Ferndale, MI – Sprinkler system keeps fire from spreading at auction business
Lafayette, LA – Fire in campus residence hall extinguished with help from sprinkler system
Fairbanks, AK – Sprinkler system douses overnight fire at popular outfitter/retailer
*** Note from Blog Editor — Smoke cannot activate an automatic fire sprinkler system, but rather only the substantial heat created early on in the growth stage of a potentially deadly fire. Only the sprinkler(s) closest to the fire will activate. ***
Escondido, CA – Sprinkler system holds fire in check at shopping mall
Fort Wayne, IN – Sprinkler system douses fire at truck repair business
DeKalb, IL – Overnight fire at wood products manufacturer contained with help from sprinkler system
The fire activated the sprinkler system, which controlled the fire until firefighters could extinguish it, the release said. Firefighters had the fire under control after about 45 minutes and remained on scene for about two more hours to ventilate the building. Crews determined the fire was accidental. Business operations resumed fully after the fire, authorities said.