Category Archives: Residential

Residential, Single Family Home

Redding, CA – Fire sprinklers stop garage fire from spreading after batteries catch on fire; No injuries reported

April 3, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

Redding firefighters responded to a residential fire which they later learned was started by a failed RC car battery.

On Thursday, at 7:39 p.m., the Redding Fire Department (RFD) … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Residential, Residential High Rise

Hagerstown, MD – Trash chute fire in high-rise complex for elderly and disabled residents extinguished by fire sprinklers; No injuries reported

April 3, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

Smoke from a fire in a trash chute drove residents of Potomac Towers from their apartments Wednesday night, but no one was hurt and there was no serious damage to the building, … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Abilene, TX – Eighth-floor apartment cooking fire controlled by sprinkler system

April 1, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

Abilene firefighters responded Saturday to two structure fires, including one in a downtown high-rise building that activated the sprinkler system, according to news releases.

At about 9:20 p.m., fire crews … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Mt. Pleasant, WI – Fire sprinklers stop stove top fire from spreading in apartment; No injuries reported

April 1, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

No one was injured in a Sunday afternoon kitchen fire that aused an estimated $3,300 in damage at the Regency West Apartments in the 2300 block of Loni Lane.

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Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Charleston, SC – (no media coverage) Sprinkler system controls unattended cooking fire in condo

March 31, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

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Apartment Building, Residential

Crescent City, CA – Fourth floor apartment fire knocked down by fire sprinkler

March 30, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

On Thursday, March 26^th at 12:47 PM a fire broke out in a fourth-floor apartment at the Surf Apartments located at 108 H Street, Crescent City. Originally dispatched as a fire alarm sounding … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Baton Rouge, LA – Sprinkler system at nursing home controls fire caused by air conditioning unit

March 30, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to a local nursing home early Saturday morning.

After arriving at the Sterling Place Nursing Home, BRFD says “they were directed to the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Savannah, GA – Fire sprinkler extinguishes apartment kitchen fire; No injuries reported

March 27, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

A Savannah resident was displaced after firefighters responded to a kitchen fire in the Sustainable Fellwood complex, according to a Savannah Fire Department press release issued Thursday, March 26.

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Apartment Building, Residential

Wallingford, CT – Apartment fire controlled by fire sprinklers

March 26, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

More than two dozen people were displaced from their homes after a fire at an apartment complex Tuesday afternoon in Wallingford. The fire occurred at the Parker Place apartment complex at 53 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Winston-Salem, NC – Sprinkler system keeps stove fire from spreading throughout apartment

March 26, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

Four adults and three children were displaced after an apartment fire on Wednesday night.

Firefighters arrived on the scene at 185 Willow Oaks Drive at 10:22 p.m. and had … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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