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To: Bill Ounce who wrote (152)	12/3/1999 11:23:00 AM
From: Bill Ounce	Read Replies (1) of 198

Firestation fire blamed on Y2K computer fix Wonder if this is an urban legend. If true, it illustrates how interconnections can result in really humorous problems. RISKS-LIST: Risks-Forum Digest Weds 1 December 1999 Volume 20 : Issue 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 00:59:04 -0500 From: Kev <kwhelan@gamma.aei.ca> Subject: Firestation fire blamed on Y2K computer fix This past Tuesday's Montreal Gazette reports a fire that caused $500,000 damage to a local fire station. The fire started when one of the firemen left french fries cooking when responding to an alarm. The breaker system designed to cut off power to the stove when this occurs had been disconnected ... because it was incompatible with the new Y2K compatible computer system recently installed!!! In addition to the irony of a fire destroying the fire station and a safety system being disconnected because it's incompatible to the new computer system, the station had recently been the object of a successful community effort to save the historic old building from destruction during a development project. According to a city official a patch is required to make the power cut off system compatible with the new system. No details were given regarding the hardware or software for either the new Y2K system or the power cut off system. Ah, the risks of avoiding risks! Kevin Whelan <kwhelan@mail.aei.ca> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FORUM ON RISKS TO THE PUBLIC IN COMPUTERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS (comp.risks) ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy, Peter G. Neumann, moderator This issue is archived at <URL:http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/20.66.html> and by anonymous ftp at ftp.sri.com, cd risks .

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