Tag Archives: Colorado

Apartment Building, Residential

Colorado Springs, CO – Fire sprinkler activation puts out two kitchen fires hours apart

May 28, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Two small kitchen fires within hours serve as a warning to be careful when using a stove.

"Fortunately, all it was, was burning food," said Colorado Springs Police Lt. … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Frisco, CO – Condo fire quickly put out with help of fire sprinkler system; No injuries reported

May 21, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Six residents have been displaced following a structure fire at a condo complex in Frisco on Friday morning, according to Summit Fire & EMS.

Summit Fire chief Jeff Berino … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Colorado Springs, CO – Sprinkler system activated for fire caused by a cigarette

April 26, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

A smoker nearly destroyed the Foxworth-Galbraith building in Colorado Springs, according to fire investigators.

The Colorado Springs Fire Department is reporting the sprinkler system played a major role … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Colorado Springs, CO – Sprinkler system activated for fire at manufacturing building

April 16, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

The Colorado Springs Fire Department was called to a structure fire in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Smoke was visible from the manufacturing building Foxworth-Galbraith Truss & Wall … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Fire / Police Station, Government/Military

Commerce City, CO – Sprinkler system activated for fire inside fire house

April 15, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

A fire station in Commerce City has been closed and a firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out inside the fire house early Thursday morning.

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Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Fort Collins, CO – Sprinkler system controlled fire that started at fire pump

April 8, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Residents of the Northern Hotel were evacuated in the early morning hours Thursday as firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at the historic Old Town Fort Collins building.

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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 »

Boulder, CO – Sprinkler system contains fire in kitchen area of restaurant; Firefighters fully extinguish blaze

November 8, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Boulder Fire Rescue responded to a small fire that broke out in the kitchen of Foolish Craig's in downtown Boulder on Wednesday night. Battalion Chief Dave Gelderloos said a Boulder police officer called in … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Residential, Single Family Home

Edwards, CO – Fire that started after vehicle crashes through garage is limited sprinkler system

October 26, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

At approximately 1 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22, Eagle River Fire Protection District was dispatched to a report of a vehicle driven into a structure on Norgaard Way in Cordillera. The vehicle was reportedly … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Loveland, CO – Sprinkler system doused flames at a sushi restaurant

July 26, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

A fire struck the Sushi JOOA restaurant at 198 E. 29th St. on Tuesday night, although the sprinkler system doused the flames before they threatened adjacent businesses in the Palmer Gardens shopping center.

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