Fire rescue crews were called to a high rise apartment building fire in Northeast Miami-Dade. The incident happened Saturday afternoon at the 7900 block of Northeast Bayshore Court. According to officials, the building was evacuated after reports of a fire in the second floor storage room.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Residential High Rise
Philadelphia, PA – Sprinkler system extinguishes multiple arson fires at high rise apartment building
Spring Valley, IL – No injuries in high-rise residential fire extinguished by sprinkler system
*** Please See Sprinkler Saves Blog Note to Editor Below *** Sprinkler damage: Spring Valley high-rise residents displaced. No one was hurt in a Sunday night fire at the Spring Valley high-rise, but 24 residents were displaced by heavy water damage from the sprinklers.… Continue Reading »
Stamford, CT – High rise apartment fire contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
The occupants of four apartments at 66 Summer St. were displaced Sunday by a small fire that broke out in the kitchen of a sixth-floor unit of the 14-story building, according to the Stamford Fire Department. No one was reported injured in the fire shortly after 2:30 p.m., which drew a major response from the fire department.… Continue Reading »
Youngstown, OH – Fire on 15th floor of residential high-rise extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries
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 became aware of the fire shortly after 6 p.m. Russo was dispatched alongside a pair of fire engines to the scene.… Continue Reading »
Calgary, AB, Canada – Sprinkler system stops high-rise balcony fire from entering building; No injuries reported
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 visible flames coming off a balcony at the London Tower building in the 8000 block of Horton Road S.W. … Continue Reading »
Shreveport, LA – High-rise apartment fire put out by sprinkler system
Shreveport, LA – Sprinkler system puts out fire on 10th floor of apartment building
Pittsburgh, PA – Fire in high-rise apartment complex contained to sixth floor apartment by sprinkler system
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 Goodwill Plaza apartments on Hillsboro Street. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, the fire broke out in a sixth floor apartment. … Continue Reading »
