Tag Archives: Alberta

Apartment Building, Residential

Lethbridge, AB, Canada – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at four story apartment complex; No injuries reported

July 18, 2022 viking210

Around $75,000 worth of damage was done thanks to a fire in a four-storey apartment complex in the city on Friday night.

Lethbridge Fire and EMS officials … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Airdrie, AB, Canada – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire in four-story apartment building; No injuries reported

June 6, 2022 viking210

A four-story apartment building caught fire on June 1 at 5 p.m. in Canals Crossing, located in southwest Airdrie. No injuries have been reported at this time.

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Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Calgary, AB, Canada – Sprinkler system extinguishes hotel fire; No injuries reported

December 8, 2021 viking210

The Calgary Fire Department responded to a fire at a hotel early Saturday morning.

Officials say crews were called to the Riviera Hotel at 3535 26 Ave. … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Medicine Hat, AB, Canada – Sprinkler system activated for fire at apartment complex; No injuries reported

September 14, 2021 viking210

Update: The Medicine Hat Fire Service says residents residing at the Toronto Street Apartments have been taken to a local hotel, after their building sustained extensive water damage following a … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Airdrie, AB, Canada – Motel kitchen fire quickly extinguished by overhead sprinkler system; No Injuries reported

April 8, 2021 viking210

The Airdrie Fire Department responded to a structure fire on April 4 after a pot containing cooking oil overheated and ignited on a stovetop at the Motel 6 in Airdrie.

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Apartment Building, Residential

Airdrie, Alberta, CA – Exterior residential fire sprinkler held deck fire in check at apartment complex

June 29, 2020 viking210

The Airdrie Fire Department (AFD) responded to reports of an activated fire alarm in a Mackenzie Way apartment complex the morning of June 26.

According to an AFD press … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Retail, Shopping Mall

Calgary, Alberta, CA – Fire at strip mall contained thanks to sprinkler system; No injuries reported

June 10, 2020 viking210

A fire has damaged a strip mall in the Airways industrial area in northeast Calgary.

Fire crews were called to the area on 30 Ave. NE around 4:20 Monday … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Calgary, AB, Canada – Apartment fire extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

April 20, 2019 viking210

Just under two dozen residents of an apartment building in Bridgeland were forced out of their homes last Saturday afternoon after a fire broke out. Crews were called to the complex, in … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Adult Care/Rehab Center, Residential

Calgary, AB, Canada – Mattress fire at homeless shelter controlled by sprinkler system

March 31, 2019 viking210

Two hundred people were cleared out of a downtown Calgary homeless shelter after a mattress caught fire on Tuesday. Crews responded to a triggered alarm system in the Salvation Army’s Centre of … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Grande Prairie, AB, Canada – Fire in apartment building contained to one suite by sprinkler system

January 24, 2019 viking210

A fire prompted an evacuation of Willow Place on Saturday evening but was contained to one apartment suite.

The Grande Prairie Fire Department received the call at 6:26 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Reporting on lives and property saved by fire sprinklers