A fire in the laundry room of a Cedar Rapids nursing home was quickly extinguished Saturday night.The fire was reported at 10:37 p.m. at Living Center East, 1220 Fifth Ave. SE. When fire crews arrived, they found the building’s sprinkler system already had extinguished a fire in a basket in the laundry room.… Continue Reading »
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North Liberty, IA – Sprinkler system assists fire crews in controlling supermarket fire
A fire was reported at an eastern Iowa Fareway on Sunday morning. Sunday, September 10, at 10:30 a.m. the North Liberty Fire Department was called to Fareway for alarms going off and smoke coming from the roof. When crews arrived, they saw smoke from the roof, and the inside full of smoke.… Continue Reading »
Le Mars, IA – Sprinklers contain fire after explosion at manufacturing plant; No injuries
Le Mars fire chief David Schipper said the Le Mars and Orange City fire departments were called at 4:22 p.m.
… Continue Reading »Cedar Rapids, IA – Fire at food processing plant controlled with help from sprinkler system; No injuries
Cedar Rapids firefighters responded Friday night to a dryer fire in an Ingredion facility building at 1001 First St. SW. According to a media release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department, the call from Ingredion plant personnel about a fire in an idle dryer was received at 5:50 p.m.… Continue Reading »
Iowa City, IA – Laboratory fire at University of Iowa contained by sprinkler system
A fire Sunday damaged a laboratory in the most heavily used research facility on the University of Iowa campus. Iowa City firefighters responded to a fire alarm at Bowen Science Building, 51 Newton Road, around 5:45 p.m. Sunday and found flames on the second floor, according to an Iowa City news release.… Continue Reading »
Council Bluffs, IA – Apartment fire put out by sprinkler system
Mason City, IA – Early morning fire at senior living complex controlled by sprinkler system
Marion, IA – Fire at hotel contained to one room by sprinkler system
West Des Moines, IA – Officials credit sprinkler system with controlling moving company warehouse fire
Fort Dodge, IA – Sprinkler system credited with extinguishing apartment blaze
A sprinkler system put out a fire in a Fort Dodge apartment building Wednesday night and no one was injured. The incident at Evergreen Estates, 1543 27th Ave. N., was reported at 10:27 p.m. Fire Department Capt. Paul Neeson said a fire ignited on the stove in a first floor apartment in the three-story building.… Continue Reading »
