All posts by viking210

Hospital/Care Facility

Senior living facility fire contained by sprinklers (Towson, MD)

Shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 4, a fire began in the kitchen of one of the unit’s of a high rise senior living facility. When fire crews arrived, they found heavy smoke on the fourth, fifth, and sixth floor, but the fire itself had been controlled by the room’s fire sprinkler. Firefighters were able to put out the fire within 20 minutes. There were no injuries reported.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Restaurant fire kept in check by sprinkler system (Fairbanks, AK)

A fire that began at a restaurant early Thursday morning was contained thanks to the building’s fire sprinkler. The Fairbanks Fire Department was notified of a fire at 5:50 a.m., and when they arrived, they found that the fire was kept at the point of ignition thanks to the fire sprinkler system.

“The sprinkler system basically saved the day,” Fire Chief Ernie Misewicz said. “It kept the fire in check in the front portion of the dining room.”

The fire’s cause was from someone improperly disposing smoking materials in a flower pot in the front of the building. There were no injuries reported.

“Had the sprinkler system not activated, there would have been significant damage to the building,” Misewicz said.

Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Sprinklers assist firefighters at condominium fire (Bath Township, OH)

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm call on Friday morning at a manufacturing plant and found heavy smoke on the ground floor as well as the roof of the building. The fire sprinkler system activated and contained the fire; fire crews were able to put out the fire within 30 minutes. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and all personnel evacuated the premises safely.

Hospital/Care Facility, Other - Hospital/Medical

Sprinklers control assisted living facility fire (Trotwood, OH)

Thirty-five residents were evacuated safely and temporarily when a fire began in an assisted living facility on Sunday. The fire started in a dryer in the facility’s laundry room, and the installed fire sprinklers kept the fire from spreading until fire crews arrived to put out the remaining flames. No residents were injured or displaced because of the incident.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers keep fire from spreading into apartment building (Wilmington, NC)

A fire erupted in a work van and threatened to spread into the neighboring apartment building on Thursday afternoon. The apartment building was equipped with fire sprinklers, which kept the flames from overcoming the structure; firefighters reported that only minor exterior damage occurred thanks to the sprinklers. The cause of the van fire is under investigation, and there were no reported injuries.