Category Archives: Retail
Supermarket fire squelched by sprinkler (London, UK)
Retail store fire suppressed by installed sprinklers (Cambridge, ON)
Sprinklers limit damage at tire distribution business (Chambersburg, PA)
No injuries occurred from a fire at a tire distribution facility on Saturday afternoon. An employee smelled smoke coming from a stack of tires that were placed floor to ceiling, and he called fire crews to the scene.
“The fire triggered the sprinkler system and did what it was designed to do,” Chambersburg Fire Department Captain Tim Ebersole said. He does not believe that work will be suspended at the business.
Retail store fire squelched by sprinkler system (Charlottesville, VA)
Sprinklers extinguish grocery store fire before firefighters arrive (Calgary, BC)
Sprinklers extinguish fire at Goodwill donation center (Tomball, TX)
Department store fire contained by sprinkler system (Bakersfield, CA)
Fire caused by unattended candle suppressed by sprinkler system (El Mirage, AZ)
Sprinkler keeps fire from spreading at supermarket (Redding, CA)
A fire which began in the dock area of a supermarket early Sunday morning activated the store’s sprinkler system. The fire was contained by the sprinkler until fire crews arrived.
Firefighters at the scene said, “The properly maintained and functioning fire sprinkler system prevented a major fire and large loss to property.”
The cause of the fire is under investigation, but initial reports show that it was caused by humans. There were no injuries reported.