Fire Protection

Spelsberg supplies Fire Protection Boxes for the Chancellor Metro

The Berlin U55 has travelled on the Metro section between the Brandenburg Gate and Berlin Central Station (Fig. 1) since the beginning of August 2009. Stepped-up safety precautions prevail in Metro facilities on account of high volumes of traffic and adverse environmental conditions. The applied technology has to be capable of sustaining essential installations such as emergency lighting, ventilation plants and lifts in the event of fire. The Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) relied on quality products supplied by the Günther Spelsberg GmbH + Co. KG. for ensuring that the U55 was properly...

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