Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill North Okanagan, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system activated for fire at sawmill April 4, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Quick-thinking employees and a fire suppression system saved the day at a North Okanagan sawmill Saturday. The Lumby Fire Department were called to a fire at the Tolko … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Holyoke, MA – Machinery fire at medical device manufacturer is contained by sprinkler system March 31, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment A machine at a company which manufactures medical devices caught fire Tuesday afternoon. No one was injured in the blaze, which was contained to one machine at Marox Corp., on 373 Whitney … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Nashua, NH – Factory fire held in check by sprinkler system; Firefighters extinguish blaze March 29, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Fire officials credited the sprinkler system in a large Crown Street factory with holding a smoky fire at bay until firefighters were able to get inside and attack the source of the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Palatine, IL – Fire at plating company controlled with help from automatic sprinkler system March 24, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment An automatic sprinkler helped control a fire that broke out Wednesday night at a manufacturing plant in Palatine, authorities said Thursday. Firefighters were dispatched to the Arlington Plating Co., 600 S. Vermont … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill Glen Falls, NY – Fire at tissue paper mill contained with help from sprinkler system March 23, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Firefighters from several local departments responded to a fire at the Essity Tissue mill in South Glens Falls late Sunday and early Monday, but the mill was up and running as of … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Hawkesbury, ON, Canada – Fire at thermoplastics manufacturing plant contained with help from sprinkler system March 7, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment There was a minor fire at the Prémoulé thermoplastics plant on Tessier Street in Hawkesbury last Friday evening. According to the Hawkesbury Fire Department, the call arrived at 9:14 p.m. and the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Bowling Green, OH – Fire in large manufacturing facility extinguished by sprinkler system March 5, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment A fire in a compressor at a Bowling Green business caused the evacuation of the building. The Bowling Green Fire Division was called to Vehtek, 2125 Wood-Bridge Blvd., at 12:56 p.m. … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing Harrisburg, PA – Sprinkler system limits spread of fire in exhaust stack at industrial facility March 4, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment A Wednesday last night fire at a Harrisburg industrial site damaged a roof and exhaust stack, but no one was injured as a result of the blaze. That is according to Harrisburg … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Winona, MN – Fire at manufacturing plant contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported February 21, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment A pallet loaded too close to a radiant heater in the storage shipment area of Behrens Manufacturing caught fire early Friday morning, triggering three sprinkler heads and causing some structural and water … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Food Processing, Manufacturing Beloit, WI – Cooker fire at Kettle Foods contained by sprinkler system February 15, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment A cooker fire was reported early this morning at Kettle Foods in the 3100 block of Kettle Way, and no injuries were reported, according to the Beloit Fire Department. … Continue Reading »
