Tag Archives: Afternoon (12pm-6pm)

Apartment Building, Residential

Auburn, WA – Fire sprinklers control apartment fire and limit damage

September 17, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

The streak began on Friday, Sept. 4, at 12:48 p.m., with a fire at the Gentry Walk Apartments, 12700 block of SE 312^th St. in Auburn. Three adults, including one disabled female were … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Franklin, TX – Single sprinkler head extinguishes apartment fire started by a candle; No injuries reported

September 3, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

Clothing placed too close to a burning candle ignited an apartment fire this evening, according to Franklin Fire Lieutenant-Paramedic and Fire Investigator Michael Henderson.

Henderson said the fire started … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Spring, TX – Restaurant fire sprinkler system keeps fire from spreading

September 2, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

Just after 3pm Ladder, 11-4 was dispatched to an automatic fire alarm at a strip center in the 4100 block of Riley Fuzzel. While en route crews were notified that the manager … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

North Charleston, SC – Hotel fire sprinkler extinguished cooking fire; No injuries reported

August 28, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

The North Charleston Fire Department (NCFD), St. Andrews Fire Department, and Charleston County EMS on Wednesday responded to a hotel on the 4800 block of Rivers Avenue for an active fire alarm.

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Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant, Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Ocean City, NJ – fire sprinkler systems put out sixth floor fire at hotel and later that day extinguish fire at a condo

August 25, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

The Ocean City Fire Department had a busy day on Sunday with a fire at a downtown hotel in the afternoon and another at a residence later that evening.

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Other Business, Place of Worship

Fitchburg, MA – Fire sprinklers stop fire from spreading after pipe organ catches fire in church; No injuries reported

August 25, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

A sprinkler system and the hard work of firefighters and a very large fan spared much of a Fitchburg church Monday afternoon when an electrical issue in a pipe organ sparked a … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Burlington, WI – Sprinkler system extinguishes third-floor apartment fire

August 20, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

An early Thursday afternoon apartment fire displaced residents at the Fox Crossing Apartments on Bridge Street along the city’s riverfront.

All occupants were safely evacuated from the multi-unit apartment … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Visalia, CA – Parking garage dumpster fire controlled thanks to fire sprinklers, ruled arson

August 19, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

A Visalia man with a history of lighting fire was arrested in connection with a downtown Visalia Dumpster fire.

Around 12:55 p.m. Thursday, Visalia firefighters responded to a fire behind 227 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Chapel Hill, NC – Sprinkler system contains apartment grease fire

August 7, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

The Chapel Hill Fire Department responded at 5:22 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, to an automatic fire alarm at 201 S. Elliott Road, the Berkshire Chapel Hill Apartments.

A resident … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Dayton, OH – Sprinkler system at senior apartment contains fire on 14th floor

August 5, 2020 viking210 Leave a comment

One person was injured in a fire that broke out Monday afternoon in a unit on the 14th floor of the historic Biltmore Towers senior apartment building.

The sprinkler … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Reporting on lives and property saved by fire sprinklers