Tag Archives: Kentucky

Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse

Corbin, KY – Sprinkler system activated for fire at warehouse facility

June 15, 2022 viking210 Leave a comment

Officials at Webbed Sphere Inc. were alerted to a small fire at the company’s facility that triggered the alarm and sprinkler systems about 3 a.m. Tuesday morning.

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Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business

Lexington, KY – Sprinkler system activated for fire at ice rink

January 18, 2022 viking210

People enjoying some ice skating last night at the Lexington Ice and Recreation Center had quite the scare when a small fire started inside the building

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Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

Bowling Green, KY – Sprinkler system activated for fire at metal forming business

October 31, 2021 viking210

Around 8:30 this morning, fire crews were called to Magna Bowling Green Metalforming after a scrubber caught fire in the middle of the building. Employees were evacuated safely during the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Hospital/Care Facility, Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Danville, KY – Sprinkler system activated for fire at nursing home

October 16, 2021 viking210

A fire in one of the back wings of Landmark of Danville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on Sunday led to evacuation of the building and seven total residents and employees … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Louisville, KY – Fire at walmart extinguished by sprinkler system before fire crews arrived; No injuries reported

August 27, 2021 viking210

A fire that broke out inside the Walmart in the Valley Station neighborhood Wednesday night was extinguished quickly by the sprinkler system, according to fire officials.

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Food Processing, Manufacturing

Lexington, KY – Fire extinguished with help from sprinkler system; No injuries reported

August 19, 2021 viking210

Fire crews and an industry’s sprinkler system combined to quickly put out a fire today at the J.M. Smucker facility on Winchester Road.

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Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic

Lexington, KY – Sprinkler system activated for fire at cancer center; No injuries reported

May 20, 2021 viking210

Firefighters are investigating the cause of a small fire that set off some of the sprinklers in the UK Markey Cancer Center early Wednesday morning.

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Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Bowling Green, KY – Sprinkler system kept fire from spreading at pub

November 10, 2020 viking210

Bowling Green Fire Department was dispatched at 6:13 p.m. Saturday to Dublin’s Irish Pub downtown after an employer opened up a door to the business and found it full of smoke.

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Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Elizabethtown, KY – Manufacturing plant fire held in check thanks to sprinkler system; No injuries reported

August 18, 2020 viking210

Emergency responders were called Monday morning to an industrial fire at the Hendrickson plant in Elizabethtown.

According to information released by Elizabethtown Fire Department Deputy Chief Everett Roberts, the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Lexington, KY – Fire sprinklers controls piece of machinery that caught on fire

August 6, 2020 viking210

Crews responded to a fire at a Lexington business Tuesday morning.

Just before 8:15 a.m., the Lexington fire Department says they responded to the 1500 block of Mercer Road … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Reporting on lives and property saved by fire sprinklers