Tag Archives: Michigan

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Overnight restaurant fire contained with help from sprinkler system (Kentwood, MI)

Fire officials said a quick response time helped contain a kitchen fire that sparked overnight at Carrabba’s Italian Grill.  Kentwood firefighters were called to the restaurant, 4061 28th St. SE, about 2 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 28. A kitchen sprinkler kept the fire under control until crews doused the flames using hose lines, Capt. Shaun Abbey said. The blaze was contained to the kitchen.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Fire controlled by sprinklers at manufacturing plant (Grand Haven, MI)

Fire crews were called to a fire at a Sara Lee plant around midnight on November 19. The fire, which began in the boiler room, was contained by the building’s fire sprinkler system until the authorities arrived and put out the remaining flames by 12:30 a.m. There were no injuries, and production at the plant did not stop during the incident.

Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse

Sprinkler systems helps control flames at industrial facility (Troy, MI)

A wall was blown out, but no injuries were reported at the scene of a fire on Thursday night.  According to a press release issued Friday, firefighters saw a portion of the rear, west side wall that appeared to have blown out from an explosion inside the building, and smoke showing. Once inside, firefighters found heavy smoke conditions, but the building’s fire sprinkler system appeared to have contained the majority of the fire. Damage was confined to the rear warehouse portion of the building. None of the nearby businesses were affected as a result of the incident.

Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Sprinklers make the difference in a condo fire on the 17th floor (Grand Rapids, MI)

Fire sprinkler system quickly extinguished a cooking fire on the 17th floor of the River House Condos on Tuesday. A grease fire on the stovetop spread to kitchen cabinets in a condo about 4:30 pm. The sprinkler system put out the flames. Firefighters had to reach the 17th floor to shut off the water, said Grand Rapids Fire Battalion Chief Kevin Sehlmeyer.

***Blog Editor’s Note – Please let us know what you think of the coverage by MLive, who focused on water damage rather than the lives and property saved by the automatic fire sprinkler system ***

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler activates to control apartment hallway fire (Ypsilanti, MI)

The Ypsilanti Township Fire Department responded to anapartment hallway fire Wednesday afternoon. A light fixture in the hallway on the 4th floor of an apartment buildingin the 1500 block of East Clark Road caught fire Wednesday afternoon. The fire set off a sprinkler head located directly above it.

*** Blog Editor’s Note:  Tell us what you think of the coverage by annarbor.com and the comments from the Ypsilanti FD.  Of course, the sprinkler didn’t “cause” the damage, but rather it saved the apartment from experiencing a much larger fire, where the damage would have been much worse, and could have possibly caused injury or loss of life. ***

Other - Retail, Retail

Fire sprinklers contain fire at clothing store (Ann Arbor, MI)

A downtown Ann Arbor clothing store was saved by the building’s fire sprinkler system.  The fire, which originated in a garbage can, was contained by the fire sprinklers .  Fire damage was limited and neighboring businesses did not sustain any damage.  No injuries were reported.

(Blog Note:  Please comment and tell us what you think about the news coverage by AnnArbor.com and News Producer Cole Bertsos)

Apartment Building, Residential

Fire at independent living high-rise contained by sprinklers (Saginaw Township, MI)

Saginaw Township Fire Department Chief Jim Peterson said the fire started in a couch in an independent living high-rise. Peterson said the building’s sprinkler system helped suppress the fire and contained it to the room where it started, though there was water damage to some other rooms. “The suppression system put out the majority of the fire,” he said.