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Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Sprinklers make the difference in golf clubhouse fire (Rancho Santa Fe, CA)

At 8:06 PM on September 1st, firefighters arrived to a fire call at a golf clubhouse. The fire crews located the fire, which had been eliminated by the building’s fire sprinkler system, in the attic space. A wedding party that was occurring in the building was relocated to the outdoor patio until the fire was reported as eliminated.

Battalion Fire Chief Fred Cox said about the incident, “… without fire sprinklers this could have been a major fire. The fire was well established before sprinkler activation, and without them, it would have easily spread unchecked through a very large and open attic space before being detected.” 

Fire investigators are initially blaming the fire on electrical issues; no injuries occurred as a result of the fire.


Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler system puts out fire at apartment (Windsor, NS)

At 9:30 a.m. on August 28 a fire was reported in the unit of an apartment complex. Fire crews arrived to find that the fire had been extinguished by the unit’s fire sprinklers.

Windsor Fire Department Deputy Chief Jamie Juteau said about the fire, “Sprinklers knocked it down, which is perfect. They worked very well.”

The location of the fire was in the kitchen, and fire crews believe the source was a plugged in toaster. All occupants were able to evacuate safely 

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Fire extinguished by sprinkler system at grocery store (Northborough, MA)

A wok in the Asian food department of a grocery store started a fire the morning of August 27, and firefighters were called to the scene. When they arrived, the fire had already been eliminated by the store’s fire sprinkler system and a cooking fire suppression system. Occupants were able to evacuate the building unharmed, and no structural damage to the building occurred. 

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers control fire at apartment building (Alabaster, AL)

A second floor apartment building caught fire the afternoon of August 22, and two fire crews arrived to the scene. The fire sprinkler activated and contained the fire, which is now believed to have started due to unattended cooking materials on the stove. No one was injured in the fire, and no structural damage occurred thanks to the fire sprinkler activation. 

***Blog Editor’s Note – Please let us know what you think of the coverage by AL.com and journalist Martin Reed, who focused on water damage rather than the lives and property saved by the automatic fire sprinkler system.***