Apartment Building, Residential, Residential High Rise Youngstown, OH – Fire on 15th floor of residential high-rise extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries May 14, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A fire on the 15th floor of the International Towers in downtown Youngstown resulted in the building’s evacuation Friday. Youngstown Fire Department Battalion Chief Ron Russo said the department first … Continue Reading ››
Apartment Building, Residential, Residential High Rise Calgary, AB, Canada – Sprinkler system stops high-rise balcony fire from entering building; No injuries reported May 7, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Several floors of a southwest Calgary apartment building were evacuated Saturday night after a fire broke out on an upper storey balcony. Around 9:30 p.m., the Calgary Fire Department responded to several calls regarding … Continue Reading ››
Residential, Residential High Rise Shreveport, LA – High-rise apartment fire put out by sprinkler system April 13, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Cleanup is underway after a fire at an apartment building in downtown Shreveport. Authorities think a trash can in a closet on the 11th floor of Fairmont Apartments caught fire. The sprinkler system doused … Continue Reading ››
Residential, Residential High Rise Shreveport, LA – Sprinkler system puts out fire on 10th floor of apartment building January 22, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Residents of the Highland View Apartments were evacuated last night after firefighters responded to an apartment fire around 10:50 PM. It happened on the 10th floor of the apartment building in the 1800 block … Continue Reading ››
Apartment Building, Residential, Residential High Rise Pittsburgh, PA – Fire in high-rise apartment complex contained to sixth floor apartment by sprinkler system January 19, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment One person was taken to the hospital after a fire broke out Wednesday evening at a high-rise apartment complex in the city’s Sheraden section. The three-alarm fire broke out around 7:30 p.m. at the … Continue Reading ››
Apartment Building, Residential, Residential High Rise Pleasantville, NJ – Sprinklers help extinguish mattress fire at high-rise apartment building; No injuries reported January 16, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment City firefighters extinguished a mattress fire Tuesday evening in one of the city’s new downtown high-rise buildings. No injuries were reported in the fire, which was reported 7:23 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10 at apartment … Continue Reading ››
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential, Residential High Rise Evanston, IL – Fire at senior residential high rise controlled by sprinkler system; No injuries reported December 28, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment Evanston fire crews responded to a report of a fire on the 9th floor of The Mather at 425 Davis St. shortly before noon. Fire Division Chief Paul Polep says a resident of the … Continue Reading ››
Residential, Residential High Rise Chicago, IL – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire in low income residential high-rise November 20, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment Last Friday, fire sprinklers controlled and extinguished a fire in a trash compactor room at the Lawson House YMCA at 30 West Chicago Avenue in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. The 24-story residential high-rise, … Continue Reading ››
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential High Rise Southfield, MI – Early morning fire in senior high-rise complex put out by sprinkler system; No injuries reported October 27, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment The all-clear has been given after some scary, smoky moments inside a senior living complex in Southfield early Thursday morning. Fire crews were called around 3:30 a.m. to Highland Towers off … Continue Reading ››
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential High Rise Lafayette, LA – Sprinkler system activates in high-rise senior apartment building fire; No injuries reported October 19, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment The fire originated in an apartment on the fourth floor of Evangeline Elderly Apartments. It was caused by an occupant who left a pot of grease unattended on the stove top. The grease … Continue Reading ››
