Category Archives: Manufacturing

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Fire kept in check by sprinkler system at Northrop Grumman facility (Rolling Meadows, IL)

August 21, 2014 viking210

“We responded to a call that came in around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday reporting an electrical explosion,” Rolling Meadows Fire Chief Scott Franzgrote said Tuesday night. “When we arrived we found an electrical panel accident and an arc fire …”

Franzgrote said the fire suppression system and sprinklers helped to fully contain the fire in a large mechanical room where the explosion occurred. “The good design of the building and the suppression did its job well in containing the fire,” Franzgrote said. “The masonry of the room and the sprinklers prevented it from being a bigger incident.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Fire controlled by sprinkler system at manufacturing facility (Minden, NV)

August 14, 2014 viking210

A morning fire broke out at a coating and cleaning manufacturing facility on Wednesday. The fire crews that arrived to the scene reported that the fire was “mostly out” when they came on the scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation; no injuries were reported.

Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

Early morning fire at hydraulic press business extinguished by sprinkler system (Ogden, UT)

July 28, 2014 viking210

A sprinkler system is given credit for putting out a fire at a business early Saturday morning.  The fire was in a hydraulic press at a business. The sprinkler system extinguished the fire rapidly.  The sprinkler system in this fire worked exactly how it was designed and played a large roll in extinguishing the fire and confining it to a small area.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Sprinkler system saves manufacturing plant from sustaining major damage (Thomasville, NC)

July 21, 2014 viking210

A sprinkler system saved a manufacturing plant from sustaining major damage, said Robbie Binkley, battalion chief for the Thomasville Fire Department.  Rocky Watts, division chief of code enforcement/fire marshal for the TFD, said the plant housed 100 gallons of sulfuric acid mixed with water in a chemical open system. He explained the fire was around the system. Watts said it appears the fire was a result of a shortage in the electrical wiring in the heating element of a chemical holding tank.  There was no structural damage and minimal smoke damage, the battalion chief reported. 

A fire destroyed the same business 10 years ago, at which time it did not have a sprinkler system, he said.  The sprinkler system “kept the fire in check and saved the building,” Binkley said. Watts said the company cleans racing parts and places a coating on them.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Damage minimized at manufacturing facility (Denison, TX)

June 25, 2014 viking210

A manufacturing facility fire on Tuesday morning is being investigated as suspicious. When fire crews responded to the fire at approximately 5 a.m., they found that the door to the building was open and smoke was pouring out of the facility. The building’s fire sprinkler had been activated when they arrived as well.

 

“[The fire sprinklers] actually saved the building itself,” Denison Fire Chief Bill Ray said. “You would have a little water on the floor, but there wasn’t a lot of damage to the products. They were able to get back in and start working at noon because they had a sprinkler system.”

 

No injuries were reported.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Manufacturing facility fire halted by sprinkler system (Lombard, IL)

June 11, 2014 viking210

A metal fabrication facility had a fire occur early Wednesday, June 11. No employees were present when the fire occurred, but the building was equipped with fire sprinklers, which contained the fire.

Assistant Fire Chief Jerry Howell said about the incident, “Basically the sprinkler system kept it in check. It could have been much worse.”

Investigating units are still determining the cause of the fire, but initial investigation shows the fire does not appear to be suspicious. No injuries were reported.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Manufacturing fire controlled by sprinklers (Kelowna, BC)

June 2, 2014 viking210

After midnight on Thursday, a fire was reported in the attic space of a manufacturing facility. Upon entering the building, fire crews found that most of the fire had been put out by the facility’s fire sprinkler system. Firefighters put out the rest of the fire. 

The cause of the fire remains under investigation; no injuries were reported.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Sprinklers save lives and property at manufacturing facility fire (Middlebury, IN)

May 12, 2014 viking210

After some equipment caught on fire at a wood manufacturing facility early Friday morning, four area fire departments arrived to fight the flames. 

Middlebury Fire Chief Jeff Wogoman said, “I figured we’d have a beast on our hands, but it went pretty smooth.”

The facility was equipped with fire sprinklers, which contained the the flames. 

“If they didn’t have a sprinkler system, it probably would have burned down,” Chief Wogoman said. “That’s what saved the building – that early control of the fire.”

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Manufacturing plant fire contained by sprinklers (Salem, VA)

May 5, 2014 viking210

A machine caught on fire in a manufacturing facility on Friday night at about 10:15 p.m. No personnel were inside the building at the time of the fire, but the facility’s fire sprinkler system activated and controlled the fire until fire crews arrived in response to the fire alarm. Firefighters were able to douse the remaining flames within 15 minutes. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill

Paper mill fire suppressed by sprinkler system (Longview, WA)

April 15, 2014 viking210

On Sunday night, a fire broke out near a paper machine in a paper mill. The building’s fire sprinkler activated upon the paper machine that had started on fire, and fire was eliminated. No injuries were reported from the incident.