Tag Archives: Georgia

Apartment Building, Residential

Norcross, GA – Late night apartment fire held in check by sprinkler system

February 5, 2015 viking210

No one was injured in a Tuesday evening apartment fire near Norcross, according to Gwinnett Fire. The fire was held in check by the sprinkler system and was contained to the bathroom. The fire happened after 10 p.m. at the Los Colinas Apartments on Lia Hills Drive. It appears to have been accidental and started by a bathroom exhaust fan, firefighters said.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Dalton, GA – Fire at automotive parts manufacturer Shiroki contained by sprinklers

January 31, 2015 viking210

A fire Friday afternoon at Shiroki North America on Veterans Drive was quickly brought under control, according to Dalton Fire Chief Bruce Satterfield. The fire broke out in a small room where workers were putting coating on car parts at about 1:20 p.m.

Satterfield said a spark in one of the plant’s filter systems ignited the fire. The fire activated two sprinkler heads in that room and “they really kept the fire down,” he added.

The responding crews handled the response without calling for additional help and the fire was under control in less than 10 minutes, Satterfield said. He estimated the damage to the filter system to be around $15,000. Satterfield credited the company for keeping its fire safety equipment in good condition. There were no injuries.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Augusta, GA – Sprinkler system assists firefighters in overnight fire at Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant

November 28, 2014 viking210

The fire at Buffalo Wild Wings on Robert C. Daniel Jr. Parkway is now out according to fire crews on scene. A delivery man dropping off food discovered the building filled with smoke and called the fire department around 3:45 a.m., fire officials on scene told News 12.

No one was hurt, but there is water and smoke damage. The sprinkler system was activated before the fire department got on scene, officials said. Lt. Neal Brown says they believe the fire is electrical.

Apartment Building, Residential

Middle of night apartment fire extinguished by single sprinkler (Savannah, GA)

November 4, 2014 viking210

Savannah firefighters are investigating a blaze downtown which forced several people out of their apartments overnight. About 1:30 a.m. Thursday, firefighters were called to the apartment house in the 400 block of West Congress Street. The building also houses B&B Billiards. When firefighters arrived, they found smoke inside the apartment house and a sprinkler had been set off in one of the rooms. The water from the sprinkler had put out a fire on the third floor.

Primary / Secondary School, School / University

Arson fire at high school controlled with help from sprinkler system (Norcross, GA)

October 18, 2014 viking210

One Gwinnett County high school student is out of jail on bond but the other remains on an immigration hold after their misguided prank at Meadowcreek High School backfired and got them charged with arson and committing a terroristic act. They are accused of setting toilet paper on fire in school bathrooms in September. The fire caused the school sprinkler system to go off.

Apartment Building, Residential

Fire sprinklers help control multiple arson fires at apartment complex (Lawrenceville, GA)

August 24, 2014 viking210

Investigators said they believe the man may also be responsible for two fires set at the complex, along with a maintenance room break-in. In the June and August fires, the sprinkler system minimized any damage, but it could have been much worse.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler controls fire at apartment complex (Augusta, GA)

August 1, 2014 viking210

A fire that began in an apartment complex was extinguished by the building’s fire sprinkler system prior to fire officials arriving the scene. No injuries were reported.

Post office fire quickly eliminated by sprinkler system (Snellville, GA)

March 26, 2014 viking210

Fire sprinklers quickly put out a fire that began at a post office distribution center on Monday evening. The fire, which began in a cubicle area near the bathroom, began around 8 p.m. and forced the evacuation of the building. No injuries were reported, and investigators are trying to determine the cause of the fire.

Single sprinkler head eliminates fire at retirement housing facility (Columbus, GA)

February 8, 2014 viking210

Investigators believe that the fire which began at Farrfield Manor, a retirement home, was started by unattended food that was cooking on the stove of one of its units. Thankfully, the heat from the fire activated a single sprinkler head, which then put out the fire.

“It went out immediately,” Captain Brian Russell of the Columbus Fire and Emergency Medical Services said.

No one was injured in the incident, and everyone was able to go back to their apartments shortly after the incident.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinklers contain fire at restaurant (Gainesville, GA)

January 21, 2014 viking210

Gainesville firefighters responded to a fire at a restaurant a little before 6 a.m. on Friday, January 17. The fire crews broke into the building and found that four sprinkler heads had activated and kept the fire in check. After the crews put out the remaining flames, Fire Marshal Chad Payne reported that a faulty condensation line pump on a refrigeration unit had started the fire. There were no injuries reported.

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