Firefighters say a small fire in a Keene State College dorm room was put out by a sprinkler system. The fire department was dispatched shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday to the Pondside 1 Dormitory. There was no one in the room at the time of the fire.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Residence Hall/Dormitory
Boston, MA – Residence hall fire at Boston College contained with help from sprinkler system, No injuries reported
Tucson, AZ – Fire at college student apartment put out by sprinkler system
Thanks to a sprinkler system both lives and property was saved from a fire on Tuesday, March 13 according to a news release from the Tucson Fire Department. An alarm sounded around 5 p.m. Tuesday, notifying the 911 center of a possible fire on the 6th floor of an apartment complex in the 300 block of East Congress.… Continue Reading »
Grand Forks, ND – Fire in university residence hall caused by unattended candle extinguished by sprinkler system
Union, NJ – Residence hall fire put out by sprinkler system; No injuries
Manhattan, KS – Dormitory fire at Kansas State University extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
A fire at a Kansas State dormitory displaced about two dozen students. University officials say the fire early Friday started on the fourth floor of Wefald Hall. All students were evacuated for about three hours. No injuries were reported. Sprinklers extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived.… Continue Reading »
Durham, NC – Dorm room fire at Duke University extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
A dorm room was damaged in a fire at Duke University on Saturday evening, officials said. The fire was reported at 7:48 p.m. at 420 Chapel Drive, according to Durham fire officials. “Firefighters found the sprinkler system had activated and extinguished a small fire in a dorm room,” Chris Iannuzzi, deputy chief of the Durham Fire Department said in a news release.… Continue Reading »
San Antonio, TX – Fire in university apartment building under construction put out by sprinkler system
Kennesaw, GA – Fire in on-campus residence hall extinguished by sprinkler system
*** No Media Coverage *** On 11/9/17 – A fire in a residence hall room at Kennesaw State University was extinguished by an automatic sprinkler head. The fire started from a vape e- cigarette battery and damage from the fire was contained to one room in a two bedroom suite. … Continue Reading »
Parkland, WA – Fire on 8th floor of campus residence hall extinguished by sprinkler system
A fire ignited in a Tingelstad dorm room around 1 p.m. Nov. 3, starting in a three person room on the 8th floor. According to the Campus Safety (CSAF) report, “combustible materials” were stored on top of the kitchenette stove. The Pierce County Fire Prevention Bureau report states that the right rear burner was inadvertently activated, causing the materials to flare.… Continue Reading »
