Tag Archives: British Columbia

Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Sprinkler system douses townhouse kitchen fire (Langley, BC)

Langley Township firefighters were called in at about 4:30 p.m. to the home in the 8900 block of Walnut Grove Drive, said assistant fire chief Bruce Ferguson. The fire was caused by a stove left on, Ferguson said. The building’s sprinklers largely doused the flames.
** Blog Editor’s Note — Please tell us what you think of the media coverage by Matthew Claxton at the Langley Advance.  Sprinkler systems work to save lives and reduce property damage by controlling or extinguishing fires when they are small, prior to flashover. **

Apartment Building, Residential

Apartment kitchen fire contained by sprinkler system (Chilliwack, BC, Canada)

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“Fire crews entered the suite and found a pot on the stove had activated a sprinkler head,” said Jeff Ullyot, assistant fire chief. “The sprinkler controlled and extinguished the fire, preventing it from extending beyond the stove,” he said. Minor fire and smoke damage was limited to a microwave and an area of the upper cupboards. Ullyot said sprinkler systems continue to prove their worth by limiting fire damage and preventing fire-related injuries and deaths.

Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic

Sprinkler system aids firefighters in hospital fire (Kamploops, BC)

A fire that broke out in a hosptal caused “a full emergency response because of the life risk,” said Fire Chief Dave McMahon. Thanks to the fire sprinkler and the firefighters, the flames were quickly doused. McMahon went on to say, “The sprinkler did its job, it suppressed the fire and kept it to a minimum.” No injuries were reported.