Apartment Building, Residential Kingsport, TN – Apartment fire that started in utility closet doused by sprinkler system January 24, 2016 viking210 Fire sprinkler helps save 5 families forced out of apartments. More than 20 people are out in the cold after a fire in their apartment building. It started in one unit’s utility closet, where the furnace and water heater are kept.
Apartment Building, Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Porterville, CA – Patio fire at senior apartment complex held in check by sprinkler system; No injuries reported January 23, 2016 viking210 Fire sprinklers on the patio of an apartment at Santa Fe Plaza, a housing complex on North Third Street in Porterville, prevented a fire from spreading Friday afternoon. “This is one of the places we’re always concerned about because of the number of residents,” said City Fire Battalion Chief Glen Hall. The fire began on the patio of a first-floor apartment, but was contained by the overhead sprinklers. “The fire was held in check by the sprinkler system,” said Hall, adding that it appeared to be contained to a box on the patio and the structure was not burned at all. Also, the sprinkler only activated on the patio, so there was no water damage to the apartment or any other part of the complex. However, smoke filled the first floor of the north wing of the complex and the alarm sent more than a dozen residents outside. “I saw smoke billowing … and I grabbed my cat and split,” said resident Sharon Ritchie, who stood outside with several other residents as firefighters inspected the building and worked to clear the smoke. “I heard the alarm go off and the hallway was full of smoke,” added Norma Fox who lives jus a few doors down from where the fire stated. The fire was reported at about 1:50 p.m. and the city had a full response with five engines, including a ladder truck, and one engine from the county. More than a dozen firefighters were joined by two Porterville police officers who assisted residents out of the smoke-filled complex. One lady in a motorized chair waited outside until a firefighter brought her dog to her. Seeing her dog brought a big smile to her face. Medical personnel were called to the scene to check out the residents, but no one was injured or sickened by the smoke. One lady said she was winded after walking down three flights of stairs. Hall said the fire was still smoldering when firefighters arrived and they extinguished it at that time. He said there are 105 apartments in the complex, but only the north wing was affected by the fire. The residents, including the one who lived in the apartment where the fire occurred, were allowed to return to their apartments after about 45 minutes outside. The cause of the fire is under investigation
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Carthage, NC – Sprinklers help confine laundry fire at nursing home January 22, 2016 viking210 The Aberdeen Times reported that a fire broke out in the laundry room at Tara Plantation at 820 South McNeill Street in Carthage around 9:15 p.m. The fire forced the facility to evacuate. Once the fire was put out, crews helped with returning the resident back inside. Carthage Fire Chief Brian Tyner told The Aberdeen Times that the sprinkler system worked, helping to confine the fire to the laundry room. The newspaper reported that two residents were taken to FirstHealth Hospital in Pinehurst with non-life threatening injuries. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Apartment Building, Residential Rockledge, FL – No injuries as sprinkler system helps stop apartment fire January 21, 2016 viking210 An automatic fire sprinkler’s fast action water damaged a Rockledge apartment after fire broke out in the kitchen on Tuesday, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue. The incident occurred at the Polo Glen apartment complex at 3603 Middleburg Lane, they say. Firefighters used a vacuum to absorb some of the water. There were no injuries to the single resident of the apartment.
Nursing Home/Senior Living Boca Raton, FL – Cafeteria kitchen fire at assisted living facility extinguished by sprinkler system January 20, 2016 viking210 1 Comment An early morning grease fire was extinguished by a kitchen sprinkler system at Stratford Court, a Senior Assisted living facility in suburban Boca Raton. The facility is located just south of Southwest 18th street and west of Military Trail. Emergency workers tell us a grease fire started in the cafeteria’s kitchen and they don’t know it began. No damage, injuries or evacuations.
Apartment Building, Residential Niagara Falls, NY – Sprinklers assist firefighter in controlling fire in multi-family residential building January 18, 2016 viking210 Downtown fire crews received a report of a working structure fire on Main Street in a large, multi-family dwelling. Engine 3, Platoon 4 was first into the building and dragged a hose line to the third floor while notifying residents to evacuate the building. Between the building’s sprinkler system and firefighter hoselines, significant water damage was sustained. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Apartment Building, Residential Estero, FL – Fire caused by man burning love letters is controlled with help from sprinkler system January 17, 2016 viking210 The Florida Everblades hockey player facing arson charges was burning love letters from a girlfriend last month when the blaze got out of control, according to an arrest report that reveals new details in the Dec. 30 arrest of Justin Agosta. The 25-year-old told firefighters who responded to his apartment along the 11200 block of Everblades Parkway in Estero that he was upset with his girlfriend when he bought gasoline at a nearby gas station to douse the letters. Agosta said he tried to put the fire out with water and a towel when it got out of control near the entrance of his apartment and caused damage to the front of his building and walls where soot collected. The fire sprinkler went off and Agosta dialed 911 to alert firefighters. Agosta was arrested and taken to the Lee County jail about 1 p.m. that Wednesday. Agosta’s next court appearance is Feb. 1. He has not missed a game playing for the team since his arrest.
Residential, Residential High Rise Austin, TX – Fire in downtown residential high-rise held in check by sprinkler system; No injuries January 15, 2016 viking210 Two people have been displaced after a Wednesday night fire in a high-rise in downtown Austin, fire officials said. Firefighters responded at 10:22 p.m. to a fire that started on the stove of an eighth-floor unit at 85 Trinity Street, the Austin Fire Department said. No one was injured. The sprinkler system activated and held the fire in check until firefighters arrived and extinguished the remaining fire, the department said. The apartments were evacuated, and everyone returned to their homes except the two displaced residents. The Austin Housing Authority is assisting the two residents, firefighters said.
Apartment Building, Residential Chevy Chase, MD – Sprinkler system holds high rise apartment fire in check January 14, 2016 viking210 Dozens of Montgomery County firefighters responded to the blaze at the Willard Apartments at 4701 Willard Avenue. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire originated on the 16th floor of the high rise building. According to Piringer, hundreds of residents were evacuated and some residents with mobility issues had to be assisted out of the building by firefighters. A sprinkler system held the fire in check until firefighters could put 14the blaze out, Piringer said. The fire originated in the sunroom of a 16th floor apartment and damages are estimated at $25,000, according to Piringer. He said the fire was electrical in nature and the cause was related to an extension cord. Two residents were transported to a local hospital for exposure to the fire and smoke. Their injuries are not life threatening, Piringer said. According to Piringer, the fire has displaced six residents from their homes.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Leipsic, OH – Nursing home fire kept in check by sprinkler system January 8, 2016 viking210 Putnam County Sheriff’s Office says at 12:48 Wednesday morning it received a 911 call about a fire at the Meadows of Leipsic nursing home on E. Main Street. The Leipsic Fire Department says when firefighters arrived on the scene they noticed heavy smoke coming from inside the building. They say the fire started in one room and a sprinkler system kept the fire from spreading. Two residents were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation, but are expected to survive. A cause has yet to be determined. The fire has been reported to the Ohio State Fire Marshall’s Office.
