An Ames electric services employee saw smoke and fire coming from the top of the bin and contacted emergency services.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Manufacturing
Tilbury, ON, Canada – Industrial fire confined to point of origin by sprinkler system, Fire Chief says
Chatham-Kent firefighters tackled an industrial fire Saturday in Tilbury. Officials say they first got the call shortly before 4pm, on a report of an activated fire alarm at 28 Mill St. W. When firefighters arrived, they found the building filled with smoke and upgraded the call to a structure fire. … Continue Reading »
Fountain Inn, SC – Sprinkler systems keep fire outside plastics business from spreading into structures
Evanston, IL – Sprinkler system holds factory fire in check; All workers evacuated safely
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 »
Salina, KS – Fire in mixing room at food supply company suppressed with help from sprinkler system; No injuries
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
Norcross, GA – Fire at corn mill contained with help from sprinkler system; Exhaust pipe identified as origin of fire
An exhaust pipe in a corn mill and refinery is believed to have caused a fire at the Norcross business Friday afternoon. Firefighters responded at 12:28 p.m. to an automatic fire alarm at Olé Mexican Foods, Inc., which is located on Crescent Drive NW in unincorporated Norcross, after the alarm company told dispatch that multiple manual pull stations had been activated, said Justin Wilson, a spokesman for the Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services.… Continue Reading »
