MANCHESTER, N.H. —

Video obtained by News 9 shows the sprinkler malfunction, where thousands of bottles of alcohol were damaged at a former New Hampshire Liquor and Wine Outlet location.

The fire suppression system experienced a significant discharge due to a mechanical malfunction in the early morning hours of March 5 at the now-closed location at 1100 Bicentennial Drive at North Side Plaza in Manchester , according to the New Hampshire Liquor Commission.

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Nearly 10,000 bottles of alcohol were destroyed, which was valued at more than $181,500. Because the sprinkler system was treated with various chemicals and the inventory was exposed to the chemical mix, it could not be sold, the liquor commission

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