Category Archives: Residential High Rise

Arlington, VA – Trash compactor fire in high rise residential building extinguished by sprinkler system

April 11, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Fire at Pike Apartment Building — “Units on scene 5500 blk of Columbia Pike for fire in trash compactor in high rise residential building. Fire is out, extinguished by sprinkler system. No … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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Schaumburg, IL – (no media coverage) Kitchen fire in residential high-rise building extinguished by sprinkler system

March 6, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

** Fire Department Reported - No Media Coverage ** Around 6:30 pm on March 4, the Schaumburg Fire Department responded to 1427 Valley Lake Drive for a general fire alarm. Fire companies found … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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Newark, DE – No injuries in fire at high-rise student housing complex; Sprinkler system contained fire

March 4, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

No one was injured in an early morning fire at a high rise student housing complex behind the Newark Shopping Center, the Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. reported. At 2:36 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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Austin, TX – Kitchen fire at off-campus high rise apartment extinguished by sprinkler system

February 22, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

A stove fire that broke out Saturday night in a West Campus high-rise apartment building displaced six residents from two units, Austin fire officials said. Firefighters responded around 11 p.m. to a … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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Santa Monica, CA – Sprinkler system keeps high rise building fire from spreading

February 20, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

A Santa Monica high rise by the beach caught fire last Monday night before Santa Monica and Los Angeles firefighters put out the blaze, according to the Santa Monia Fire Department (SMFD).

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Tysons, VA – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire in 19-story high-rise building; No injuries reported

February 16, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

There was a fire earlier this week at the 8200 block of Crestwood Heights Drive in Tysons, but even before Fairfax Fire & Rescue arrived it was doused by the building’s sprinkler … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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Fargo, ND – Fire on 14th floor of residential high-rise contained with help from sprinkler system; No injuries reported

January 21, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

An automatic sprinkler helped contain a fire in an apartment on the 14th floor of the 22-story Fargo Lashkowitz High Rise. Firefighters were called to the fire at 101 2nd St. S. … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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Hoboken, NJ – Residential high-rise fire suppressed by sprinkler system

December 10, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

One person was injured when a three-alarm fire broken out in a Hoboken apartment building Wednesday, police said. It's not clear what caused the blaze at 2 Marine View Plaza, but two … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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Pittsburgh, PA – Fire chief credits sprinkler system in preventing worse situation in high rise senior apartment building fire

November 23, 2018 viking210 1 Comment

The Pittsburgh fire chief credited a sprinkler system with likely preventing a worse situation for seniors evacuated by a fire Saturday at their high-rise apartment building in Hill District.

“Thankfully, this 10-story building had … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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Waikiki, HI – Sprinkler system contained fire to one unit in 38-story high rise fire; No injuries reported

November 22, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

The Honolulu Fire Department says an automated fire sprinkler system stopped the flames from spreading in a blaze at a high-rise in Waikiki late Friday night.

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Category Archives: Residential High Rise

Arlington, VA – Trash compactor fire in high rise residential building extinguished by sprinkler system

Schaumburg, IL – (no media coverage) Kitchen fire in residential high-rise building extinguished by sprinkler system

Newark, DE – No injuries in fire at high-rise student housing complex; Sprinkler system contained fire

Austin, TX – Kitchen fire at off-campus high rise apartment extinguished by sprinkler system

Santa Monica, CA – Sprinkler system keeps high rise building fire from spreading

Tysons, VA – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire in 19-story high-rise building; No injuries reported

Fargo, ND – Fire on 14th floor of residential high-rise contained with help from sprinkler system; No injuries reported

Hoboken, NJ – Residential high-rise fire suppressed by sprinkler system

Pittsburgh, PA – Fire chief credits sprinkler system in preventing worse situation in high rise senior apartment building fire

Waikiki, HI – Sprinkler system contained fire to one unit in 38-story high rise fire; No injuries reported

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