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 »
Apartment Building, Residential Sarnia, ON, Canada – Apartment fire quickly extinguished by sprinkler system March 18, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Two separate high-rise apartment fires kept firefighters busy on Tuesday. Sarnia Fire and Rescue Services said just after 11 a.m., a stove caused a fire in a unit … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Hawkesbury, ON, Canada – Fire at thermoplastics manufacturing plant contained with help from sprinkler system March 7, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment There was a minor fire at the Prémoulé thermoplastics plant on Tessier Street in Hawkesbury last Friday evening. According to the Hawkesbury Fire Department, the call arrived at 9:14 p.m. and the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Retail, Shopping Mall Winnipeg, MB, Canada – Sprinkler system controlled fire at fitness center before fire crews arrived February 16, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment No one was injured after a small fire at a fitness centre on Portage Avenue Sunday morning. The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said firefighters were called to the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Port Hope, ON, Canada – Sprinkler system contains fire at sports complex to area of origin February 14, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment The investigation into the cause of a “minor fire” in one of the family change rooms at the Jack Burger Sports Complex is continuing, as is clean-up following the fire. “Investigation … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Retail, Shopping Mall Winnipeg, MB, Canada – Fire at strip mall controlled by sprinkler system till fire crews arrived February 11, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment No one was injured after a small fire at a fitness centre on Portage Avenue Sunday morning. The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said firefighters were called to the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
