Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire contained by sprinkler system (St. Cloud, MN) October 17, 2012 viking210 St. Cloud Deputy Fire Chief Dean Wrobbel says a sprinkler system saved an apartment building from going up in flames early this morning. Wrobbel says when they got there, they found a mattress on fire in a second floor hallway. The sprinkler system had been activated, which kept the fire contained.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system contains apartment kitchen fire (Oak Ridge, TN) October 15, 2012 viking210 Fire crews responded to a third story apartment fire that started accidentally on the stove. It was contained by sprinklers and quickly put out by the fire crews. No one was injured.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system contains apartment hallway fire (Santa Barbara, CA) October 10, 2012 viking210 Investigators believe a fire was intentionally set in an apartment building. When fire crews responded to the call they discovered a burning pile of rubbish in the hallway. The sprinkler system in the three-story apartment contained the fire. About 30 occupants were evacuated and no injuries reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system extinguishes apartment cooking fire (Leavenworth, KS) October 10, 2012 viking210 A Leavenworth Fire Department official says a fire at an apartment Monday night could have been a lot more serious if it hadn’t been for a sprinkler system. Water from the sprinklers extinguished the flames from a cooking fire at Abernathy Lofts before firefighters arrived. It also was reported that a woman who had fallen asleep in the apartment was awakened when the sprinklers went off, according to Assistant Fire Chief Mark Nietzke. “This is a good example of what a sprinkler system can do,” he said.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system controls apartment fire (Somerville, MA) October 4, 2012 viking210 An apartment above a restaurant caught on fire due to careless disposal of smoking materials. The fire likely started in a waste basket and spread to a wall and cabinets. The sprinkler system controlled the fire.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system extinguishes apartment fire (Vancouver, WA) October 3, 2012 viking210 A family built a fire Tuesday night but the flames got too big and broke the apartment’s glass fire screen. Sprinklers doused the flames by the time firefighters arrived. Crews helped the family turn off the fire alarm and sprinklers.
Apartment Building, Residential Off-campus apartment fire contained by sprinkler system (Ettrick, VA) October 3, 2012 viking210 The blaze began in one of the off-campus apartments that was being used for storage. The building’s sprinkler system helped keep the fire from spreading to other units. Fire officials said the stove in the apartment was accidently turned on and lit items on the stove on fire. No injuries were reported and the students who live in the building were able to return to their apartments within hours of the fire.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire at apartment complex laundry room contained by sprinkler system (Coon Rapids, MN) September 24, 2012 viking210 A sprinkler doused a fire in the laundry room on the second floor of a Coon Rapids apartment complex. “It’s what we call a sprinkler save,” said Fire Marshal Todd Williams.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment kitchen fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Decatur, IL) September 14, 2012 viking210 Food left cooking on a stove resulted in a small apartment fire. “It was a small fire,” Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Abbott said, “and the sprinkler system (in the apartment) had extinguished it by the time we got there. All we had to do was turn off the sprinkler system valve and ventilate the apartment. It was a successful use of the sprinkler system.” No injuries were reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system makes the difference in apartment kitchen fire (Jackson, NJ) August 31, 2012 viking210 Jackson Firefighters responded to a second kitchen fire at a residence on Victoria Circle. There were no injuries reported, according to Station 55 Chief Timothy Carson. Fire fighters were dispatched, and on arrival, found that the occupants had been cooking when a flash fire erupted. The sprinkler system and two installed extinguisher pods inside the cook-top exhaust fan put the fire out.
