Child Care Facility, Hospital/Care Facility Sprinkler system puts out fire at daycare (Clearfield, PA) August 13, 2013 viking210 A fire occurred at approximately 3:00 on the morning of August 9 at a child care center. The building’s fire sprinkler system extinguished the fire. According to reports, the fire began when a laundry basket full of rags combusted; the police are ruling the fire as accidental. No one was injured as a result of the fire.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Fire contained by fire sprinklers on hospital campus (Houston, TX) August 8, 2013 viking210 2 Comments Fire sprinklers kept a fire that began in the mechanical room of a building on hospital grounds was controlled by the building’s fire sprinkler system. Fire crews were able to put out the remaining flames, and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Medical center fire eliminated by sprinklers (Washington, DC) July 18, 2013 viking210 The fire sprinklers in a medical center quickly put out a fire which began in one of its rooms. No injuries were reported.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Medical facility fire stopped by fire sprinkler system (Sussex, WI) April 25, 2013 viking210 A fire that began in a storage room at Quad Med was likely caused by the malfunction of a heating element. When fire crews arrived, the fire had been put out by the fire sprinkler system. The responding fire department reported that the fire sprinkler limited the amount of damage caused by the fire.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Fire sprinklers prove worth at medical center fire (Yuma, AZ) April 16, 2013 viking210 The Yuma Fire Department arrived to a medical center to find that the fire had been contained and extinguished by the center’s fire sprinkler system. The fire never extended past the second floor office of pediatrics. No injuries were reported.
Adult Care/Rehab Center, Hospital/Care Facility Sprinkler system extinguishes dumpster fire at senior center (Juneau, AK) March 18, 2013 viking210 1 Comment A fire in a dumpster prompted firefighters to respond to the adult day care service at about 9:45 a.m. Saturday morning, but a sprinkler system extinguished the flames before they arrived. “They worked as they’re supposed to,” said Capital City Fire/Rescue Firefighter John Krebsbach, the shift captain at the downtown station at the time. “That’s why they’re there.” He speculated one of the residents probably dumped an ashtray with hot embers down the garbage chute, eventually catching fire.
Adult Care/Rehab Center Arson fire at medical center contained by sprinkler system (Englewood, CO) December 15, 2012 viking210 An arrest was made in Englewood Friday afternoon in connection to an arson started by a burning Molotov cocktail. Police say the suspect threw the Molotov cocktail, through a window at 125 East Hampden Avenue around noon Friday. The building – which houses a Health One rehabilitation facility – has a full fire sprinkler system which contained the fire. There were no injuries.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Sprinkler system contains medical center fire to laundry area (Duluth, GA) July 30, 2012 viking210 A fire that occurred at Gwinnett Medical Center-Duluth on Saturday was contained to the laundry area. A hospital spokeswoman said the fire was contained quickly due to an effective sprinkler system and hospital employees who used four fire extinguishers. Workers who helped keep the fire from spreading were evaluated in the emergency room and are in good condition.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Elevator fire suppressed by fire sprinkler system (Nashville, TN) May 29, 2012 viking210 The Parkway Towers office building had an electrical fire begin in the garage portion of the elevator shaft. According to Nashville Fire Department spokesman Joaquin Toon, the building’s fire sprinklers activated and helped to suppress the fire.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Hospital fire extinguished by fire sprinklers (Clearwater, FL) May 25, 2012 viking210 A fire that began in a patient’s room at Morton Plant Hospital could have had a more devastating outcome had fire sprinklers not been present. Fire crews received the call about the fire at 8:16 a.m., and when they arrived three minutes later, the fire sprinkler system had already put out the flames.
