Apartment Building, Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Hamden, CT – Fire at university apartment complex contained with help from sprinkler system; No injuries April 19, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Three Quinnipiac University students in three apartments were displaced due to water damage after a kitchen fire in a student housing complex Tuesday evening, officials said. There were no injuries reported in the fire … Continue Reading ››
Other Business, Place of Worship Hartford, CT – Sprinkler system keeps fire in check at commercial building; No injuries reported April 18, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Several tenants are assessing damage on Sunday after a fire at a commercial building that housed a church in Hartford on Saturday night. Firefighters say flames sparked around 10 p.m. on 806 Windsor … Continue Reading ››
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Hamden, CT – Sprinkler system holds fire in check at senior apartment complex March 20, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment More than 40 elderly residents were evacuated during a fire early Friday morning at the Davenport Resident on Putnam Avenue, an eight-story building with 217 apartments that houses mostly senior citizens. Firefighters … Continue Reading ››
Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing Montville, CT – Overnight fire at packaging manufacturer limited by sprinkler system March 17, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment An overnight fire at Rand-Whitney Containerboard caused minimal damage and no injuries despite extreme cold, according to Fire Marshal Ray Occhialini. Occhialini said firefighters were called to the 370 Route 163 company about 1 a.m. … Continue Reading ››
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Milford, CT – No injuries in senior housing complex fire; Fire caused by unattended cooking March 16, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Four tenants of a housing complex in Milford have been displaced after a fire on Friday night. Milford Fire Department says they received notification of an active fire alarm at 75 Demaio … Continue Reading ››
Apartment Building, Residential New Haven, CT – Fire in basement of apartment building knocked down by sprinkler system January 16, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment City firefighters quickly knocked down a basement fire Wednesday afternoon at the Bella Vista Apartments in eastern New Haven. Crews arrived at Building E of the complex to find a minor fire in the … Continue Reading ››
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant New Haven, CT – Electrical fire at Marriott near Yale University knocked down by sprinkler system January 12, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment New Haven Fire Department is on the scene of a fire at the Marriott on Whalley Ave. New Haven Fire Department sent out tweets around 2:00 p.m. Saturday saying there was a reported fire … Continue Reading ››
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Ridgefield, CT – Kitchen fire at senior living facility extinguished with help from sprinkler system December 7, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment The Ridgefield Fire Department responded to a chair fire at Ridgefield Crossings around 9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 4. Fire Chief Kevin Tappe said that an elderly woman who lives in the facility was heating … Continue Reading ››
Adult Care/Rehab Center, Hospital/Care Facility Shelton, CT – Kitchen fire at rehab facility extinguished by sprinkler system November 29, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment On Nov. 27 at 4:01 p.m. the Echo Hose Co. #1, Huntington Co. #3 and White Hills Co. #5 responded to a fire alarm sounding at the Shelton Lakes Convalescent rehab Center at #5 … Continue Reading ››
Apartment Building, Residential Stamford, CT – Fire started by unattended space heater contained by sprinkler system November 10, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment A fire caused by an unattended space heater in a Pequot Drive apartment early Friday afternoon was mostly contained by an overhead sprinkler system. The sprinkler system brought the fire completely under … Continue Reading ››
