Monday, March 22nd, 2010
Wow it’s hot in here
photo credit: amoebaphobic
“Fire, fire – There’s a fire”. One of the staff members ran into the back room screaming at the top of his voice. Of course, it was another case of, “The boy who cried wolf” and no one took him seriously. Everyone it would seem, was more intent doing their job rather than paying any attention to fire cry. However, when then the black smoke which hugged the ceiling travelled into the office, the suggestion of fire seemed slightly more believable.
It would appear, given the heat and smoke which was exiting the server room that there was in fact some truth to the initially dismissed cries for attention from the staff member who initially discovered the fire. As we stood outside the server room door, a massive explosion occurred followed by the loud overwhelming crackling sound of equipment as it disintegrated into mounds of plastic. The smell of the fumes where over whelming and the fear of what would occur next was clearly visible on everyone’s face. Most of the consultants knew what was important and ran to the stairs. The two directors quickly opened the door to the server room to discover that most of what was there previously was no longer visible. It was at this point that the lights went out and the directors were left in a haze of black smoke and could only make out the brief shapes of the office which were highlighted by the reflection of the flames.
A neighbouring office worked brought in a fire extinguisher and the director quickly started to put out the fire. But, it’s strength was overwhelming and after the last of the extinguisher had been used the flames were still travelling into the ceiling. As soon as possible, one of the directors grabbed the most important servers, pulled it from the server rack, and sought to leave the rest to the fire brigade, who arrived around the same time.
After almost 40 minutes, the Fire Brigade had managed to put out the flames and instructed the managers of floor 6 that we could return to commence the inspection. 4 hours and 12 minutes later Milestone Search was back online using our ghost servers and backup data. However, most of our systems including phones and servers require placing as well as a substantial amount of work required to replace ceilings, walls and doors. As such, you may experience some strange and abnormal service glitches over the coming weeks. We apologise for this and ask that you bear with us while we replace our systems and rebuild our office.
Tags: boy who cried wolf, crackling sound, Fire, heat and smoke, massive explosion, office, room, server
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