Fire in Monolithic Dome Extinguishes Itself!

Fire at Monolithic Dome Rentals in Italy, TX

A Thursday evening in September was quiet until the Fire Department and Sheriff’s Department were called to one of our rental domes. Jimmy Watt was coming home from work when he heard an alarm inside his dome-home. When he opened the door, he saw kitchen items melted, cabinets burned and soot on everything. “I thought my radio alarm was beeping when I walked up to my door,” Watt said, “but it was the smoke alarm.”

“When I walked in I saw that it had been a fire.” Italy Fireman Brad Chambers said, “I believe it was the coffee pot. It was either left turned on or shorted out.”

Monolithic Dome survives beautifully

The part that is so interesting about this story is that the fire extinguished itself. The sheetrock was damaged, as were the countertop and stove, but the dome did not burn. Reason: A Monolithic Dome is built of shotcrete — an air entrained concrete that makes the building very strong and unburnable. Owner David South says, “Contents of a dome will burn but the building itself will not.”

^{October 13, 2008}