatchers realized the severity of the fire and
initially believed that it was under control which created an even more dangerous situation As a result of this fire seven people lost their lives
(Schaenman 1987)
High-Rise Condominium ndash Clearwater FloridaA more recent high-rise fire occurred on June 28 2002 in an 11-story condominium building in Clearwater Florida The fire originated in the
kitchen of a fifth floor apartment and instead of pulling the fire alarm and alerting the fire department the tenant tried unsuccessfully to
extinguish the fire This delay allowed the blaze to grow for 17 minutes before the fire department was even notified As firefighters arrived on the
scene they encountered several problems including radio communication issues closed standpipe riser valves and a damaged fire hydrant
Another issue was that some building residents ignored fire alarms and failed to evacuate believing that it was false alarm The building was not
equipped with an automatic sprinkler system and therefore several units and the central hallway were heavily damaged by fire smoke and water
before the blaze was declared under control In the end two people were killed and many more were injured The tragedy resulted in one million
dollars worth of damage and the installation of an automatic sprinkler system
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(httpthecompanyofficercomwp-contentuploadssites32201102meridian_plaza_buildingjpg)
(httpthecompanyofficercomwp-contentuploadssites322011022-23-2011-5-08-50-
PMjpg)Feb 24 1991 A Medevac helicopter takes off from 15th
Street about 130 am Sunday to take urgently needed freshair bottles to the roof The bottles were not in time for three
of the firefighters (Mike Levin Inquirer files)
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When Jack Bloomer and the other firefighters arrived at One Meridian Plaza that cold February night in 1991 flames were encompassing the
building more than 20 stories above leaping from floor to floor Smoke poured into the air and broken glass rained down
ldquoIt was obvious when we pulled up it was an ugly-looking jobrdquo Bloomer 61 remembered yesterday
He had no idea how bad it would get
By the time the 12-alarm fire was declared under control 19 hours later three firefighters were dead 12 others were injured and a Center City
high-rise was lost The blaze 20 years ago today changed the cityrsquos skyline and the way the nation fights fires
ldquoWhen that fire happened it was on the news all over the worldrdquo said Chris Jelenewicz engineering program manager at the Maryland-based
Society of Fire Protection Engineers ldquoThe One Meridian fire was one of the most significant fires in the history of high-rise buildingsrdquo
The fire changed Bloomer who was driving Engine 11 that night With him were Capt David Holcombe and Firefighters Phyllis McAllister and James
Chappell
Bloomerrsquos the only one who made it home Read the entire article HERE
(httpwwwphillycomphillynews20110223_One_Meridian_Plaza__20_years_ago__the_fire_that_changed_the_worldhtml)
(httpthecompanyofficercomwp-contentuploadssites3220110220110223_dn_g2npxfire23c1jpg)Jack Bloomer was the onlysurvivor from his platoonDavid Holcombe Phyllis
McAllister and JamesChappell perished in theFeb 23 high-rise inferno
One Meridian Plaza Photo Slide Show HERE (httpwwwphillycomphillynewsOne_Meridian_Plaza_fire_1991htmlcmpid=102540079)
NFPA Summary Report HERE (httpwwwnfpaorgassetsfilesPDFMeridianPlazaPDF)
Other Insights Good Article related to design construction and failure issues HERE (httpwwwwtc7netcachesgh_meridianhtm)
Excerpts At about 8 pm on Saturday 23 February 1991 linseed oil-soaked rags left behind by a cleaning crew burst into flames on the 22nd floor
of the 38-story One Meridian Plaza in downtown Philadelphia The fire quickly spread unimpeded by fire sprinklers throughout the 22nd floor and
then upward Sprinklers were not required by the Cityrsquos building code at the time of construction and were being added to the building only as
opportunity presented itself
The twelve-alarm fire burned for 18 hours The extreme heat caused window glass and frames to melt and concrete floor slabs and steel beams to
buckle and sag dramatically Large shards of window glass fell from the facade cutting through fire hoses on the ground around the building
Three firefighters were trapped on a fully engulfed floor and efforts to rescue them failed
The fire would not yield and there were increasing concerns about the stability of the structure Fire officials called off the attack and allowed the
fire to ldquofree burnrdquo concentrating their efforts on containing the fire to this building When the fire reached the 30th floor a tenant-installed fire-
sprinkler system was activated and the worst high-rise fire in US history was finally brought under control
Other Notable High-Rise Fires
First Interstate Bank Building ndash Los Angeles California
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On May 4 1998 the 62-story First Interstate Bank Building in Los Angeles California experienced a devastating fire that damaged five of the
buildings floors before it was brought under control It is thought that the fire was the result of an electrical malfunction but the cause was
actually never determined The building was in the process of being retrofit with an automatic sprinkler system which had been installed in about
90 percent of the building but was not operational at the time of the fire Security personnel dismissed initial fire and smoke alarms which delayed
the response of the fire department by almost 15 minutes Also contributing to the spread of the fire was the large quantity of combustible
materials on each floor equipment penetrations and other openings and a standpipe system that had been shut down due to the sprinkler
installation Firefighters were also forced to battle dangerous conditions that were created by the failure of the glass faade and its subsequent
fall to the ground below The fire was eventually extinguished with the internal standpipe system but not before one death and over 50 million
dollars worth of damage (Routley 1988)
Schomburg Plaza ndash New York New YorkThe fire at Schomburg Plaza was unusual in the fact that it originated in the upper sections of a trash chute that serviced the 35-story apartment
building The March 22 1987 fire started somewhere between the 27th and 29th floors and then traveled up the trash chute and through the walls
into surrounding apartments Investigations following the fire found that sprinklers in the chute either failed to work because they were clogged or
were not actually connected to the piping system It was also determined that the building was not built according to its plans and therefore
certain areas did not meet the two hour fire rating required by code A final issue was the initial response to the fire and the misconception that it
was a common compactor fire as had been seen several times before Neither firefighters nor dispatchers realized the severity of the fire and
initially believed that it was under control which created an even more dangerous situation As a result of this fire seven people lost their lives
(Schaenman 1987)
High-Rise Condominium ndash Clearwater FloridaA more recent high-rise fire occurred on June 28 2002 in an 11-story condominium building in Clearwater Florida The fire originated in the
kitchen of a fifth floor apartment and instead of pulling the fire alarm and alerting the fire department the tenant tried unsuccessfully to
extinguish the fire This delay allowed the blaze to grow for 17 minutes before the fire department was even notified As firefighters arrived on the
scene they encountered several problems including radio communication issues closed standpipe riser valves and a damaged fire hydrant
Another issue was that some building residents ignored fire alarms and failed to evacuate believing that it was false alarm The building was not
equipped with an automatic sprinkler system and therefore several units and the central hallway were heavily damaged by fire smoke and water
before the blaze was declared under control In the end two people were killed and many more were injured The tragedy resulted in one million
dollars worth of damage and the installation of an automatic sprinkler system
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(httpthecompanyofficercomwp-contentuploadssites32201102meridian_plaza_buildingjpg)
(httpthecompanyofficercomwp-contentuploadssites322011022-23-2011-5-08-50-
PMjpg)Feb 24 1991 A Medevac helicopter takes off from 15th
Street about 130 am Sunday to take urgently needed freshair bottles to the roof The bottles were not in time for three
of the firefighters (Mike Levin Inquirer files)
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On May 4 1998 the 62-story First Interstate Bank Building in Los Angeles California experienced a devastating fire that damaged five of the
buildings floors before it was brought under control It is thought that the fire was the result of an electrical malfunction but the cause was
actually never determined The building was in the process of being retrofit with an automatic sprinkler system which had been installed in about
90 percent of the building but was not operational at the time of the fire Security personnel dismissed initial fire and smoke alarms which delayed
the response of the fire department by almost 15 minutes Also contributing to the spread of the fire was the large quantity of combustible
materials on each floor equipment penetrations and other openings and a standpipe system that had been shut down due to the sprinkler
installation Firefighters were also forced to battle dangerous conditions that were created by the failure of the glass faade and its subsequent
fall to the ground below The fire was eventually extinguished with the internal standpipe system but not before one death and over 50 million
dollars worth of damage (Routley 1988)
Schomburg Plaza ndash New York New YorkThe fire at Schomburg Plaza was unusual in the fact that it originated in the upper sections of a trash chute that serviced the 35-story apartment
building The March 22 1987 fire started somewhere between the 27th and 29th floors and then traveled up the trash chute and through the walls
into surrounding apartments Investigations following the fire found that sprinklers in the chute either failed to work because they were clogged or
were not actually connected to the piping system It was also determined that the building was not built according to its plans and therefore
certain areas did not meet the two hour fire rating required by code A final issue was the initial response to the fire and the misconception that it
was a common compactor fire as had been seen several times before Neither firefighters nor dispatchers realized the severity of the fire and
initially believed that it was under control which created an even more dangerous situation As a result of this fire seven people lost their lives
(Schaenman 1987)
High-Rise Condominium ndash Clearwater FloridaA more recent high-rise fire occurred on June 28 2002 in an 11-story condominium building in Clearwater Florida The fire originated in the
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scene they encountered several problems including radio communication issues closed standpipe riser valves and a damaged fire hydrant
Another issue was that some building residents ignored fire alarms and failed to evacuate believing that it was false alarm The building was not
equipped with an automatic sprinkler system and therefore several units and the central hallway were heavily damaged by fire smoke and water
before the blaze was declared under control In the end two people were killed and many more were injured The tragedy resulted in one million
dollars worth of damage and the installation of an automatic sprinkler system
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