Beloit, WI – Sprinkler system prevents apartment fire from spreading after improper use of smoking materials; No injuries reported

 No injuries were reported following a house fire caused by improper use of smoking materials on Tuesday, according to the Beloit Fire Department.

A sprinkler system at an apartment building in the 400 block of Olympian Boulevard “likely saved lives,” a fire department Facebook post said. The sprinkler system prevented a fire in the common room from spreading further.

The fire started at around 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday. A couch in the common area caught fire from the careless use of smoking materials, but the fire was extinguished by the sprinkler system, with the blaze causing approximately $7,000 in damages, the department said