Category Archives: Residential

Dayton, OH – 8th floor fire at senior apartment building extinguished with help from sprinkler system

 Crews were dispatched to the senior living facility just before 7:30 p.m. Friday on a report of a fire in an apartment of a multi-story building.   The fire originated in an eighth-floor apartment at Bethany Village,  The sprinkler system activated and several medic units have been requested.

Washington Twp. fire Capt. Ron Kern said the fire began in the kitchen of an eighth-floor apartment, and said the cause is under investigation. He also confirmed that two residents have been displaced because of water damage that occurred from floors eight to five.The building was being evacuated as fire crews arrived, Kern said, lauding staff for its quick work in starting that process when the fire alarm was activated. He did not know how many residents and staff had to be evacuated.

We’re told by a maintenance worker at the facility that there was a fire in the kitchen of an apartment on the eighth floor, but it was quickly put out by firefighters and the building sprinkler system. Only the eighth floor was evacuated, fire officials said, and two units are now inhabitable because of water damage.

Meriden, CT – Overnight apartment fire extinguished by sprinkler system

Firefighters responded to a stove fire in a room at The Infinity apartment complex on Bee Street.  Shortly before 11:30 p.m., crews were dispatched to The Infinity, 390 Bee St. Upon arrival, it was determined the fire had already been put out. The sprinkler system was triggered, according to the fire department. Fire Marshal Steve Trella was on scene investigating the incident. There was damage above the stove, as well as minor water damage to the apartment and the room below.

Yakima, WA – Sprinklers credited with saving lives and property from fire at apartment building

The Yakima Fire Department says a small fire at an apartment unit Tuesday night has displaced about 20 people. 

The fire started after someone in a third floor apartment unit on the 800 block of East D Street left a pan of oil unattended on the stove around 6 p.m.

Firefighters also say although the water damage was significant, the fire sprinkler system was instrumental in saving lives and further property damage from an extensive fire. 

Having the sprinklers activate saved the building from severe structural damage from the fire.  Water is usually easier and quicker to clean than rebuilding from fire damage. 

Also water is less hazardous to the occupants than smoke and fire. Without the activation of the fire sprinkler system, the lives of the people in all 18 units could have been affected. 

Red Wing, MN – Apartment fire on seventh floor extinguished by sprinkler system

Jordan Towers 1 in Red Wing was damaged early Sunday afternoon by a fire, and water that put it out.

The Red Wing Fire Department said the fire alarm was reported at 12:48 p.m. When firefighters arrived two minutes later, they learned the fire was on the seventh floor. The found a stove fire that had gone into a wall had been put out by the sprinkler system.

Fire damage was minimal but water has to be removed from several floors. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

 

Oklahoma City, OK – Sprinklers quickly extinguish fire at retirement community; No injuries

New Port Richey, FL – Sprinkler system puts out fire at assisted living facility

Pasco County is reporting that the fire at Gulf Haven is out.  The building’s sprinkler system took care of the blaze. Further information is not yet available.

Earlier: Pasco County Fire Rescue is on the scene of a reported commercial structure fire at Gulf Haven assisted living, 6343 Rowan Road.

Initial reports indicate a fire broke out caused by an electrical heater on the building’s first floor, Pasco County spokesman Doug Tobin wrote in an email to media. Units on the scene have not reported any signs of smoke or fire, Tobin noted, but an evacuation is in progress as a precaution.  No further details are available at this time.

Franklin, OH – Fire at low-income senior apartment building extinguished by sprinkler system

Branson, MO – Sprinkler system helps contain condominium fire

A Branson-area condominium was evacuated Saturday afternoon after flames broke out in one unit. According to the Southern Stone County Fire Protection District, crews were dispatched to the fire at 21 Stillwaters Trail in Indian Point just before 2:30 p.m. Officials say an Indian Point police officer who first arrived on scene and a maintenance worker extinguished the flames.

Crews say someone left a plastic cooler on an electric stove, which started the blaze. “This could have been bad. This is a large building with numerous tourists. The fire sprinkler activated with audible alarms. The alarm company notified us and everyone is safe,” stated Fire Marshal Jim Harding. Nobody was in the unit when the fire broke out. Both the Indian Point officer and maintenance worker were evaluated on scene by Taney County Ambulance for smoke inhalation.  No other injuries were reported.

Wilmington, NC – Sprinkler activates to confine kitchen apartment fire; No injuries

The Wilmington Fire Department responded to a fire at 11:18 p.m. at 505 Cobblestone Drive, Apartment 206. The department release states that the fire started on a stove after cooking was left unattended. Crews activated the building’s sprinkler system and confined the fire to the stove top. Damage was estimated at $5,000 and no one was injured, the release states.

State College, PA – Late night fire at off-campus student apartments halted by sprinkler system

Some local college students narrowly avoided a disaster when their apartment building almost went up in flames.  A blaze broke out just after 11:30 Wednesday night in building Q at the Lion’s crossing apartments on Viaro Boulevard in State College.

Officials tell us a resident was heating oil on the stove when it caught fire and he then tried to extinguish it by throwing water on it. Crews are crediting the sprinkler system for activating and stopping the fire from spreading.

Shawn Kauffman, Assistant Alpha Fire Company Chief said, “In these types of residential buildings, the apartments are occupied by students and if there hadn’t been sprinklers it would have devastated their finals week.”

All residents were evacuated while the crews were on scene and they were allowed to return about 40 minutes after the fire broke out.