Retail Annapolis, MD – Storage room fire at nail salon contained by sprinkler system January 15, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Firefighters were called to a Safeway store on the 1700 block of Forest Drive shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday, Cpt. Phil Morris said. Crews were responding to a “water flow alarm” … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Residential, Single Family Home Manchester, MD – Residential sprinkler system contained house fire to one bedroom December 29, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment Damage was confined to one area of the house. A sprinkler installed in a home in Manchester helped minimize the damage from a house fire. … Continue Reading »
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Federalsburg, MD – Storage room fire in industrial building brought under control by sprinkler system; 200 employees safe December 17, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment A fire in a storage room damaged a Caroline County industrial building on Tuesday night. The fire was reported at the Dart Plant at 1000 Industrial Park Drive shortly after 9:30 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Apartment Building, Residential Silver Spring, MD – Apartment fire caused by smoking in bed is extinguished by sprinkler system December 12, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment When a Montgomery County man went to check on his wife last week, she was in the bedroom, on a bed, and the bed was on fire, according to a report from … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Ocean City, MD – Restaurant fire extinguished by sprinkler system and fast acting employee December 9, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment An Ocean City restaurant was saved from serious fire damage due to fire sprinklers and an employee using a fire extinguisher. The Ocean City Fire Department was called to respond to a … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Other - Manufacturing, Other Business Elkton, MD – Authorities credit sprinkler system with extinguishing blaze in chemical mixing room December 6, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment Investigators are crediting a sprinkler system for extinguishing a blaze Monday morning inside a chemical mixing room at a medical products plant in Elkton, allowing the three employees in that area to escape safely, … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Apartment Building, Residential Frederick, MD – Laundry fire at apartment building put out with help from sprinkler system; No injuries reported December 3, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment Three people were displaced last Wednesday evening after a clothes dryer caught fire in an apartment in the Francis Scott Key apartment building, officials said. Just after 6 p.m., multiple fire departments responded to … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Easton, MD – Sprinkler system controls fire at senior citizen apartment complex; No injuries reported November 27, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment The Maryland State Fire Marshal's office is crediting smoke alarms and a sprinkler system for saving 18 senior citizens during an apartment complex fire. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's office, around 12:15 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Residential, Townhouse / Condominium Aberdeen, MD – Arson fire at town home contained to basement area by sprinkler system November 7, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment Investigators are looking for information from the community about fires that were set at two adjoining townhouses early Friday afternoon. Firefighters from the Abingdon Volunteer Fire Company and surrounding companies were dispatched at 12:16 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Westminster, MD – Sprinkler system assists firefighters in stopping fire at manufacturing plant; No injuries reported November 2, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment A fire at the FR Conversions building in the 1200 block of Tech Court in Westminster Tuesday afternoon caused damage, but no injuries were reported to civilians or emergency responders. Responders were alerted for … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
