Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill Sprinkler system stopped paper mill fire from spreading (Oregon City, OR) June 19, 2012 viking210 Firefighters responded to a small fire Monday at the former Blue Heron Paper Co. mill site in Oregon City. The building’s sprinkler system stopped the fire from spreading before firefighters came in and extinguished the remaining flames. No one was reported hurt and the cause is still under investigation.
Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing Sprinkler system controls fire at chemical distribution facility (St. Albans, WV) June 12, 2012 viking210 A fire at a St. Albans chemical distribution facility appears to be under control, Kanawha County emergency officials said late this morning. Sprinklers at the Brenntag operation on 1st Street contained the blaze, and crews were ventilating the building before entering to further investigate, said Dale Petry, Kanawha County’s emergency services coordinator.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Fire Sprinkler System Extinguishes Fire at Ohio Plant (Bellevue, OH) May 12, 2012 viking210 Firefighters responded to a Friday evening fire on a line at the A. Schulman Inc. plant in Bellevue. An employee reported a fire on line 5, and firefighters found water on the floor from the sprinkler system and smoke in the building, said Lt. Tony Schaffer of the Bellevue Fire Department. The sprinkler system put out the fire after about 20 minutes, Schaffer said
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Fire sprinkler system aids firefighters in factory fire (Bend, OR) May 12, 2012 viking210 Firefighters arrived at a window and door factory fire to find that fire sprinklers had been activated by the flames. Fire crews extinguished the remaining flames. No one was reported injured.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Firefighters cite sprinklers value in factory fire (New Holland, PA) May 5, 2012 viking210 Firefighters report that the fire at a New Holland factory could have been a lot bigger, but the building was spared by something very small – the building’s fire sprinklers. “They had a sprinkler head inside the unit itself,” said Deputy Chief Jeff Martin of the Liberty Fire Company. “It got hot enough to activate that sprinkler head so actually the sprinkler head didn’t complete out, but it controlled the fire and held it into tact until we could get into it and completely extinguish it. That goes to show you, sprinkler systems do save property and they save jobs for employees, too.”
Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill Firefighters aided by fire sprinklers at paper mill fire (Vancouver, WA) April 21, 2012 viking210 A small fire that broke out at a paper mill was “pretty much done” by the time firefighters arrived thanks to the mill’s fire sprinkler system, reported Camas-Washougal Chief Nick Swinhart. There were no injuries reported.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Hoover factory fire doused by fire sprinklers (Canton, OH) April 9, 2012 viking210 Sprinklers activated and doused a fire that broke out in a Hoover, Inc. factory where sweeper bags are produced, Battalian Chief Ray Harple reported. No injuries were reported.
Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing Fire sprinklers quickly douse hazmat fire (Fresno, CA) March 30, 2012 viking210 Fire sprinklers almost immediately extinguished a fire that broke out at an anodizing business. No injuries were reported.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Damage minimized at GM plant thanks to fire sprinklers (Arlington, TX) March 26, 2012 viking210 After a fire broke out at a GM plant, fire sprinklers aided workers in suppressing the flames, GM spokesperson Donna McLallen said. The Arlington Fire Department said that while the call came into them at 12:08 p.m., the fire was out by 12:28 p.m. There were no injuries reported.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Sprinkler system aids firefighters at factory fire, no one injured (Lake Forest, IL) March 19, 2012 viking210 Sprinklers held the fire in check, and firefighters quickly put out the flames, according to Fire Media Affairs. The blaze didn’t spread beyond the hopper and no one was hurt.
