When a resident of an apartment building left coconut oil heating on the stovetop, a fire ignited which then spread to the cabinets and microwave. The heat from the fire activated the overhead fire sprinklers, which eliminated the fire.
“In this case, the sprinkler system saved the structure,” said Battalion Chief Cullen Kreider said.
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Sprinkler system limits damage at country club fire (Hoover, AL)
A little after 9:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a fire at a country club. The flames, which started on the loading dock of the club, traveled into the building’s attic, where the fire sprinklers activated and contained the fire .
“The fire was under control within 15 minutes,” Hoover Fire Department Executive Director Rusty Lowe said.
The cause of the fire appears to be accidental. This is not the first fire that the clubhouse has suffered, however; in 2007, the same country club was destroyed in a fire.
“When the clubhouse was rebuilt, it was built to current code that required the modernized fire suppression system,” Lowe said. “Had it not been for the sprinklers the fire might have spread extensively throughout the attic.”
No injuries were reported.
Post office fire quickly eliminated by sprinkler system (Snellville, GA)
Fire sprinklers keep fire from spreading at manufacturing plant (Paris, IL)
A lighting manufacturing plant had a fire break out early Sunday morning. The fire sprinkler system operated, keeping the fire to one area. All of the employees were able to evacuate the plant safely.
Paris Fire Chief Brian Gates said of the incident, “The sprinkler system worked and contained the fire.”