Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Elkin, NC – Hospital fire caused by portable fan contained by fire suppression system November 23, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment Many times when firefighters respond to fire alarm calls, they turn out to be false alarms, but that wasn’t the case Monday night as Elkin fire officials arrived on the scene of such a … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Richmond Hill, ON, Canada – Sprinkler system controls overnight fire at medical sleep clinic September 29, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment A dozen patients at a Richmond Hill sleep clinic got a rude awakening early Tuesday morning when a small fire roused them from their beds. Richmond Hill Fire and Emergency Services … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Bend, OR – No injuries as single sprinkler keeps mechanical fire in check at hospital August 31, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment A fire broke out in a washer for surgical instruments at St. Charles Bend early Wednesday, causing about $200,000 damage, but a fire sprinkler kept the damage from being far more severe, officials … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Bend, OR – Early morning fire at hospital held in check by sprinkler system August 25, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment A fire broke out in a washer for surgical instruments at St. Charles Bend early Wednesday, but a fire sprinkler kept the damage from being far more severe, officials said. The blaze prompted … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Orlando, FL – Sprinklers activate to help stop fire at Lake Nona VA Medical Center; No injuries July 21, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment A fire struck the fourth floor of a domiciliary at the Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Lake Nona Wednesday, according to the Orlando Fire Department, and residents are likely to be moved … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Spencer, IA – Laundry room fire at hospital contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported June 23, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment No patients or staff had to be removed from Spencer Hospital Saturday when the Spencer Fire Department responded to an early morning fire at the local medical facility. At 6:08 a.m., Spencer Fire … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Modesto, CA – Sprinkler system extinguishes suspicious overnight fire at Planned Parenthood May 27, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment The Modesto fire and police departments are investigating a suspicious, but apparently small, fire at the Planned Parenthood Modesto Health Center on McHenry Avenue early Wednesday. Signs on the doors of the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Montreal, QC, Canada – Arson fire at medical clinic performing gender change surgeries is extinguished by sprinkler system May 9, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment Police are seeking a male suspect in relation to a suspicious fire that targeted the Centre métropolitain de chirurgie in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough in Montreal, the only medical clinic in Canada that offers … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Middleburg Heights, OH – Possible arson fire at hospital contained with help from sprinkler system February 29, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment The city's detective bureau is reviewing a Feb. 21 fire at Southwest General Health Center. An employee saw smoke in an Emergency Department's hallway at 8 p.m. He and another staff member located … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic North Sydney, NS, Canada – Hospital laundry fire contained with help from sprinkler system February 7, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment The Nova Scotia Health Authority says a small fire overnight in the laundry room of the Northside General Hospital in North Sydney caused only minor damage. The fire was caused by the spontaneous … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
