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Niagara Falls, NY – Fire sprinkler helped suppress fire on 15th floor of high rise apartment building

June 16, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

A driver for the Meals on Wheels program helped avert a potential tragedy in an apartment building in the 900 block of Cedar Avenue late Friday morning.

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St. Paul, MN – Fire on 10th-floor of residential high-rise contained by fire sprinklers

May 20, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

Hundreds of people were forced from a St. Paul high-rise by a fire on Monday night, but sprinklers helped contain the damage.

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Hagerstown, MD – Trash chute fire in high-rise complex for elderly and disabled residents extinguished by fire sprinklers; No injuries reported

April 3, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

Smoke from a fire in a trash chute drove residents of Potomac Towers from their apartments Wednesday night, but no one was hurt and there was no serious damage to the building, … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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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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