Fire sprinklers contain fire at clothing store (Ann Arbor, MI)

A downtown Ann Arbor clothing store was saved by the building’s fire sprinkler system.  The fire, which originated in a garbage can, was contained by the fire sprinklers .  Fire damage was limited and neighboring businesses did not sustain any damage.  No injuries were reported.

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Single sprinkler head extinguishes apartment fire (Tinley Park, IL)

*** FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED – NO MEDIA COVERAGE *** NAME OF OCCUPANCY: Edgewater Walk Apartments TYPE OF OCCUPANCY: Multi-Family Residetial (24-units) NUMBER & TYPE OF SPRINKLER HEADS ACTIVATED: One; Residential sidewall REASON FOR ACTIVATION: Stove fire FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO ACTIVATION: Unattended cooking No injuries reported and no residents were displaced. According to the Tinley Park Fire Department … Without this life safety equipment the fire would have likely extended outside the apartment unit.”

UPS facility saved by fire sprinkler system (Violetville, MD)

The Baltimore County Fire Department said that the call came in at about 9:45 a.m. reporting that a conveyer belt had caught fire. Batallion Chief Joe Brown said the fire was difficult to locate due to the smoke, size of the building and number/layers of conveyer belts. “Thankfully, the sprinkler system activated, suppressing the fire to the point that we could get in there,” he said.

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