Category Archives: Prison / Jail

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Laconia, NH – Sprinkler system helps to limit fire at county jail; Overheated generator was cause

October 19, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

A fire that broke out at the newly completed Belknap County Community Corrections Center last week may have caused as much as $100,000 in damaging, authorities report.  Assistant Fire Chief Kirk Beattie said an exhaust pipe from an emergency generator overheated during a load test, setting the surrounding plywood on fire.… Continue Reading »

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Gadsden, AL – Detention center sprinkler system helps stop fire allegedly set by ICE detainee

May 31, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

An investigation is underway after an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detainee reportedly set a fire inside a maximum-security unit at the Etowah County Detention Center.

According to the Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin, the fire was reported around 7:43 a.m. Friday in Unit 3.… Continue Reading »

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Chillicothe, OH – Laundry fire at correctional facility controlled with help from sprinkler system

March 31, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

Chillicothe firefighters responded early today to the Chillicothe Correctional Center, and upon arrival, moderate smoke was coming from the south side of the north service building where they discovered a fire in a large clothes dryer.

A report by Fire Chief Darrell Wright says a pressurized water can was used to extinguish the fire.… Continue Reading »

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Burlington, KY – Laundry fire at county jail contained with help from sprinkler system

October 10, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment

A fire that broke out in a commercial dryer last Monday night at the Boone County Jail was ruled accidental and caused by bedding materials that overheated in the unit.

Crews from the Columbia Fire Department and Boone County Fire Protection District were sent to the jail, 2121 County Drive, at 10:54 p.m.… Continue Reading »

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Columbia, MO – Fire at Boone County Jail kept in check by sprinkler; No injuries

October 7, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment

A fire that broke out in a commercial dryer Monday night at the Boone County Jail was ruled accidental and caused by bedding materials that overheated in the unit.

Crews from the Columbia Fire Department and Boone County Fire Protection District were sent to the jail, 2121 County Drive, at 10:54 p.m.

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Mt Vernon, KY – Overnight fire at county jail suppressed by sprinkler system

December 24, 2015 viking210 Leave a comment

A fire early Wednesday at the Rockcastle County jail caused 13 inmates and two jail employees to be sent to hospitals with smoke inhalation.  Police and fire officials were called about 3:20 a.m. to the jail, which housed 102 inmates at the time, Kentucky State Trooper Lloyd Cochran said.… Continue Reading »

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Florence, AZ – No injuries after sprinklers douse fire inside prison laundry room

July 28, 2015 viking210 Leave a comment

A fire broke out at a private prison in Florence Saturday afternoon, according to a town official. According to an official with the town of Florence, a fire broke out a Corrections Corporation of America facility in Florence.

CCA said the fire started in a dryer in a laundry room.… Continue Reading »

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Brenham, TX – Sprinklers activate to help contain fire that started in jail laundry; No injuries

July 22, 2015 viking210 Leave a comment

An overnight fire in the laundry room at the Washington County Jail set off the alarms and the sprinkler system, according to Chief Deputy Jay Petrash . The jail staff discovered the fire around early Tuesday morning. Brenham Fire Department personnel arrived within minutes extinguishing the flames.… Continue Reading »

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Murfreesboro, TN – Jail fire quickly extinguished by sprinkler system

June 30, 2015 viking210 Leave a comment

A nurse suffered smoke inhalation during a medical office fire Saturday afternoon at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center, according to a release from the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services paramedics took the nurse to St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital for treatment, the release stated.… Continue Reading »

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Fire extinguished by sprinkler system at men’s prison (Maple Ridge, BC, Canada)

September 19, 2012 viking210 Leave a comment

A fire that started in a storage room of a men’s prison in Maple Ridge was confined to the storage area and did not spread. Maple Ridge assistant fire chief Timo Juurakko said the fire activated the prison’s sprinkler system, which quickly doused the flames.… Continue Reading »