A classroom at Vartan Gregorian Elementary School on Wickenden Street sustained major damage in a fire Wednesday morning, officials said. Providence fire officials said no civilians or firefighters were hurt in the blaze, which came in at about 9:35 a.m. Five staff members were in the building, but were unharmed, fire officials said. … Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Primary / Secondary School
Meridian, ID – (no media coverage) Single sprinkler puts out fire in high school gym caused by combustion of oily rags
<No Media Coverage – Fire Department Reported> A single sprinkler head extinguished a fire in the Rocky Mountain High School gym late on the night of July 28th. The fire, caused by improperly discarded oily rags from a gym floor refinishing project, activated the sprinkler and alarm system.… Continue Reading »
Suquamish, WA – Sprinkler system keeps arson fire in check at elementary school; No injuries reported
New Caney, TX – Sprinkler system contained fire at school to one classroom; No injuries reported
Concord, MA – High school fire caused by malfunctioning electrical equipment with fish tank is contained by sprinkler system
A fire started in Concord-Carlisle Regional High School the morning of Tuesday, July 31 at approximately 5:40, according to district spokesman Tom Lucey. Members of the Concord Fire Department and the state fire marshal were still investigating the incident, but the officials suspect electrical equipment associated with a fish tank caused the fire. … Continue Reading »
Richland, WA – Stove top fire at elementary school contained by sprinkler system
Plymouth, MA – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire in high school classroom
Souris, PEI, Canada – Grease fire at school is extinguished with help from sprinkler system
A small grease fire at Souris Regional School sent students home on Wednesday. The fire started around 11:15 a.m. in the home economics lab, says John Cummings, director of corporate services with the Public Schools Branch. The fire was quickly extinguished before firefighters arrived. … Continue Reading »
Palm Coast, FL – Student arson fire in elementary school bathroom extinguished by sprinkler system
Due to a small fire in a bathroom in Building No. 2, students at Rymfire were evacuated, but they returned to classrooms on the other side of the campus. At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 18, the fire alarm at Rymfire Elementary School was activated and all students were evacuated.… Continue Reading »
Mason, OH – Daytime fire at high school that started in classroom dust collector is extinguished by sprinkler system
A small fire at Mason High School caused students and the attached community center to evacuate around noon on Tuesday. Classes and all after-school activities were canceled for the rest of the day, and 3600 students were sent home. “The dust collector in our computer aided design, or CAD classes, is where the fire started.… Continue Reading »
