Christmas tree fire at country club contained by sprinkler system (Milwaukee, WI)
Clothes dryer fire in apartment controlled with help from sprinkler system (Cookeville, TN)
Christmas tree fire extinguished by sprinkler system (North Vancouver, BC)
Fire at manufacturing plant halted by sprinkler system (Lititz, PA)
A fire broke out at a manufacturing plant that makes over 2,500 products, including rodent traps, on Wednesday morning. The flames began close to a piece of machinery which makes papier-mache items, and two employees attempted to put them out with a fire extinguisher. When this proved unsuccessful, the heat from the fire activated the building’s fire sprinkler, containing the blaze until fire crews arrived.
According to Lititz Fire Company Deputy Chief Mike Smith, the fire could have easily spread to other area of the building through oven ducts if the sprinkler system had not been turned on.
No injuries were reported.
Sprinklers save lives and property in assisted living facility fire (Rochester, NY)
Fire extinguished by sprinklers at high rise (Fargo, ND)
** Blog Editor’s Note – Please let us know what you think of the coverage by the INFORUM and Archie Ingersoll, who focused on water damage rather than the lives and property saved by the automatic fire sprinkler system**
Sprinklers credited with saving non-profit building (Albermarle, NC)
Fire sprinklers put out fire at aquarium (Dubuque, IA)
Fire squelched by sprinkler system at apartment complex (Holyoke, MA)
A 103-unit apartment building had a fire break out on December 10 in one of it’s three-bedroom apartments. The sprinkler system in the hallway activated, containing the fire until fire crews arrived and put out the rest of the flames. Firefighters are crediting the sprinkler system with saving lives and property.
“Sprinklers help keep the fires in check which gives the residents time to get out of the building, working in connection with a fire alarm that works well definitely saves lives,” Holyoke Fire Captain Anthony Cerruti said. “A small fire can go to a large fire in less than three minutes, and if you don’t have a working smoke detector or more importantly a sprinkler system, you’re looking at a total loss.”
All residents were able to evacuate safely and without injury.