Two apartments at Clarke School Apartments, 24 Mary St., remained uninhabitable as of Friday afternoon due to fire, smoke and water damage in one apartment and water damage in a second apartment below it, according to Fire Chief Brian Dugan. The report of a fire in a third-floor apartment came in on Wednesday at about 2:10 p.m.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Apartment Building
Lacey, WA – Sprinkler system prevented fire from spreading in apartment complex; No injuries reported
Port Royal, SC – Sprinkler system assist firefighters in controlling apartment fire; Device being charged caught fire
Residents of 9 apartments were displaced Tuesday night after an electronic device caught fire on a resident’s couch at the Parc at Broad River complex in Port Royal, according to fire officials. Fire Chief Reece Bertholf, of the Beaufort-Port Royal Fire Department, said the device, which was being charged when it caught fire, was burned up in the blaze.… Continue Reading »
Lewisville, TX – Sprinkler system activated in arson fire at apartment building
Hickory, NC – Sprinkler system keeps dryer fire in apartment building contained until fire crews arrive
Vancouver, BC, Canada – Apartment building fire contained to single unit by sprinkler system
Alexandria, VA – Kitchen fire at apartment building suppressed by sprinkler system
A small fire at the Huntington Gateway apartments on Richmond Highway on Tuesday night was quickly contained, but resulted in two residents being displaced. The fire was called in shortly after 10 p.m., and was contained to the kitchen in one unit on the 5th floor, according to a Fairfax County Fire and Rescue spokesman. … Continue Reading »
Herndon, VA – No injuries in apartment fire extinguished by sprinkler system
Spokane, WA – Overnight fire at downtown apartment building controlled with help from sprinkler system
Spokane Fire Department Special Investigation Unit team members are investigating the cause of a fire that damaged a downtown apartment building early last Saturday morning. It happened on the 300 block of W. 2nd Avenue just after 1:00 a.m., according to Public Safety Communications Manager Michele Anderson. … Continue Reading »
