Hutchinson, KS – Chemical fire in student’s apartment confined by sprinkler system
Brockton, MA – Apartment kitchen fire is kept from spreading thanks to sprinkler system
Tulsa, OK – Oven fire at manufacturing business suppressed by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Chesterfield, VA – Early morning apartment fire extinguished by sprinkler system
Spencer, IA – Laundry room fire at hospital contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Philadelphia, PA – Fire in downtown high-rise controlled by sprinkler system; No injuries
San Jose, CA – Fire at strip mall put out by automatic sprinkler system
Danville, VA – Damage from fire at flooring manufacturer minimized thanks to sprinkler system
Lincolnshire, IL – Trash room fire in residential condominium building extinguished by single sprinkler
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“Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District received a fire alarm for a 5 story residential condo building. Crews found a waterflow activation for the trash room. Once inside they found that a single sprinkler had controlled and extinguished a small fire in the dumpster at the bottom of the trash chute. The chute was equipped with a fusible link activated fire door at the opening to the trash chute and sprinklers in the shaft. Neither activated due to the single sprinkler activation.”