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Other - Retail, Retail

Sprinkler system assists firefighters, limits damage in fire at large auto repair facility (Fontana, CA)

October 11, 2014 viking210

Employees from the business next door to the blaze arrived at work at 5 a.m. and reported a fire visible from the shop, one of several businesses within a large metal building in the 14900 block of Ceres Avenue. The building sprinkler system had activated, helping keep the fire contained while crews forced entry.  No injuries were reported, and adjacent business were not damaged.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler system activates, helps control overnight fire at apartment building (Nashville, TN)

October 10, 2014 viking210

Several residents have been displaced by a fire that began in an east Nashville apartment building Wednesday morning.  It started at about 2 a.m. at the Bellwood Park Apartments on 100 Pennington Avenue.  Preliminary reports indicated the fire could have been due to a lightning strike but fire marshals will have to complete their investigation before that can be confirmed.  There were no injuries reported from the fire.

Office Building, Other Business

Sprinklers help contain arson fire at office building (North Branch, MN)

October 10, 2014 viking210

The break-in and fire occurred sometime Tuesday night at the Main Street Center, a two-level building along the town’s main east-west thoroughfare that has about 15 tenants.  No one was in the building at the time the sprinklers went off, which was about 11 p.m., she said.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Kitchen fire at senior living facility suppressed by sprinkler system (Rochester Hills, MI)

October 9, 2014 viking210

No one was injured as a result of the fire, which was reported around 7:20 p.m. at the “Waltonwood at University” senior living facility.  The fire occurred in the north wing of the independent living building and resulted in a precautionary evacuation of nearly 30 apartments. The Rochester Hills Fire Department has deemed the fire accidental and said an item left on an electric stove caught fire and spread to a cabinet above the stove. Canto said the facility’s sprinkler system kept the fire from spreading further.

Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic

Sprinkler system helps contain fire at psychiatric hospital (Morris Plains, NJ)

October 9, 2014 viking210

Firefighters responded to a fire in a patient’s bedroom at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital Wednesday evening at 6:18 p.m. after receiving a report of a smoke condition in one of the second-floor bedroom’s in the F-wing of the hospital, Mount Tabor Assistant Fire Chief Bryan Crawford said. Crawford said the sprinkler system was able to limit the spread of the fire to the room itself.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Sprinklers help extinguish overnight fire at Toll Brothers’ plant (Morrisville, PA)

October 8, 2014 viking210

A Morrisville factory escaped serious damage Tuesday morning after a machine malfunction started a fire in a ventilation system that collects sawdust.  The accidental fire occurred shortly after midnight at a Toll Brothers’ construction plant, which makes panels for the builder’s homes.The fire forced the evacuation of the plant, but the business’ sprinkler system started putting out the fire before firefighters arrived and finished the job, Morrisville Fire Marshal Robert Seward said.

College/University (on campus), School / University

Fire at Mississippi State University dormitory contained by sprinkler system (Starkville, MS)

October 8, 2014 viking210

Mississippi State University officials say repairs are beginning immediately on a women’s dormitory that was damaged by a Sunday night fire that appears to have been started by a candle burning in one of the rooms. The university said nobody was injured, but more than 150 students stayed elsewhere Sunday night after a fire began around 8 p.m. in one wing of Oak Hall, which opened in 2012. Local fire officials said the fire on the third story of the four-story building appears to have been caused by a candle burning in one of the rooms, and it was contained by sprinklers.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler extinguishes apartment grease fire (Scottsdale, AZ)

October 8, 2014 viking210

A man sustained minor burns on his arm from a small grease fire in his Scottsdale apartment Sunday evening, authorities said.  The fire was extinguished by a sprinkler head in the apartment, near 70th Street in downtown Scottsdale, according to a Scottsdale Fire Department spokesman.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers contain fire in apartment with mentally and physically challenged residents (Knoxville, TN)

October 7, 2014 viking210

The Knoxville Fire Department says the blaze started around 2 a.m. at the Parkridge Harbor Apartments. When crews arrived, smoke was found coming from a burning mattress in a common area laundry room on the second floor of the building.  According to officials, an automatic sprinkler had activated, keeping the fire at a minimum.

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Fire at food market controlled with help from sprinkler system (San Jose, CA)

October 7, 2014 viking210

The two-alarm fire started just after 11 p.m. at the Senter Foods market in South San Jose, and firefighters brought the blaze under control shortly after midnight. There were no injuries reported, and the store was closed at the time. The sprinkler system was activated and helped control the fire. The cause is under investigation.