The fire department was called out around 4:40 p.m. by an alarm company that notified dispatch that the inside sprinklers had been activated in an LDS chapel located on 3800 West Cody Drive. “We get false alarms all the time,” Phillips said.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Place of Worship
Federal Way, WA – Church fire cause by cigarette discarded in mulch controlled by sprinkler system
Killeen, TX – Early morning church fire contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Nisswa, MN – Sprinkler system tackles kitchen fire at Timberwood Church
Lithia Springs, GA – Arsonists ignite donated food at church; Sprinkler system contains fire
Kansas City, MO – Sprinkler system extinguishes church arson fire set by racist vandal
Someone broke into a predominantly black church in south Kansas City early Sunday morning, starting a small fire and leaving the front doors and windows defaced with racist graffiti, according to law enforcement officials. Members of Concord Fortress of Hope Church arrived in the morning to see the spray-painted graffiti, which included an ethnic slur directed at black people, the letters “KKK” and what appeared to be an attempt at making a swastika.… Continue Reading »
Tracy, CA – Sprinkler system puts out fire at church
Tracy firefighters were sent to a church Monday afternoon after a small fire on a stairway set off a fire sprinkler and alarm. Battalion Chief Rick Doyle said they were originally sent to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1981 Chester Drive, to investigate a fire alarm that sounded shortly after 2 p.m.… Continue Reading »
