Apartment Building, Residential Gaithersburg, MD – Residential sprinkler system contains kitchen fire in first floor apartment June 24, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Firefighters responded to two fires in Gaithersburg Wednesday, one in a townhouse and another in a three-story apartment building, according to rescue officials. A teenager suffered nonlife-threatening injuries in an … Continue Reading ››Share ThisEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle+PinterestPrint
Child Care Facility, Hospital/Care Facility Lake Forest, IL – Sprinklers extinguish fire at daycare center before firefighters arrive; All children safely evacuated June 24, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A fire that broke out at a Lake Forest day care facility Wednesday was extinguished before fire fighters arrived. The Lake Forest Fire Department received the alarm around 8:52 a.m. … Continue Reading ››Share ThisEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle+PinterestPrint
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Vernon Hills, IL – Laundry fire at senior living complex contained by sprinkler system June 23, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A fire broke out in a Vernon Hills senior living complex's laundry room Tuesday morning, but officials from the Countryside Fire Protection District say a sprinkler system and collapsible doors contained the … Continue Reading ››Share ThisEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle+PinterestPrint
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Basalt, CO – Sprinkler system douses dumpster fire at mixed-use building June 23, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A built-in fire sprinkler system performed exactly as designed Tuesday evening in a mixed residential-commercial building at Willits Town Center, Basalt Deputy Fire Chief Pete Bradshaw said. A fire ignited … Continue Reading ››Share ThisEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle+PinterestPrint
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant St. Louis, MO – Sprinkler system stops spread of overnight fire at linen company June 23, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A Soulard business where three employees died after a piece of a water tank crashed through the ceiling in April was damaged by a fire overnight. Around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, firefighters were called to … Continue Reading ››Share ThisEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle+PinterestPrint
Apartment Building, Residential Aiken, SC – Sprinkler system keeps overnight apartment fire from spreading June 22, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment The Aiken Department of Public Safety is investigating an early morning fire Sunday at an apartment complex on Hollow Tree Drive in Aiken that left multiple people homeless. Sgt. Michael Grabowski, with Aiken Public … Continue Reading ››Share ThisEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle+PinterestPrint
Adult Care/Rehab Center, Residential Glendale, WI – Fire at transitional living center suppressed by sprinkler system June 21, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment This evening at approximately 7:16pm, the Bayside Communications Center received a report from an alarm monitoring company of a fire alarm sounding at Dycora Transitional Living Center, 1616 W. Bender Rd. in Glendale. Within … Continue Reading ››Share ThisEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle+PinterestPrint
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Marshfield, MA – Trashcan fire in high school woodshop put out with help from sprinkler system June 21, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment The building has been deemed safe after a trashcan fire at Marshfield High School activated the sprinkler system. There were no injuries. The Marshfield fire department responded to an alarm at the school at … Continue Reading ››Share ThisEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle+PinterestPrint
Apartment Building, Residential Petaluma, CA – Apartment kitchen fire extinguished by sprinkler system; Elderly couple and daughter escape without injury June 20, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A small kitchen fire Friday displaced a Petaluma couple from their apartment at a senior living complex, fire officials said. An oiled pan heating on the stovetop was left unattended and caught fire about … Continue Reading ››Share ThisEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle+PinterestPrint
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Belleview, FL – Single sprinkler controls attic fire at assisted living center; Lightning strike identified as cause June 19, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment The fire that forced the evacuation of residents and staff at an assistant living facility in Belleview was apparently caused by Mother Nature. According to a spokesperson from the State Fire Marshal’s Office, it … Continue Reading ››Share ThisEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle+PinterestPrint
