Tag Archives: Early AM (5am-7am)

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Sprinkler system saves manufacturing plant from sustaining major damage (Thomasville, NC)

A sprinkler system saved a manufacturing plant from sustaining major damage, said Robbie Binkley, battalion chief for the Thomasville Fire Department.  Rocky Watts, division chief of code enforcement/fire marshal for the TFD, said the plant housed 100 gallons of sulfuric acid mixed with water in a chemical open system. He explained the fire was around the system. Watts said it appears the fire was a result of a shortage in the electrical wiring in the heating element of a chemical holding tank.  There was no structural damage and minimal smoke damage, the battalion chief reported. 

A fire destroyed the same business 10 years ago, at which time it did not have a sprinkler system, he said.  The sprinkler system “kept the fire in check and saved the building,” Binkley said. Watts said the company cleans racing parts and places a coating on them.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Damage minimized at manufacturing facility (Denison, TX)

A manufacturing facility fire on Tuesday morning is being investigated as suspicious. When fire crews responded to the fire at approximately 5 a.m., they found that the door to the building was open and smoke was pouring out of the facility. The building’s fire sprinkler had been activated when they arrived as well.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Restaurant fire kept in check by sprinkler system (Fairbanks, AK)

A fire that began at a restaurant early Thursday morning was contained thanks to the building’s fire sprinkler. The Fairbanks Fire Department was notified of a fire at 5:50 a.m., and when they arrived, they found that the fire was kept at the point of ignition thanks to the fire sprinkler system.

“The sprinkler system basically saved the day,” Fire Chief Ernie Misewicz said. “It kept the fire in check in the front portion of the dining room.”

The fire’s cause was from someone improperly disposing smoking materials in a flower pot in the front of the building. There were no injuries reported.

“Had the sprinkler system not activated, there would have been significant damage to the building,” Misewicz said.

Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse

Warehouse fire squelched thanks to sprinklers and fire crews (Oakland, CA)

A warehouse caught fire when a 23-cubic foot refrigerator inside of the building ignited early Thursday morning. The sprinkler system activated on the fire, and this quick action combined with the arriving firefighters response contained the fire within 20 minutes. There were no injuries. 

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Other - Retail, Retail

Fire caused by unattended candle suppressed by sprinkler system (El Mirage, AZ)

A West Valley business was saved by its sprinkler system after the building caught fire early Sunday morning. Fire crews from several cities responded the fire at Party Rental near Thunderbird and El Mirage roads. Firefighters saw smoke coming from the building but the fire had mostly been extinguished by the sprinklers when they arrived on scene.”These people will be able to occupy their business Monday morning,” El Mirage Fire Chief Howard Munding said. “If there was a fire without a sprinkler, these people would be out of business.”A burning candle was identified as the cause of the fire.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler helps save apartment building from fire (Knoxville, TN)

Firefighters responded to a fire at an apartment complex during the early hours of Saturday morning. After seeing flames outside of a sixth floor apartment unit, they came up to extinguish the blaze. They were met with smoke, with the fire sprinkler having put out the majority of the fire. No injuries were reported, and the fire’s cause remains under investigation.