Deputy Fire Chief Chris Forster says it is suspected the fire started when a cigarette butt was disposed of in a planter on the balcony by a resident at about 2:30 a.m. The peat in the planter ignited shortly before 5 a.m. … Continue Reading »
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Chilliwack, BC, Canada – Townhouse cooking fire put out by home fire sprinkler system
Nanaimo, BC, Canada – Arson fire at apartment building knocked down by sprinkler system
A suspicious fire in a Nanaimo apartment building forced about 50 tenants to evacuate on Tuesday (Aug. 8). Firefighters responded to the alarm at Parkside Manor apartments at 645 Townsite Rd. at about 3:30 p.m. Emergency personnel at the scene said the fire started in a storage room on the first floor of the building and was knocked down by the structure’s automatic sprinkler system.… Continue Reading »
Kamloops, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system knocks down arson fire at hotel
Vancouver, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system controls hotel fire until crews arrive; No injuries reported
Victoria, BC, Canada – Fire at cardboard recycling plant contained by sprinkler system
Victoria Fire Department crews kept a fire at a plant filled with cardboard to be recycled from spreading Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a structure fire call at Cascades Recovery in the 2800 block of Bridge St., next to the City of Victoria public works yard, just before 1 p.m.… Continue Reading »
