Tag Archives: Evening (6pm-9pm)

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Peoria, IL – Sprinkler system limits spread of grocery store fire; Store reopens the next day

May 18, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

An artificial Christmas tree stored on top of a cooler caught fire Tuesday evening at The Fresh Market in the Westlake Shopping Center and caused an estimated $250,000 in damages, according to the Peoria … Continue Reading ››

Apartment Building, Residential

Jessup, MD – Apartment kitchen fire held in check by sprinkler system

May 15, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

Firefighters were called to an apartment blaze in Jessup Saturday night. A kitchen fire had been reported before 8 p.m. in the 9900 block of Guilford Road. Officials found the fire had been held … Continue Reading ››

Apartment Building, Residential, Residential High Rise

Youngstown, OH – Fire on 15th floor of residential high-rise extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries

May 14, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

A fire on the 15th floor of the International Towers in downtown Youngstown resulted in the building’s evacuation Friday. Youngstown Fire Department Battalion Chief Ron Russo said the department first … Continue Reading ››

Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse

Lowell, AR (No Media Coverage) – Two sprinkler heads extinguish fire in building products warehouse

April 25, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

***FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED - NO MEDIA COVERAGE*** The Lowell Fire Department responded to an automatic alarm at 310 Commercial Avenue on April 4, 2017 at 19:35. Upon arrival, nothing was showing from the exterior. Upon … Continue Reading ››

Apartment Building, Residential

Bellevue, WA – Sprinkler system helps contain first floor apartment fire; No injuries

April 20, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

A fire at an apartment building in Bellevue displaced seven people on Wednesday night, including five children. Bellevue firefighters responded to the blaze at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The fire was located in the … Continue Reading ››

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 ››

Fire / Police Station, Government/Military

Burbank, IL – Fire in locker room of police station controlled by building’s sprinkler system

April 5, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

No one was injured when the southwest suburban Burbank Police Station caught fire Sunday night. A small fire broke out about 7:25 p.m. in a locker room on the lower level of the police … Continue Reading ››

Apartment Building, Residential

Madison, WI – Residents and pets evacuated safely as sprinkler system tackles apartment cooking fire

April 1, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

A kitchen fire in a third-floor apartment displaced four people from an apartment building in the 8300 block of Flagstone Drive on the Far West Side Monday evening, according to a Madison Fire … Continue Reading ››

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Simmesport, LA – Sprinkler system activates to stop fire in nursing home storage room

March 29, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

"Always on a Sunday." That's what Bayou Chateau Nursing home owner Gerard LaCour could say in a moment of relief following the evacuation of his facility just hours earlier. Continue Reading ››

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Sherwood Park, AB, Canada – Grease fire at retirement home controlled by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

March 27, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

A fire at Silver Birch Court last week resulted in the evacuation of 55 people. During the evening of Thursday, March 16, Strathcona County Emergency Services responded to a fire alarm at Silver Birch … Continue Reading ››

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