Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Sprinkler system suppresses fire at senior living center (Beverly Hills, MI) July 30, 2012 viking210 A fire at a senior living complex in Beverly Hills forced the evacuation of residents early Sunday morning. The fire was started in the kitchen. Beverly Hills Department of Public Safety Lt. Michael Vargas stated the facilities sprinkler system was able to put out the fire. “The suppression system extinguished the fire,” stated Vargas. “No one was hurt as a result.”
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Sprinkler system contains kitchen fire at resident hall (Mount Pleasant, MI) June 14, 2012 viking210 Central Michigan University’s Campbell Hall was evacuated at about midnight Wednesday after a small fire broke out in the kitchenette on the first floor. Residents believe that a stove knob was bumped, turning the burner on and causing a basket placed near it to catch fire. The fire alarm and sprinkler systems were activated. All of Campbell Hall’s safety devices worked correctly and safety procedures went according to plan, said CMU Police Officer Carl Williams. “The entire system did exactly what it was designed to do,” he said. “In the kitchenette area, the sprinkler system activated … like it was supposed to.”
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire caused by careless smoking put out by sprinkler system (Saginaw, MI) June 1, 2012 viking210 A fire at Lakeside Village apartments Tuesday began with careless smoking, but was put out moments later by a sprinkler system that was installed after a more devastating fire in 2005. The sprinkler system paid for itself Tuesday and may have saved lives, especially because some of the residents are disabled, Saginaw Township Fire Department Inspector Kevin O’Brien said.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Senior living facility fire extinguished with help from fire sprinklers (Eastpointe, MI) May 9, 2012 viking210 A fire that started in the kitchen of a senior living apartment caused the the building’s fire sprinklers to activate thus controlling the flames. No injuries were reported.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Safe end to retirement home fire credited to fire sprinklers (Saginaw, MI) April 24, 2012 viking210 The Thomas Township Fire Department reported that the fire that occurred in a retirement home was contained and suppressed thanks to the building’s fire sprinkler system.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Sprinkler system holds fire in check at small business (Muskegon, MI) February 14, 2012 viking210 Firefighters respond to small fire at KL Industries in Muskegon, No one injured
