Residential, Sorority / Fraternity Sprinkler system saves sorority house from further damage (Greencastle, IN) November 2, 2014 viking210 Delta Gamma sorority suffers fire during break: On Thursday Oct. 23, Facilities Management was doing routine maintenance work when the air conditioning unit in a room when it caught fire. The cause for the fire has yet to be determined.
Residential, Sorority / Fraternity Sprinkler system aids firefighters in fraternity house fire (Medford, MA) October 10, 2013 viking210 A fire began on the third floor of a college fraternity house on Wednesday, October 9, and fire crews are crediting the home’s fire sprinkler system with saving the building. Somerville Fire Chief Kevin Kelleher said, “It’s a very old house, and without the fire sprinkler system, the fire would likely have spread to the roof.” The cause of the fire is under investigation, but early reports indicate that it was an electrical fire. There were no injuries reported.
Residential, Sorority / Fraternity Arson fire at fraternity controlled by sprinkler system, no injuries reported (Orono, ME) April 14, 2013 viking210 The fire at the Phi Kappa Sigma house on College Avenue began about 11 p.m. and was quickly extinguished by the house’s sprinkler system, Orono fire Lt. Joel Sides said. He said that fire damage was contained to the attic and that no one was injured. UMaine spokeswoman Margaret Nagle said Saturday that she was told that the fire started in a small mattress on the third floor, which includes some student living space and an attic.
Residential, Sorority / Fraternity Sprinkler System Saves Sorority House (Tucson, AZ) January 13, 2012 viking210 Tucson Fire responded to a fire at the Alpha Phi sorority, but the house’s sprinkler system had extinguished the flame before firefighters arrived.
