Apartment Building, Residential

Stamford, CT – Apartment kitchen fire extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries to occupants

December 5, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

A late morning fire in downtown damaged an apartment on Clinton Avenue, according to fire officials.  A post on the Stamford Fire Department web site stated that, at 11:40 a.m., the city’s 9-1-1 center … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Hotel / Motel

Manhattan, KS – Laundry fire at Hilton Garden Inn held in check by automatic sprinkler system; No injuries

December 5, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Manhattan fire crews responded to a fire at Hilton Garden Inn early Saturday morning at 410 S. Third St., at about 6:40 a.m. and found a fire in the laundry room. The blaze started accidentally … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Fargo, ND – Fire in fourth floor apartment extinguished by sprinkler system; No firefighter or civilian injuries reported

December 4, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

{{unknown}}… Continue Reading »

Office Building, Other Business

Edina, MN – Fire at office building extinguished by sprinkler system

December 4, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Officials in Edina have said that a fire that damaged a business on Bush Lake Road earlier this week was started by a charging cellphone. The Edina Fire Department was called to employee engagement company … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

College/University (on campus), School / University

Oxford, OH – Car fire doused by garage sprinkler system at Miami University

December 4, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

A car caught fire in Miami University’s North Garage near Farmer School of Business on Friday morning just before 10 a.m. Haolin Xi, a sophomore Japanese major, noticed smoke coming from the hood of … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Other-Government/Military, Recycling / Waste Facility

Redding, CA – Fire at solid waste facility extinguished with help from sprinkler system; No injuries reported

December 3, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Redding firefighters went to the city's solid waste facility Saturday morning to extinguish a fire that was traced to some sort of hazardous material someone had recently dumped.  A city of Redding employee was … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Frederick, MD – Laundry fire at apartment building put out with help from sprinkler system; No injuries reported

December 3, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Three people were displaced last Wednesday evening after a clothes dryer caught fire in an apartment in the Francis Scott Key apartment building, officials said.  Just after 6 p.m., multiple fire departments responded to … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Primary / Secondary School, School / University

College Hill, OH – Duct fire in air handling system at elementary school extinguished by sprinkler system; School in session next morning

December 2, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

A College Hill school suffered minor smoke and water damage after a fire Tuesday night.  Crews were called to Pleasant Hill Academy on W. North Bend Road just before 10 p.m. after an air … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Amarillo, TX – Sprinkler system activates in apartment dryer fire helping to contain it to laundry area

December 1, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

The Amarillo Fire Department battled a structure fire early Thursday morning at the Cypress Creek Apartments that was caused by a lint trap and vent in a dryer.  According to AFD, at about 6:45 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Olean, NY – Machinery fire at cutlery manufacturer controlled with help from sprinkler system

December 1, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

No injuries were reported after the Olean Fire Department responded to a machinery fire at Cutco Tuesday night.  The initial response was made at 7:30 p.m. to a fire alarm at the main building … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »