A two-storey hotel in the 600 block of Main Street caught fire Tuesday morning, but the building’s sprinkler systems extinguished most of the flames before Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews arrived. No damage estimates are available yet. Considerable heavy smoke was also throughout the building.… Continue Reading »
Meridian, ID – Fire at nail salon in strip mall contained with help from sprinkler system
Denham Springs, LA – Apartment fire caused by man trying to manufacture methamphetamine limited by single sprinkler
A Denham Springs man is in custody at the Livingston Parish Detention Center after an attempt to manufacture methamphetamine in his apartment caused a minor blast and forced temporary evacuation of the complex late Wednesday. The microwave blast caused a small fire in the apartment, but a sprinkler head prevented the blaze from spreading.… Continue Reading »
Wetumpka, AL – Sprinkler system activates; Helps limit damage after overnight fire at Skate Zone family entertainment
Victoria, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system activates; Helps control fire at low-income apartment building
Victoria Fire Department crews were called to a building on Swift Street and Store Street near Fisgard on Wednesday night after reports of a fire. Upon arrival around 6:50 p.m., crews investigated and found a grease fire in one of the units at 467 Swift, a building operated by Victoria’s Cool Aid Society. … Continue Reading »
Stamford, CT – Fire in basement of industrial building held in check by sprinkler system
A fire in the basement of a Glenbrook industrial building that houses business was contained to that area, allowing upstairs occupants to return to the building on Wednesday. The fire started around 8:30 p.m. last Tuesday at 652 Glenbrook Road in the industrial complex, said Stamford Deputy Fire Chief Thomas Gloersen.… Continue Reading »
