Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill Penticton, BC, Canada – Fire caused by forklift contained by fire sprinklers June 18, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Penticton fire crews were called to a blaze at Greenwood Forest Products just after 4:30 a.m. on Monday. Firefighters saw black smoke coming out of the middle and north … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Apartment Building, Residential Sechelt, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system saves building after discarded cigarette starts fire May 21, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Cleanup continues at the Pier 17 building in Davis Bay after a fire last week. Sechelt Fire Chief Trevor Pike said the May 9 fire started on the deck of the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Restaurant Corner Brook, NL, Canada – Pizza shop fire contained with help from sprinkler system May 8, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment The Boston Pizza restaurant in Corner Brook will be closed until further notice after an oven fire Monday morning. An activated fire alarm notified the Corner Brook Fire Department of the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Apartment Building, Residential Vancouver, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system assists firefighters in knocking down apartment fire May 4, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment No one was hurt, but an apartment and three businesses have suffered some major damage after a fire Sunday morning near Abbott and Water Street in Gastown. A discarded cigarette lighter … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Vanderhoof, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system activated for fire at senior care facility; No injuries reported April 25, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment An early morning fire has forced the displacement of 36 seniors at a care facility in Vanderhoof. Northern Health says the fire broke out just before 2 a.m. … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Apartment Building, Residential Calgary, AB, Canada – Apartment fire extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported April 20, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment 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 »
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 »
Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill North Okanagan, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system activated for fire at sawmill April 4, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Quick-thinking employees and a fire suppression system saved the day at a North Okanagan sawmill Saturday. The Lumby Fire Department were called to a fire at the Tolko … 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 Leave a comment 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 »
Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Kamloops, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system activated for fire at recycling center March 26, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Fire investigators have been unable to determine what caused a fire at the Emterra recycling centre in Valleyview on Tuesday. Kamloops firefighters were called at about 4:15 p.m. … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
