As Clara left the vehicle, she noted several large pipes fitted with heads similar to those used to fight fires. However, the area was made of concrete and steel. Evelyn looked up and found what the other was staring at.
“In case a vehicle catches fire with a full tank of fuel or their battery cells are damaged to the point of a thermal runaway,” Evelyn said.
“Those look designed to flood,” Clara said.
“Very astute of you, ma chère,” Evelyn replied. “Marc wanted a way to seal off the main entrance to our new home in case of an attack.”
Disclaimer: This excerpt from The Van Helsing Impetus is currently in development. There may be typos, errors, omissions, inconsistencies and so forth. The image is sourced from Pexels.
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