Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Restaurant fire eliminated by sprinklers (Moorhead, ND)

May 8, 2014 viking210

On Wednesday, May 7, a restaurant had a fire begin in the middle of the night. While no one was in the restaurant at the time of the fire, the restaurant’s fire sprinklers activated and suppressed the flames. No injuries were reported.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers prevent damage and injury in arson fire at apartment (Salt Lake City, UT)

May 7, 2014 viking210

Police and fire crews were called to a fire at an apartment complex on Saturday at about 3 a.m. The fire was set intentionally by the resident when she set her bed on fire. The fire sprinkler in the apartment unit contained the flames. According to the Salt Lake City fire officials, the sprinklers prevented a potentially deadly situation. No injuries were reported.

Apartment Building, Residential

Apartment fire stopped by sprinklers (Niles, MI)

May 7, 2014 viking210

An fire erupted in the unit of an apartment on Friday morning, and firefighters were dispatched to the scene. The fire sprinkler activated in that unit, eliminating the fire before the fire crews arrived. 

Niles Fire Chief Larry Lamb said that there was minor minor smoke and fire damage thanks to the fire sprinkler. 

“You can see that the damage is a lot less extensive when we have sprinkler systems in place to protect our occupants.” Lamb said.

The fire was caused when the resident of the unit accidentally caught a vinyl shower curtain on fire with a match.

Apartment Building, Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential, Residential High Rise

Sprinklers save lives and property at high rise housing facility (New Bedford, MA)

May 5, 2014 viking210

At about 8:30 p.m. on Friday, May 2, a fire broke out on the ninth floor of a housing complex which houses mostly elderly or disabled tenants. The fire was quickly extinguished by the facility’s fire sprinkler system, and there were no reported injuries.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Manufacturing plant fire contained by sprinklers (Salem, VA)

May 5, 2014 viking210

A machine caught on fire in a manufacturing facility on Friday night at about 10:15 p.m. No personnel were inside the building at the time of the fire, but the facility’s fire sprinkler system activated and controlled the fire until fire crews arrived in response to the fire alarm. Firefighters were able to douse the remaining flames within 15 minutes. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers save property and lives in apartment fire (Fergus Falls, MN)

May 2, 2014 viking210

At about 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, a grease fire began in the kitchen of an apartment. The residents, a mother and her two children, were able to evacuate without injury as the fire sprinkler activated and squelched the fire. 

Fire Chief Mark Hovland said about the incident, “The fire sprinkler did its job. It could’ve been a lot worse if that sprinkler head would not have been in there.”

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant, Retail

Single sprinkler controls restaurant fire (Eugene, CO)

May 2, 2014 viking210

A restaurant located in an apartment building caught fire on Thursday morning. The fire, which began in the back room of the restaurant, was contained by a sprinkler. There were no reported injuries in the incident.

Office Building, Uncategorized

Office high rise fire doused by sprinklers (Shreveport, LA)

May 2, 2014 viking210

A fire began in a heating, air conditioning, and ventilation closet in a 21-story high rise building shortly after noon on Wednesday. The sprinkler system was activated, which eliminated the fire, and by 1:30 p.m. employees who were evacuated were then allowed back in the building. Investigators are determining the exact cause of the fire.

Office Building, Other Business

Sprinklers eliminate fire at office building (Stamfod, CT)

April 30, 2014 viking210

At 7:45 on Tuesday, April 29, an explosion and fire were reported at an office building. The fire, which investigators report as being electrical, was located in the utility room on the building’s second floor. A sprinkler near the area quickly suppressed the flames. No injuries were reported.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at restaurant fire (Longmont, CO)

April 30, 2014 viking210

Police were alerted to the reports of an intrusion alarm being activated at a restaurant shortly before 4 a.m. Wednesday, April 30. When they arrived, they saw flames inside the building, and fire crews were dispatched. When fire crews entered the building, they found the fire sprinkler system had activated, and the firefighters put out the remaining flames. The fire did not cause any structural damage to the building, and its cause is under investigation. No injuries were reported.