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Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers limit damage at apartment fire (North Charleston, SC)

April 11, 2014 viking210

According to the responding firefighters, a sprinkler system saved an apartment from a fire which began in the kitchen. The Thursday afternoon fire activated the sprinkler system in the kitchen, which then eliminated the blaze. The cause of the fire appears to be unattended cooking materials. There were no injuries reported in the incident.

Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse

Warehouse fire squelched thanks to sprinklers and fire crews (Oakland, CA)

April 11, 2014 viking210

A warehouse caught fire when a 23-cubic foot refrigerator inside of the building ignited early Thursday morning. The sprinkler system activated on the fire, and this quick action combined with the arriving firefighters response contained the fire within 20 minutes. There were no injuries. 

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Sprinklers assist fire crews in putting out manufacturing plant fire (Oakville, ON)

April 9, 2014 viking210

At about 9 a.m. a fire began at an automobile manufacturing plant. An automobile caught fire during some welding work within the plant; the sprinkler system activated and this quick action combined with fire crews who arrived at the scene suppressed the fire.

There were no injuries during the incident.

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Sprinklers limit damage at commercial building fire (Chattanooga, TN)

April 8, 2014 viking210

When firefighters arrived in response to a commercial building fire around 11 p.m. on Saturday, they found that the building’s doors and windows had been broken out. The fire sprinkler system had activated and put the fire out. Investigations show that the fire was set intentionally; no injuries were reported.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Hotel fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Houston, TX)

April 8, 2014 viking210

A small fire broke out on the third floor of a hotel at about 2:30 a.m. The resident of the room quickly evacuated the room and asked bystanders to notify 911. By the time fire crews arrived, the fire had been extinguished by the room’s fire sprinklers. There were no injuries reported.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinklers save restaurant from fire (Westminster, CO)

April 8, 2014 viking210

Shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday, a duct detector activation indicated that there was a possible fire at a restaurant. A security guard who investigated the alert found smoke and called the authorities. Upon arrival to the scene, firefighters found the fire had been contained by two sprinkler heads and quickly extinguished it. 

Battalion Chief David Varney said, “It really makes a difference when structures have sprinkler systems in place. Their activation reduces the amount of property damage and practically eliminates the spread of fire and threat of injury.”

There were no reported injuries, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. 

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Sprinklers eliminate fire at church (Lethbridge, AB)

April 8, 2014 viking210

Firefighters were called to a church on Wednesday night when alarms rang on the second floor of the structure. The fire sprinklers activated in response to the heat from the fire, which began near the church’s organ. No injuries were reported from the incident, and the cause appears to be electric.

Apartment Building, Residential

Apartment fire halted by sprinkler system (Wilmington, NC)

April 8, 2014 viking210

When a fire began on the balcony of an apartment late Thursday night, the unit’s fire sprinkler activated, which kept the fire from spreading into the apartment unit. There were no injuries or residents displaced from the fire, and the cause of the fire was an improperly disposed cigarette.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinklers assist firefighters to put out potential arson fire (Fresno, CA)

April 7, 2014 viking210

Fire crews responded to a reported fire at about 4 a.m. on Saturday morning to discover broken glass in its front windows and two small fires in the front and back of the building. The restaurant’s fire sprinkler system had contained the fire to their ignition spots, and firefighters were able to put out the rest. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Keola Park, a Fresno Fire spokesman, said, “The sprinkler did its job, which is good because the structure is connected to a strip mall, and the fire could have spread.” 

According to investigators, some money was taken from the restaurant, and the fires were set in separate locations. The investigation remains ongoing.

Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Sprinkler contains fire to one unit in condominium complex (Conshohocken, PA)

April 5, 2014 viking210

A fire sprinkler activated in the unit of a condominium complex following a fire that began in the fourth floor residence. The sprinkler kept the fire from spreading to any other unit, and firefighters put out the last of the flames. Residents were able to evacuate safely, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.