Automatic sprinklers helped control a fire at Champion Cleaners in the Central Plaza Mall on Tuesday about 4:30 a.m. “The sprinkler system actually kept the fire in check,” Fire Chief Donald Klein said. “It shows they work.”
Category Archives: Retail
Fire sprinklers suppress arson fire at retail store (Fort Pierce, FL)
Fire officials are ruling the cause of a fire that started in the early afternoon at a retail store as arson. The fire started in the paper products aisle, and the fire sprinkler kicked on to keep the fire in control until fire crews arrived.
“The fire sprinklers did exactly what they were supposed to do. If it wasn’t for the fire sprinklers, there would have been more extensive damage,” Fire District Captain Derek Foxx said.
Fire sprinklers eliminate automotive repair shop fire (Hoover, AL)
Fire crews arrived to an early afternoon fire that began in a paint booth of an automotive repair shop. The shop’s fire sprinkler system doused the flames, and no injuries were reported.
“This is a good example of what sprinklers do,” Hoover fire Executive Officer Rusty Lowe said. “These prevented a fire from becoming a lot larger and causing more damage and perhaps even injuries.”
Fire sprinklers protect tire store from second arson fire (Montreal, ON)
Arson fire at furniture store put out by fire sprinklers (Marion, IA)
Two structural fires are controlled by fire sprinklers (McKinney, TX)
Fire sprinkler credited with saving ten businesses from fire destruction (Bremerton, WA)
In 1998 in the same location, a different restaurant had a fire break out in their kitchen. However the outcome of that fire was quite different – that restaurant, which did not have fire sprinklers, sustained an estimated $1.2 million loss. Comparatively, the restaurant fire that was protected with a fire sprinkler system sustained an estimated $5,000 in property loss.
According to Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue spokesperson Ileana LiMarzi, “The fire was significant enough that three sprinkler heads were activated. Without the activation of the sprinkler system this fire would have quickly spread throughout the structure and potentially destroyed the nine other businesses housed in the building.”