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On Sunday, May 20, an accidental fire started in a dumpster at Spring Creek BBQ. One sprinkler head activated preventing the fire from moving into the building. Property saved: $1.5 Million.… Continue Reading »
Victoria, BC, Canada – Fire in electrical room at historic theater doused by sprinkler system
Evanston, IL – Sprinklers keeps fire at Subway restaurant from spreading; Firefighters extinguish blaze
Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire inside a restaurant at an Evanston strip mall Saturday afternoon, preventing injuries and preserving the building with the help of a functioning sprinkler system, according to the Evanston Fire Department. Fire crews were called shortly after 1 p.m.… Continue Reading »
Heppner, OR – House fire extinguished by residential sprinkler system
Palm Coast, FL – Student arson fire in elementary school bathroom extinguished by sprinkler system
Due to a small fire in a bathroom in Building No. 2, students at Rymfire were evacuated, but they returned to classrooms on the other side of the campus. At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 18, the fire alarm at Rymfire Elementary School was activated and all students were evacuated.… Continue Reading »
Manchester, NH – Fire in closet of third floor apartment extinguished by sprinkler system
A closet fire at 84 Karatzas Avenue activated sprinklers that contained the fire to a closet. The fire was reported at 8:48 p.m. Fire crews arrived to find a water flow from the third floor f a 100-by-400 garden-style apartment. Engine 10 located an extinguished fire in a closet of apartment 310.… Continue Reading »
Eugene, OR – Overnight fire at truck repair shop controlled by sprinkler system
A sprinkler system is being credited with saving a landscaping company’s truck repair shop in southwest Eugene after it caught fire early last Thursday. The fire was reported at the Rexius truck shop on Bailey Hill Road shortly after midnight by an employee in the area who heard “some banging type noises” from the shop, according to Battalion Chief Lance Lighty.… Continue Reading »
Lewisville, TX – Fire in sawdust collector at career center is suppressed by sprinkler system
The Dale Jackson Career Center in Lewisville on Edmonds Lane was evacuated Wednesday after a fire broke out in a sawdust collection system on the south side of the building. Students and staff were all evacuated safely, according to a parent email sent out by Randall Holder, the principal of the campus. … Continue Reading »
