Fire struck an optical components factory at 1916 Greenleaf St. in Evanston last Friday afternoon. The fire was first reported about 2:15 p.m. and Evanston fire crews had managed to bring it under control in less than half an hour. All the workers in the building managed to get out safely on their own. … Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Manufacturing Plant
Oregon, OH – Overnight fire at auto parts manufacturer extinguished by sprinkler system
Employees at Autoneum in Oregon were forced to evacuate Friday morning after a machine caught on fire. It happened just before 5AM inside the factory which is located at 645 Lallendorf Road in Oregon. Oregon Fire officials tell 13abc the fire was out when firefighters arrived thanks to an overhead sprinkler system inside the building.… Continue Reading »
Holyoke, MA – Fire in paint booth of container plant controlled with help from sprinkler system
Palm City, FL – Fire put out in less than 20 minutes thanks to sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Oshkosh, WI – Manufacturing fire ignited by static electricity is contained by sprinkler system
Oxnard, CA – Sprinkler system assist firefighters in knocking down fire at manufacturing plant
A piece of equipment at an Oxnard manufacturing facility caught fire Saturday morning, summoning fire engines and two ladder trucks, officials said. The commercial structure fire was reported around 9:25 a.m. at 1400 Statham Parkway at a Haas Automation Inc. facility, authorities said.… Continue Reading »
Fort Smith, AR – Sprinkler system helps contain fire at chemical facility; Blaze confined to mixing container
First responders addressed a fire that arose in a chemical environment in west Fort Smith on Friday morning. The fire, which began around 9:15 a.m. Friday, occurred at Ashland Performance Materials, 5106 Wheeler Ave., on Friday. The blaze was confined to a mixing container used to combine chemicals for manufacturing purposes, Sebastian County Deputy Director of Emergency Management Travis Cooper said.… Continue Reading »
Cleburne, TX – Paint booth fire at lighting manufacturer extinguished with help from sprinkler system
Cleburne firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm with water flow at 12:48 p.m. Thursday in the 1700 block of Hal Avenue to find a large amount of smoke exiting the building at low velocity through large roll up doors. One employee advised that the fire was in the building’s paint booth oven area.… Continue Reading »
Providence, RI – Sprinkler system controls fire that started in mixing vat at mill
No one was hurt and no significant damage occurred when a fire broke out in a mixing vat at a Livingston Street mill building, Chief William Kenyon said. The fire at 35 Livingston St. was confined to the mixing vat in a room where soap products were made, Kenyon said, and appeared to have been started by an inadvertent mix of substances. … Continue Reading »
