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Overnight fire at manufacturing business held in check by sprinkler system (St. Charles, IL)
Sprinkler system activates to help control fire at paper company (Williamsport, MD)
Residents of historic apartment building saved with help from fire sprinkler system (Minneapolis, MN)
Automatic fire sprinkler system helps minimize damage in apartment fire (Brattleboro, VT)
Kitchen apartment fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Elkton, MD)
Arson fire at high school controlled with help from sprinkler system (Norcross, GA)
Fire sprinklers suppress fire and limit damage in apartment fire (Denton, TX)
At 6:30 p.m., the Denton Fire Department responded to an apartment fire. Upon arrival, fire crews discovered light smoke coming from the doorway, and the fire had already been suppressed by a fire sprinkler in the apartment’s kitchen. The resident of the apartment claimed the fire began as a result of a cooking fire on the stove top, and the occupant tried to retrieve the fire extinguisher when the sprinkler activated and extinguished the flames. No injuries were reported.