Residential, Residential High Rise Austin, TX – Fire in trash chute of high rise apartment building contained by sprinkler system April 27, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment <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 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential, Residential High Rise Oklahoma City, OK – No injuries after fire at high rise retirement home is put out by sprinkler system April 4, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment A northeast side retirement home has been partially evacuated due to a high-rise fire. The Oklahoma City Fire Department responded around 12:18 p.m. on Sunday at the Senior Living Center in the 1200 block … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential, Residential High Rise St. Louis, MO – Sprinkler system activates in fire at high rise for the elderly and disabled; No injuries reported March 6, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment 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 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Apartment Building, Residential, Residential High Rise New Brunswick, NJ – Fire on 11th floor of luxury high rise apartment building put out with help from sprinkler system February 28, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment City officials say no one was injured in a kitchen fire, ignited in an apartment at The Aspire, 135 Somerset St., on February 22. The emergency call came in at 3:05 p.m., with firefighters … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential High Rise Topeka, KS – Sprinkler system keeps senior high rise fire under control until firefighters arrive February 23, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment 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 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
College/University (on campus), Residential, Residential High Rise Ithaca, NY – Fire on 10th floor of on-campus residential high rise contained by sprinkler system January 29, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment Firefighters from the Ithaca Fire Department were called to Ithaca College campus for a fire in a dorm room on the 10th floor of the East Tower high-rise. Fire officials credit a working sprinkler … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Residential, Residential High Rise Hutchinson, KS – Fire in residential high rise contained to kitchen area by sprinkler system January 16, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment A Hutchinson man “narrowly escaped the smoky conditions” of a kitchen fire late Friday night on the 11th floor of the Plaza Towers that caused other residents to flee their apartments in the 12-story … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Residential, Residential High Rise Jersey City, NJ – Sprinklers assist firefighters in containing early morning fire in luxury high-rise; No injuries reported January 9, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment The Jersey City Fire Department responded to a small fire at the Monaco luxury high-rise early last Wednesday morning, authorities said. After arriving to the Washington Boulevard apartment complex at 1:30 a.m., firefighters located … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Residential, Residential High Rise Elgin, IL – Residential high-rise fire put out by sprinkler system; No injuries reported December 14, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A kitchen fire was reported in a northwest suburban high-rise building Monday afternoon in Elgin. At 12:55 p.m. fire crews responded to reports of a kitchen fire with sprinkler activation on the fifth floor … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Residential, Residential High Rise Halifax, NS, Canada – Fire on 26th floor of high rise apartment building controlled by sprinkler system December 1, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Fire crews responded to reports of a fire at Fenwick Tower in Halifax on Wednesday. They were called at about 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday after a fire broke out on the 26th floor. Deputy … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
