Fredericksburg, VA – Sprinkler system helps extinguish fire at Value Place Hotel
The call was upgraded to an active fire, and additional units responded from Fredericksburg, Stafford and Spotsylvania. Firefighters found the bed in room 425 on fire, but almost extinguished by the sprinkler system. The occupant had already evacuated. “The sprinkler did exactly what it was supposed to do,” Jones said.
All guests were evacuated. “A few people were looked at for possible smoke inhalation, but all refused transport,” Jones said. There were no injuries to guests or firefighters. Fire damage is estimated at less than $5,000, but water damage is significant, Jones said.
The building is a stick-built wood structure, with more sheet rock than concrete between the floors, according to Jones. The water from the sprinkler system ran down from the fourth floor, causing significant damage. The fire marshal determined about half of the building could not be reoccupied. Hotel staff worked through the early morning hours to find alternate places for displaced guests to stay. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Burlington, KY – Laundry fire at county jail contained with help from sprinkler system
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New London, CT – Evening fire at elementary school confined to one classroom by sprinkler system
Lexington, KY – Fire at Clarion Hotel contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Jersey City, NJ – Fire in compactor shaft at high-rise apartment building put out with help from sprinkler system
The sprinkler in the shaft activated to help extinguish the fire, Jersey City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill added. The residents on the first and second floor evacuated the building, but there were no injuries and the fire was brought under control in about 20
minutes. All tenants returned to their apartments, Morrill said.
The fire reached a second alarm because the building is a high-rise, Morrill said.
Hagerstown, MD – Kitchen fire at new apartment complex extinguished by sprinkler system
Columbia, MO – Fire at Boone County Jail kept in check by sprinkler; No injuries
Durango, CO – Sprinkler system helps knock down fire at historic bar
El Moro, a popular downtown bar and eatery, filled with smoke early Wednesday, activating the sprinkler system and closing the 900 block of Main Avenue. (BLOG NOTE: Smoke does not cause a sprinkler system such as this to activate. Only the substantial heat from a fire will activate a sprinkler).
El Moro was named one of the 12 historic bars to visit in Colorado by The Gazette.