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Most modern data centres have a 2 stage detection system and some form of fire suppression system.
Stage one detection is very sensitive. These very early detection systems can detect tiny amounts of smoke in the air and give an alarm before a fire can really get started.
These alarms enable a data centre to cut power (electrical faults being the most likely cause of a fire in a data centre) to prevent the fire getting worse.
If the fire is not electrical or power is not turned off then the second stage detection system will pick up the smoke. These detectors are less sensitive and are more like your home smoke detectors. Once these detectors activate an alarm sounds and after a period of time (usually about 30 seconds) the fire suppression system is activated.
There are a number of solutions available on the market for fire suppression within a data centre. The most common are based on an inert gas HFC-227ea. The gas reduces the oxygen level and extinguishes the flames.
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