The fire was started when a burner on the stove was left on, igniting the microwave and other combustibles around the appliance. … Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Apartment Building
Knoxville, TN – Apartment fire put out with help from sprinkler system
Chattanooga, TN – No one hurt in early morning apartment fire suppressed by sprinkler system
An early morning fire last left a family of five displaced. Chattanooga firefighters were called to the Stoneridge Apartments about an automatic fire alarm going off around 3:00 am Tuesday morning. Firefighters were told by some residents that there was a small fire in a vacant apartment on the second floor. … Continue Reading »
Bridgeport, CT – Apartment kitchen fire extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries
Vernon Hills, IL – Sprinkler system extinguishes fourth floor apartment fire
Juneau, AK – Sprinkler system contains apartment fire started by unattended cooking
A kitchen fire sent smoke and residents streaming out of the Mendenhall Tower Apartments on Thursday morning, Capital City Fire/Rescue officials said on the scene. At 10:57 a.m. Thursday, Fire Marshal Dan Jager said, a call came in reporting that a fire had broken out in an apartment on the third floor of the apartments and that smoke was visible from the outside of the building.… Continue Reading »
Massena, NY – Kitchen fire in high-rise apartment complex suppressed by sprinkler system
Building sprinkler system douses kitchen fire at Massena high-rise apartment complex. The building’s sprinkler system was able to douse a kitchen fire late Saturday night on the eighth floor of the Laurel Terrace high-rise apartment complex. Massena volunteer and permanent firefighters were called out to an alarm activation at 10:47 p.m.… Continue Reading »
Hagerstown, MD – Apartment kitchen fire extinguished by automatic sprinkler system
A sprinkler system extinguished a fire last Monday afternoon in the kitchen of an apartment on Little Elliott Drive, according to Hagerstown Fire Marshal Doug DeHaven. DeHaven said an occupant in a third-floor apartment at 12817 Little Elliott Drive, off Leitersburg Pike, was attempting to cook food in oil, which overheated and caught fire. … Continue Reading »
