Category Archives: College/University (on campus)
College campus fire contained by sprinkler system (Iowa City, IA)
Sprinklers assists in the quick suppression of a university chemical fire (St. Catharines, ON, CA)
Sprinklers control college bathroom fire started by arsonist (Fort Pierce, FL)
College fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Red Wing, MN)
A late night fire the morning of Saturday, March 29 at a technical college, called the attention of fire crews. Though they arrived within seven minutes of their call, fire crews found the the building’s fire sprinklers had effectively put out the flames.
According to the Red Wing Fire Department, “The presence of a working sprinkler system and alarm system made what may have been a tragedy into a moderate inconvenience.”
No injuries were reported.
Fire on college campus put out by sprinkler system (Eugene, OR)
Fire on college campus eliminated by sprinkler system (Cortland, NY)
** Blog Editor’s Note – Please let us know what you think of the coverage by Syracuse.com, which focused on water damage rather than the lives and property saved by the automatic fire sprinkler system**
Sprinkler assists fire crews in university fire (East Stroudsburg, PA)
** Blog Editor’s Note – Please let us know what you think of the coverage by the Pocono Record, which focused on water damage rather than the lives and property saved by the automatic fire sprinkler system**