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On Saturday, “an individual committed arson on a newly purchased ICE building” by breaking a window, igniting a fire and throwing a propane tank into the building, according to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson. 

“The fire was quickly extinguished by the interior sprinkler system,” DHS said, noting that the suspect fled the scene after setting the fire. “The matter remains under investigation by the FBI.” 

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[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 36 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They have money to create concentration camps.

They don't have money to help the homeless, the poor, etc.

[–] Patrikvo@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Don't worry, after the immigrants they'll have plenty of room to "help" the poor and the homeless.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 2 days ago

They'll even already have the facilities to house the homeless.

[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 135 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Nobody saw shit. Ok? Not a single fuckin word.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 49 points 2 days ago

Yeah we're all surprised by this

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago

JD Vance looks guilty as hell. It's probably him, Jim.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago (3 children)

No no, I saw the guy who did it. It was......THAT GUY!

Points at random guy wearing MAGA hat

He's probably wearing that to not seem suspicious! But that was definately him!

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Seems like the easiest way to keep from being investigated for this sort of thing is to wear a red hat.

The guy with the MAGA hat? Yeah, he's the head of Antifa!!!

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[–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can easily release the sprinkler pressure from the outside before setting the building on fire.

[–] Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just out of curiosity, how?

[–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Break a couple of sprinklers that are accessible outside. The system is pressurized. They last about 30 minutes depending on how many valves are open.

[–] hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago

Commercial fire systems treat a sprinkler activation as an alarm condition. You wouldn't be able to wait around for 30 afterwards. Fire department would be there which would cause issues for your plan.

Modern commercial fire systems are very good. There are no simple solutions for arsonists. They would need physical access to the building disable the fire systems, or to be able to produce enough fire to overwhelm the spriniler's abilities to extingush it.

Few have both the will and ability.

[–] Patrikvo@lemmy.zip 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

To be honest, I expect things to get a lot worse after the midterms. I think people still feel like it's something they can do to change things, but after that I won't be surprise to see a lot more of this from both sides.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Honestly I'm partially worried the midterms will go just well enough for folks to calm down. Even the bluest of waves aint gonna fix the shit that needs fixing.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 63 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Title should read

Patriot liberates building from oppressive regime custody.

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not really? The sprinklers put out the fire. The flood damage might or might not be a hassle to clean up, but it's likely mostly mop work.

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Depends on what kind of sprinkler system and how old it is. Some of them are closed systems and the water stays stagnant until it’s set off, so when it finally goes the water itself is a hazard because it’s been sitting potentially for years. It tends to come out very disgusting, black sludge that smells like actual shit. And then you have a whole specialized response and cleanup required because it’s loaded with bacteria.

They won’t clean it though, they’ll piss away more money to hire specialized cleaners and contractors to fix the damage

[–] daannii@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Okay idea. Black mold spores. And trigger sprinklers.

?

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[–] BigTuffAl@lemmy.zip 72 points 2 days ago (2 children)

thank goodness only the FBI is on it, it would be a shame if they caught this individual

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 24 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They ain’t gonna Kash shit

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

The planes they need to fly the investigation team out are being used for... Other things.

[–] hesh@quokk.au 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] CaperGrrl79@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

How bout dat.

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 48 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Every one of these moves increases insurance costs and makes landlords less inclined to rent/sell to ICE. Even though the sprinkler system put out the fire, water damage remediation isn’t cheap either.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Given time, I expect the regime to just use eminent domain to get what they want. Trump doesn't like paying people for stuff anyways, so it is a win for him.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

I welcome him alienating the landed elites

[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago (7 children)

How would one go about successfully burning down a building with a sprinkler system?

To be 100% clear, this question has nothing to do with the linked news story, I was just spontaneously reminded of a plot hole I'm trying to work out in a story I'm writing (in Minecraft).

[–] redsand@infosec.pub 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

IMHO avoid the sprinklers from the roof or cut their water supply but if you can't do that self oxidizing compounds like thermite as well as composite mixtures like napalm(gasoline + Styrofoam in minecraft probably) with oil or bits of crushed sparkler.

Ghengis Khan used birds. Bats have been used even more diabolically. Let history guide you

[–] daannii@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I have heard of covering cars in bird seed to get the birds to crap all over them.

Petty payback . Never done it but it sounds plausible.

I mean that's just one person's car. But maybe the right person. You know,?

[–] voltaa@lemmy.ca 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

You'd want a flammable liquid so that it floats on the water and spreads more the wetter it is.

Here's some reading on why https://www.nfpa.org/news-blogs-and-articles/blogs/2024/08/12/what-is-a-class-k-fire-extinguisher

Good luck with your story.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Fire extinguishers that are rated for Class K fires (those involving animal fats or cooking oils) are the only type of extinguisher that can be used on fires involving animal fats or cooking oils. This is because many other types of extinguishers will either be ineffective or could even make this type of fire worse.

  1. WTF, people should be made more aware of this, but also
  2. The only fire I have ever needed to put out was a cooking oil fire, and my type A B C extinguisher made very quick work of it (as well as a completely uncleanable mess).
  3. Given 1 and 2, I have no idea whether I should replace the fire extinguisher in my kitchen with one that is class K.

yeah, my dad got badly burned by an oil fire he didn't know what to do with and tried to walk out of the kitchen with. walked the burning pan out the house and got splashed as he threw the fire out into the yard. house was okay. his arm was not. happened before i was born. he made sure we all knew to have a lid handy.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago

Use a ladder to climb to the top of the building. Break a hole in the roof. Pour in fuel. Match. Set. Go.

Sprinklers are designed to pour down on the fire, not to shoot up at the ceiling.

[–] Patrikvo@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

Easy, just tape a lot of mops around your firebomb. That way, the mops absorb the sprinkler water and keep it from extinguishing the fire. Ofcourse you'd need asbestos mops as normal ones burn up by the firebomb. Another option is to pack a layer of those tiny cocktail umbrellas around the bomb.

Anyway I'm sure both are available from your local Acme store.

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I'd figure start from the top rather then bottom. Gasoline and shredded soap mixed in glass bottles to gel up your accelerant a bit might help as well. You still might not burn the place completely down but it should do enough damage to require it to shut down for a good while for fixes.

Hypothetically, of course.

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[–] zib@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago

and throwing a propane tank into the building

Not all heroes wear capes. Some simply distribute propane and propane accessories to those in need.

dipshit. you need to add a gelling agent to the accelerant

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Technically this is legal, as long as you yell, "surprise!"

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (4 children)

There's also a provisionthat also allows "SURPRISE MOTHAFUCKA!"

It's called the SLJ allowance.

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[–] br0da@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

I aint see shit

[–] astraeus@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 days ago
[–] phoenixarise@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] moonshadow@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 days ago

A Song of Fire and ICE

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 9 points 2 days ago

A true patriot fighting off the fake patriots.

[–] RainbowHedgehog@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Another one?

Edit: So this is a different incident from the first one I saw. The first was in Kansas.

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