Tag Archives: arson

Columbia, SC – Overnight arson fire at Walmart held in check by sprinkler system

April 23, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Blog Editor Note: Fire sprinkler system SAVED the store and minimized fire damage. Store re-opened three days later, allowing employees to return to work.

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Retail

Scottsdale, AZ – Man sets fire to his own business; Sprinkler system helps extinguish blaze and protect neighboring businesses

April 19, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

A 75-year-old Scottsdale man was arrested Sunday after a fire investigation determined he set his own business on fire earlier this month, according to police. James Richard Waller is being charged with … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Port Angeles, WA – Sprinkler system activated for arson fire in apartment building

April 9, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

A Port Angeles woman who allegedly set fire to the Serenity House of Clallam County apartment she lived in has been charged with first-degree arson.

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College/University (on campus), School / University

Vancouver, BC, Canada – Arson fire in college classroom building is put out with help from sprinkler system

April 8, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

After fires prompted an evacuation at Langara College yesterday, Vancouver police have arrested and charged an individual. Prior to noon on April 1, first responders received reports of a suspicious fire … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Other - Residential, Residential

Port Angeles, WA – Sprinkler system kept arson fire under control in multi-family home

April 3, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Port Angeles police officers have arrested a woman for investigation of felony arson in the fourplex fire at Serenity House of Clallam County’s Evergreen Family Village that left three families homeless.

Apartment Building, Residential

Greeley, CO – Arson fire at apartment 70-unit complex extinguished by sprinkler system

April 1, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

A woman is in jail after police say she set fire Tuesday evening to an apartment after an argument with her husband. Mindilynn Zekan, 39, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Hotel / Motel, Residential

Binghamton, NY – Early morning arson fire at boarding house extinguished by sprinkler system

March 28, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

The Binghamton Police Department says a man has been charged with intentionally setting a fire on Henry Street. Police say the fire at 106 Henry Street, the “DIXIE 2000” rooming house, … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Residential, Single Family Home

Henderson, NV – Fire set by barricaded person extinguished by home fire sprinkler system

March 25, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

A person with a weapon was barricaded inside a home Thursday night, according to Henderson Police. Henderson police say the suspect was taken into custody without incident at about 8:45 p.m. … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Other / Not Specified

San Mateo, CA – Sprinkler system helps keep arson fire from spreading inside building

March 25, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

San Mateo police are asking for help identifying two people seen in an alley where burning garbage cans threatened a building early Thursday morning. Police and firefighters were sent at 3:23 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Lyons, NY – Sprinkler system activated for mattress fire in apartment building

March 13, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

A New York woman was arrested Sunday after she tried to kill a bed bug and set off her apartment building's sprinkler system.

Wayne County Sheriff's deputies said … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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Tag Archives: arson

Columbia, SC – Overnight arson fire at Walmart held in check by sprinkler system

Scottsdale, AZ – Man sets fire to his own business; Sprinkler system helps extinguish blaze and protect neighboring businesses

Port Angeles, WA – Sprinkler system activated for arson fire in apartment building

Vancouver, BC, Canada – Arson fire in college classroom building is put out with help from sprinkler system

Port Angeles, WA – Sprinkler system kept arson fire under control in multi-family home

Greeley, CO – Arson fire at apartment 70-unit complex extinguished by sprinkler system

Binghamton, NY – Early morning arson fire at boarding house extinguished by sprinkler system

Henderson, NV – Fire set by barricaded person extinguished by home fire sprinkler system

San Mateo, CA – Sprinkler system helps keep arson fire from spreading inside building

Lyons, NY – Sprinkler system activated for mattress fire in apartment building

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