Apartment Building, Residential Des Moines, IA – Early morning apartment fire contained to one room by sprinkler system February 22, 2015 viking210 Fire officials said a fire broke out in a bedroom at an apartment complex at 3500 East Douglas Avenue at around 6:30 a.m. Officials said the fire was contained to the bedroom by the sprinkler system. Fire crews arrived and were able to put out the fire. Crews told KCCI 8 News that two people were being treated at the scene, but no one was injured in the blaze. Fire crews estimated damage to the apartment at $10,000. Investigators are not yet sure of an exact cause.
Apartment Building, Residential Lansing, MI – Fire extinguished by sprinkler system at new apartment building February 21, 2015 viking210 A tenant moving in to a new apartment building near downtown Lansing accidentally started a small fire that left 11 units uninhabitable due to water damage, Lansing firefighters said. The fire at Marketplace, on Cedar Street near the Lansing City Market, started in a fifth-floor unit between 5 and 5:30 p.m. Friday, said Steve Mazurek, a public information officer for the city’s fire department. The building’s sprinkler system extinguished the fire, which started on a stovetop that was turned on by accident and sparked a box or other material that had been placed there, Mazurek said. The fire was contained to a single unit, whose tenant had moved in the same day, he said. Firefighters were called because water from the sprinkler system caused damage to surrounding and lower units, Mazurek said. No one was injured. Eleven of 79 units can’t be occupied until they’re repaired. The $8.5 million Marketplace building opened last fall. It is owned by Lansing developer Pat Gillespie. Gillespie could not immediately be reached by phone. His company, Gillespie Group, posted a message on its Facebook page this morning, saying a restoration company will be on site throughout the weekend to repair damaged units. Office staff are available to answer residents’ questions, the company said.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Marengo, IL – Overnight fire in restaurant mostly extinguished by sprinkler system February 21, 2015 viking210 Reports of a possible structure fire at Joe’s Place, 19716 E. Grant Highway, came in to the Marengo Fire Protection District at about 12:50 a.m., Capt. John Kimmel said. The small dryer blaze activated one sprinkler head, which had largely extinguished the flames prior to firefighters’ arrival, Kimmel added. “We used pump cans to extinguish the rest, then it was more about ventilating the smoke,” he said. Kimmel continued, saying there were no occupants in the restaurant at the time of the fire and no firefighters were injured during the hour-and-a-half response. “There was significant smoke damage and they’re probably going to lose some product that was in the area,” he added.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Grand Forks, ND – Sprinkler system contains fire on 6th floor of apartment building for seniors and disabled February 21, 2015 viking210 The fire ignited in a sixth floor apartment in the Ryan House, which houses people at least 62 years of age or with disabilities regardless of age, last Monday evening. The fire was contained to the one apartment, but there was water damage throughout the building from the sprinkler system. The Grand Forks Fire Department determined the fire was caused by a cigarette that wasn’t properly extinguished.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Bel Air, MD – Fire at medical center limited to utility closet thanks to sprinkler system February 20, 2015 viking210 Nobody was injured in a small utility room fire at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air Sunday afternoon, according to theOffice of the State Fire Marshal. At 1:07 p.m., a fire alarm activated at the medical complex in the 500 block of Upper Chesapeake Drive, the fire marshal reported. Staff told emergency dispatchers there was a fire in the cardiac catheterization lab, located on the first floor of the four-story building, the report said. A cardiac catheterization lab is where medical practitioners user special equipment to diagnose heart conditions. Approximately 20 firefighters responded—from Bel Air, Abingdon and Fallston—and found that a sprinkler had put out a small fire in lab’s utility room before crews arrived, the fire marshal reported. While there was no structural damage at the facility and no procedures were taking place in the lab at the time of the incident
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Waterloo, ON, Canada – Fire at retirement home contained to one unit by sprinkler system February 20, 2015 viking210 The fire originated in a unit on the third floor and was contained to that unit by the sprinkler system. Acting Platoon Chief Earl Reitzel tells 570 News that the people in the unit were evacuated safely and no one was injured. Reizel says that most of the damage was contained to the room
Apartment Building, Residential Fort Myers, FL – Sprinklers help contain apartment fire; No injuries reported February 20, 2015 viking210 Firefighters were dispatched to the area of Bay and Dean Streets around 1 p.m. for a report of a fire on the third floor of the Dean building. Firefighters rescued a small dog but the fire itself was contained to the apartment’s kitchen. Sprinklers activated to help control the fire. “It’s not fun. But the biggest thing out of the fire is that nobody was hurt,” said Perry Hauser the City Tavern General Manager. Everybody knows, it’s out of everybody’s hands.”
Office Building, Other Business Austin, TX – Sprinkler system limits spread of fire at office building; Fire contained to computer room February 20, 2015 viking210 The fire broke out around 9:15 a.m. last Sunday at 314 East Highland Mall Blvd. An electrical short started the fire in a computer room on the first floor of an office building. The building’s sprinkler system kept it under control and confined to the computer room. There were no reported injuries.
Apartment Building, Residential Brunswick, NY – Overnight apartment fire contained to one unit by sprinkler system February 20, 2015 viking210 The fire started around 2 a.m. Monday morning at the enclave at Duncan Meadows Apartments. The fire chief tells NEWS10ABC the buildings sprinkler system contained the fire to one unit. Officials say no one was hurt and residents were allowed to return after crews finished their investigations. Some residents to wait in their cars while the building was evacuated.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Rehoboth Beach, DE – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at country club; No injuries reported February 19, 2015 viking210 Firefighters were called last Friday afternoon to fight a fire at the Kings Creek Country Club near Rehoboth Beach. Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Company spokesman Warren Jones says the fire was discovered in the bar area of the clubhouse and that it spread in the attic area until a sprinkler system activated and extinguished most of the flames. Jones says there were no injuries.
