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Apartment Building, Residential, Restaurant

Saint John’s, NL, Canada – Pizzeria fire in building with apartments above is extinguished by sprinkler system

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A Saint John restaurant remains closed after it was damaged by fire early Saturday morning. Crews from the Saint John fire department responded to call at Pomodori Pizzeria at 34 Canterbury Street, located in the city’s uptown.  There are apartments upstairs in the three-storey structure. … Continue Reading »

Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse

Houston, TX – Sprinkler system helps contain warehouse fire near Bush Airport

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Firefighters with the Houston Fire Department put out a warehouse fire near Bush Intercontinental Airport early Thursday morning.

Just after midnight, seven HFD units responded to the large fire at the warehouse on Lee Road at North Road.

Heavy smoke was coming from the warehouse where a pallet with merchandise on it somehow caught fire.… Continue Reading »

Food Processing, Manufacturing

Suffolk, VA – Early morning fire at peanut processing facility extinguished with help from sprinkler system

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Birdsong Peanuts processing plant on Factory Street in Suffolk caught fire Monday morning.  According to a news release from the Suffolk Fire Department, crews were called to the 300 block of Factory Street around 5:10 a.m. after receiving reports of a fire at Birdsong Peanuts.… Continue Reading »

Primary / Secondary School, School / University

Concord, MA – High school fire caused by malfunctioning electrical equipment with fish tank is contained by sprinkler system

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A fire started in Concord-Carlisle Regional High School the morning of Tuesday, July 31 at approximately 5:40, according to district spokesman Tom Lucey.  Members of the Concord Fire Department and the state fire marshal were still investigating the incident, but the officials suspect electrical equipment associated with a fish tank caused the fire. … Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill

Massillon, OH – Ventilation system fire at corrugated paper mill extinguished by sprinkler system

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Firefighters investigated small fire in the ventilation system at Fibercorr Mills, LLC Friday morning on the city’s northwest side. Firefighters arrived shortly after 6:30 a.m. to the corrugated paper mill at 670 17th St. NW. The fire was extinguished by the company’s sprinkler system prior to their arrival. … Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Prince George, VA – Early morning apartment fire caused by water heater is quickly put out by sprinkler system

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A Prince George woman says an issue with her water heater forced her family to run from smoke and flames Wednesday morning.  Eleven people – six adults and five children – had to leave from their homes, but it’s thanks to the building’s fire suppression sprinkler system that the fire was quickly put out.… Continue Reading »