Fairfax County Fire and Rescue determined a fire sprinkler saved residents and minimized damages at a Belle Haven apartment fire on Tuesday, July 31. Fairfax County and Alexandria firefighters responded to the 5900 block of Richmond Highway around 10:02 a.m. at the 13-story high rise.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Residential High Rise
Massena, NY – Kitchen fire in high-rise apartment complex suppressed by sprinkler system
Building sprinkler system douses kitchen fire at Massena high-rise apartment complex. The building’s sprinkler system was able to douse a kitchen fire late Saturday night on the eighth floor of the Laurel Terrace high-rise apartment complex. Massena volunteer and permanent firefighters were called out to an alarm activation at 10:47 p.m.… Continue Reading »
Waterloo, ON, Canada – Unattended cooking pan causes stove fire; Sprinkler system activated
Atlanta, GA – Overnight fire in midtown residential high rise contained with help from sprinkler system
An early morning fire that investigators believe may have started on a balcony forced more than two dozen residents to evacuate a Midtown high-rise early Tuesday. The fire at the Plaza Midtown, located at West Peachtree and 8th streets, was reported at 2:25 a.m., according to Atlanta fire Sgt.… Continue Reading »
Arlington, VA – Early morning fire at luxury high-rise condominium building contained by sprinkler system
Austin, TX – Fire in trash chute of high rise apartment building contained by sprinkler system
<The> fire last Sunday developed downtown on West 3rd Street at Amli, a hi-rise apartment building. AFD said the fire began in the first floor parking garage. They believe someone may have thrown a hot item in the trash compactor. Division Chief Thayer Smith said the sprinkler helped prevent the fire from spreading up the building.… Continue Reading »
Oklahoma City, OK – No injuries after fire at high rise retirement home is put out by sprinkler system
St. Louis, MO – Sprinkler system activates in fire at high rise for the elderly and disabled; No injuries reported
Tense times for residents Thursday morning at a Midtown St. Louis apartment high-rise after a fire temporarily shut down the elevators. The apartments are home to senior citizens and people with disabilities. All three elevators in the building were disabled after a cooking accident.… Continue Reading »
New Brunswick, NJ – Fire on 11th floor of luxury high rise apartment building put out with help from sprinkler system
Topeka, KS – Sprinkler system keeps senior high rise fire under control until firefighters arrive
Residents of a west Topeka senior high-rise apartment building were awakened by the sound of smoke alarms early Wednesday after a trash fire inside their building, authorities said. The residents either made it outside safely or sheltered in place as Topeka Fire Department crews extinguished the blaze.… Continue Reading »
