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Woburn, MA – Fire in multi-tenant commercial building controlled with help from sprinkler system
The two other businesses in the building are RSK Marble & Granite and Woburn Bottle & Can recycling facility. Areas of the building sustained significant damage, Ring said.
“The fire got up into the roof, so we had to peel back the roof to get at it,” said Ring. “The fire also set off the sprinkler system, so there was a lot of water damage, as well as smoke and fire damage.”
Departments from Winchester, Stoneham, Medford and Arlington provided mutual aid at the scene. The fire was brought under control within about two hours, and crews cleared the scene by 5 p.m. on Sunday.
The State Fire Marshal’s office and the Woburn Fire Cause Determination Unit are conducting the investigation. Traffic along Green Street was disrupted while crews fought the fire.
Falmouth, MA – Dryer fire at commercial building controlled with help from sprinkler system
Chelmsford, MA – Sprinklers stop spread of fire at restaurant; Neighboring business spare damage
Holyoke, MA – Fire at wire recycling center kept in check by sprinkler system
Assonet, MA – Sprinkler systems help keep fire at distribution center from spreading
Brockton, MA – Sprinkler credited with halting another fire in Brockton apartment building
Hopkinton, MA – Suspicious fire in school faculty bathroom extinguished by sprinkler system
Jennifer Mieth, a spokeswoman for the state Fire Marshal’s Office, said the cause of the fire has not been determined, but it appears to be intentionally set.
She said school fires are not uncommon. In 2015 there were 149 school fires. The majority of which were cooking related, but many were also set fires.
“Most of them were small,” said Mieth. “Although all fires start small.”
Hopkinton Public School Superintendent Cathy MacLeod said school administrators spent the day going from classroom to classroom explaining what occurred. She said the goal was to both make the students comfortable at the school, as well as to prevent the spread of rumors
Brockton, MA – (No Media Coverage) – Fire from welding slag held in check by sprinkler system
***NO MEDIA COVERAGE – FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED*** On November 10, 2016 at 2209 hours a central station alarm was received for a large manufacturing 60,000 sq ft building on Jonathan Dr. The alarm call was followed up for a report of a sprinkler activation. On arrival crews found a fire caused by welders slag. The fire was held in check by the sprinkler system. Damage was minimal.