Savannah, GA – Fire sprinkler extinguishes apartment kitchen fire; No injuries reported

A Savannah resident was displaced after firefighters responded to a kitchen fire in the Sustainable Fellwood complex, according to a Savannah Fire Department press release issued Thursday, March 26.

At 1:31 p.m. on Thursday, the Savannah Fire Department was dispatched to a fire in the 1400 Block of Barnes Drive in the Sustainable Fellwood residential complex. Engine 4 was first on scene.

The firefighters discovered that a kitchen fire triggered the sprinkler system inside an apartment. The sprinklers extinguished the fire, but flooded the apartment.

No one was injured, but the resident was displaced due to water damage. Firefighters made sure the fire was completely out and removed excess water from the apartment.