Category Archives: Apartment Building
Lynchburgh, VA – Overnight trash chute fire at apartment building is put out by sprinkler system
Fall River, MA – Sprinklers extinguish fire on 6th floor of apartment building with over 100 elderly and disabled residents; No injuries
Hartford, CT – Apartment fire put out by sprinkler system; No injuries
Rochester, MN – Fire officials credit sprinkler system in extinguishing apartment blaze
Berkeley, CA – Sprinkler extinguishes kitchen fire in fourth floor apartment; No injuries
The Berkeley Fire Department responded Monday to an apartment fire on University Avenue. Interim Berkeley Fire Chief Avery Webb said the fire department received a report just before 10:40 a.m. of a water-flow alarm from the fire suppression system at 1122 University, just east of San Pablo Avenue.
The city dispatched a single-alarm assignment for a possible structure fire.
Webb said damage was estimated to be approximately $100,000. No injuries were reported.
Athens, GA – Sprinkler system contains arson fire in apartment following domestic dispute
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North Adams, MA – Cooking fire in 7th floor apartment quickly put out by sprinkler system
“There is a chance the power will not be restored by the evening so I have reserved a block of rooms at the Holiday Inn for anybody needing accommodations,” she said. “I will update the board when a further assessment of the damage is concluded.
“The important thing is nobody was injured.”
Police and North Adams Ambulance Service also responded; Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Police assisted with traffic control as Ashland Street was restricted to one lane.
The incident is under investigation.