Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Portland, OR – Fire in high-rise residence hall at Portland State University contained by sprinkler system January 11, 2015 viking210 Portland firefighters say an unattended candle burned an 11th floor apartment unit in Portland State University’s Goose Hollow residence hall. The fire was reported about 4:20 a.m. Sunday at a 16-story residence hall located at 1604 Southwest Clay Street. The smoke alarm woke the person who was asleep in the apartment where the fire began. That person escaped uninjured. No one else was hurt in the early morning incident, Portland fire officials said. Firefighters encountered smoke on the 10th and 11th floors of the building. The building’s fire sprinkler system kept the fire from spreading. Fire damage was limited to the apartment where the fire broke out, however, smoke damage extended to other areas of the building. Managers of the building are working with residents to find alternative housing.
Apartment Building, Residential Snohomish, WA – Kitchen fire at apartment complex extinguished by sprinkler, Keeps fire from spreading January 10, 2015 viking210 At 7:37 a.m., a fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in a kitchen before it could spread at an apartment complex in the 3100 block of 132nd St. SE north of Mill Creek. Fire investigators determined the fire was started by a candle that was tipped over.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Clinton, TN – Sprinkler system saves residents of senior housing tower from fire January 10, 2015 viking210 What was described as a “room and content” fire at the Clinton Towers on Seivers Boulevard on Wednesday night was controlled by the fire sprinkler system. The fire was reported at around 11 p.m. inside a room on the second floor. No one was injured. Clinton Fire Chief Archie Brummitt said the sprinkler system inside the room “did its job,” allowing firefighters to completely extinguish the blaze within just a few minutes of their arrival. The cause of the fire appears to be accidental, and while the exact cause is unknown, the fire may have started in the room’s heating unit.
Apartment Building, Residential Toronto, ON, Canada – Fire at off-campus residence quickly contained by sprinkler system January 9, 2015 viking210 Toronto Fire responded to a fire at Ryerson’s O’Keefe House residence building tonight. Six units responded to the call, which was quickly contained due to the building’s sprinkler system, according to Toronto Fire Services. Smoke was seen coming from the upper floor of the building shortly after 6 p.m. and started in a residence bedroom. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. Ryerson’s smallest residence, O’Keefe House was built around 1875. It currently houses 32 students.
Apartment Building, Residential Sun Valley, NV – Sprinklers control multiple arson fires at apartment complex January 8, 2015 viking210 The Sparks Fire Department says fires at a Sun Valley apartment complex were intentionally set. The fires started around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Boulder Creek Apartments. Crews found that the internal fire sprinkler system had extinguished two fires in two separate areas of the unit. A third fire was noticed in another room but had self-extinguished. The call was reported to Sparks dispatch by the fire alarm monitoring company as water flow. Fire crews found smoke coming out of the open entry door of one of the apartment units. Firefighters found no one inside. Sparks Fire says several people were evacuated, but have been allowed back into their units. There were no reports of injuries.
Apartment Building, Residential Las Vegas, NV – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at senior apartment complex January 4, 2015 viking210 A fire sprinkler system alarm alerted firefighters to an incident at the Decatur Pines Senior Apartments at 5:22 p.m. Friday. It appeared there had been a fire in the bathroom of the apartment, but it was extinguished by the fire sprinklers. Firefighters went to the third floor of the building, they found a fire sprinkler flowing water in one of the apartments. A woman was transported to University Medical Center for a first degree burn to one of her arms. A first-degree burn is similar to a sunburn, but a first-degree burn to a senior citizen is considered a serious matter and requires medical attention. Fire investigators determined the fire was accidental. The woman was trying to use a can of aerosol deodorant, but the push button was not operating properly. The woman used a tool to pry it open, and the can started to spew out product into the air near a small candle burning on a bathroom sink. When the aerosol product reached the flame of the candle, it ignited and caused a flash fire, which lasted for only a second. The flash fire activated the fire sprinkler, which quickly doused the flames and also sprayed water onto the woman, which probably limited her exposure to the heat of the fire which minimized her burn. Damage was estimated at $1,000 and was confined to the bathroom. There were no other reported injuries during the incident. Seniors that evacuated the three-story apartment building were allowed to return a short time later after firefighters were sure that fire was out.
Apartment Building, Residential Greenwich, CT – Christmas tree fire at apartment complex put out by sprinkler system, no injuries December 30, 2014 viking210 There were no injuries this morning when a Christmas tree caught fire inside a Greenwich apartment. The fire was put out by the apartment buildings sprinkler system. Police say the fire occurred at approximately 9 a.m. at Wilbur Peck Court after the resident of one of a 2nd floor unit left for work leaving the Christmas tree lights on. The exact cause of the fire is under investigation but the Greenwich Fire Marshall’s Office says it most likely was caused by a broken Christmas tree light bulb.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Manchester, TN – Fire in apartment building for seniors and disabled contained by sprinkler system, quick action of resident December 30, 2014 viking210 A fire in the fifth floor common room of Kingwood Arms Apartments in Manchester Thursday prompted a Christmas evacuation, according to the Manchester Fire Department. Though the fire did activate the building’s sprinkler system, containing the fire, fifth floor residents say that the sprinkler system got a little help early on from resident Tiffany Woodson. Kingwood Arms is a government subsidized apartment building that provides affordable housing for low-income seniors and the disabled. In the end, only two residents – including Berry — were displaced by the fire, and both were able to return to their apartments the following day.
Apartment Building, Residential Bel Air, MD – Apartment fire doused by sprinkler system, no injuries reported December 30, 2014 viking210 Before 9 p.m. Monday night, crews responded to a reported apartment fire and found a “smoldering mattress” in an apartment in the 200 block of Kings Crossing Circle, said Rich Gardiner, spokesman for the Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association. The sprinkler system contained the fire, and there were no injuries as a result, Gardiner said.
Residential, Residential High Rise Silver Spring, MD – Residential high-rise fire contained by sprinkler system December 30, 2014 viking210 A residential apartment fire at 1220 East West Highway was contained by a sprinkler system on Dec. 29 in Silver Spring. That’s the word from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer who said the fire in a 7th floor apartment of the 16-story building caused an estimated $5,000 in damage. No one was home at the time of the fire, Piringer said. According to Piringer, the cause of the fire was a computer overheating or electrical in nature.
