Category Archives: Manufacturing

Manufacturing, Power / Energy Facility

Temple, TX – Fire in nature gas turbine at power plant contained by fire sprinkler system

July 17, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Several Temple fire crews responded to a fire in a natural gas turbine at the Panda Power Plant in East Temple at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Temple Fire Department Training Chief Johnathan Christian … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

Ellensburg, WA – Automatic fire sprinklers extinguish fire at hay press caused by faulty light fixture; No injuries reported

June 28, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

An automatic fire sprinkler system helped save a hay press building near Ellensburg, according to a news release from Kittitas County Community Development Services.

At 6:46 Thursday morning, Kittitas … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill

Penticton, BC, Canada – Fire caused by forklift contained by fire sprinklers

June 18, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Penticton fire crews were called to a blaze at Greenwood Forest Products just after 4:30 a.m. on Monday.

Firefighters saw black smoke coming out of the middle and north … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill

Bennington, NH – Sprinkler system controlled fire at Paper Mill until fire crews arrived

June 8, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at Monadnock Paper Mills in Bennington Thursday morning around 9:45 a.m.

On scene, Monadnock Paper Mills Vice President of Human Resources Bill Peterson … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

Waco, TX – Packaging plant fire held in check by fire sprinkler system; No injuries reported

June 6, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Waco fire investigators estimate $1,000,000 damage to contents of a packaging plant facility in an early Monday morning fire.

Fire units were dispatched to the Sunoco Packaging plant at … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Nantucket, MA – Landfill fire held in check by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

May 29, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

It took Nantucket firefighters about two and a half hours early Saturday morning to extinguish a blaze that started in a pile of debris in the construction and demolition waste building at … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

Quincy, IL – Compressor fire kept in check by fire sprinklers

May 23, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

QUINCY, IL — Tri Township Fire responded to a fire at Titan International Inc. at 27th and Spruce in Quincy Tuesday night.

Assistant Fire Chief Darren Smith says the compressor … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Jeffersonville, OH – Sprinkler system keeps fire under control at automotive parts plant

May 14, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Shortly after 8 a.m. on Friday, firefighters responded to an active fire at TFO Tech in Jeffersonville.

According to the chief of the Jefferson Township Fire Department, Jeff … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

Portsmouth, VA – Commercial fire contained by sprinkler system

May 7, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Fire crews from Portsmouth and Navy Regional responded to a commercial fire in the 3800 block of Elm Avenue early Wednesday.

According to officials, the fire was able … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Southport, NY – Sprinkler system extinguished manufacturing fire before fire crews arrived

May 7, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Southport Fire official Mike Smith says that an industrial air compressor failed at the Elmira Stamping and Manufacturing Tuesday morning.

Employees evacuated and a sprinkler system extinguished the fire … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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