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Herriman, UT – Mattress fire extinguished by sprinkler system at apartment complex
Baltimore, MD – Fire at Maryland State Police data center contained by sprinklers
Grand Junction, CO – Sprinkler system saves hospital services building from further fire damage
According to the fire department, smoke was in the building setting off the sprinkler system. (Blog Editor’s Note – Smoke cannot activate a sprinkler system. Only the substantial heat from a significant fire)
Lincolnshire, IL – Christmas day fire at restaurant controlled by sprinkler system
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)