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This Spring, one of our "No tell" motels had a fire, that killed the occupant of the room. The building ... primarily brick and real plaster ... did a fine job of confining the damage almost entirely withing that one room. A second room received smoke damage, and the hall outside was damaged when the front door burned through. Inside the room there was little left but ashes and bare metal.

Here's an overview of the room:




Of more concern to us is the way the electrical system stood up to the fire. In the hallway, temperatures exceeded the melting point of zinc ... as evidenced by this melted-away fitting:




Outside the window .... can you spot the PVC conduit ?





Finally, I just had to admire this part of their installation. Apart from the tie wires used to hang the pipe - they were attached to plumbing vent pipes - I just had to admire this illegal Cable TV drop: