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Redmond, WA – Sprinkler douses fire at teen center
Rapid City, SD – Sprinklers help contain arson fire at detox center
Authorities responded to the City/County Alcohol and Drug Program facility shortly before noon Wednesday. The building’s sprinkler system had helped contain the fire, and it was confined to a small area.
Thirty-six clients and 15 staff members were evacuated for a time.
Police determined that a client had set the fire in an isolation room. The suspect was taken into custody pending formal charges.
Westford, MA – Sprinkler system does its job in afternoon apartment fire
Kingman, AZ – Sprinklers help put out oven fire at Safeway store
A burning rotisserie oven forced the evacuation of the Safeway store in Kingman at 3970 N. Stockton Hill Road early Tuesday afternoon. The oven reportedly caught fire while cooking chicken.
Kingman Police Department officers helped evacuate the store. Both fire departments were working with Safeway to help reset the sprinkler system. No injuries were reported.
Yuma, AZ – Fire at downtown eatery contained by sprinkler system
Dale City, VA – Sprinklers extinguish cooking fire at multi-family complex
Meriden, CT – Hotel manager thankful that sprinkler system contained fire
Wasilla, AK – Sprinklers keep porch fire from extending into assisted living structures
Pullman, WA – Sprinkler helps limit damage in fraternity house kitchen fire
Sunday morning at 6:00 a.m., members living in the Delta Tau Delta house [on the Washington State University campus] were woken up by a fire alarm. Someone had left the stove on after cooking an early morning snack.
Pullman Fire Department officials said the stove had a significant amount of built up grease that hadn’t been cleaned. “That provided a good fuel source for the fire and so once it got hot enough and ignited then away it went,” said Rick Dragoo, Fire Prevention Officer.
The grease flames activated the stove’s hood extinguisher and a nearby sprinkler. “That kept it from moving into the exhaust system and out and possibly maybe even up the side of the house,” said Dragoo.