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Amherst, NY – Sprinkler system quickly contains Christmas night fire at nursing home
Vallejo, CA – Apartment building blaze extinguished by sprinkler system
Piscataway, NJ – Arson fire at Rutgers University put out by sprinkler system
Chicago, IL – (NO MEDIA COVERAGE) High-rise condominium fire controlled by sprinklers
*** No Media Coverage – Contractor Reported *** – A grease fire on an electric stove in an interior one-bedroom condo on the 23rd floor started on Saturday evening (12/20/14). The owner attempted to extinguish it with a towel, but it didn’t work. A sprinkler operated and controlled the fire. The building is located at 1629 S Prairie in downtown Chicago ( Adler Place, formerly called 1600 Museum Park)
Richmond, VA – Christmas eve fire at clothing store extinguished by sprinkler system
Corbin, KY – Apartment fire extinguished by sprinkler system
Ferndale, MI – Sprinkler system keeps fire from spreading at auction business
Lafayette, LA – Fire in campus residence hall extinguished with help from sprinkler system
Fairbanks, AK – Sprinkler system douses overnight fire at popular outfitter/retailer
*** Note from Blog Editor — Smoke cannot activate an automatic fire sprinkler system, but rather only the substantial heat created early on in the growth stage of a potentially deadly fire. Only the sprinkler(s) closest to the fire will activate. ***