Apartment Building, Residential Rochester, MN – Officials credit sprinkler system with saving apartment building February 9, 2015 viking210 Officials believe a sprinkler system in an apartment building “definitely saved” the complex from more serious damage after a fire late Saturday. A general flow alarm — which indicates the sprinkler system has been activated — came in about 10:40 p.m. Firefighters responded to 875 21st Ave. SE, where they found there had been an active fire in one of the apartments on the third floor. They found a frying pan with oil in it, unattended on the stove, said Larry Mueller, assistant fire marshal. The initial flare-up triggered the overhead sprinkler, which eventually extinguished the flames.
Residential, Townhouse / Condominium Stillwater, MN – Townhouse fire controlled by sprinkler system; No injuries reported February 3, 2015 viking210 Just before 10 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were called to a townhouse fire in the 2800 block of Brewers Lane. When firefighters arrived, smoke was coming from the eight-unit townhouse complex. Crews entered the unoccupied townhome, and found a sprinkler-controlled fire on the first floor. Firefighters extinguished the fire and ventilated the building. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. “The fire sprinkler in this building prevented significant fire damage to the complex and allowed the residents of the attached units to escape without injury,” a post on the Stillwater Fire Department’s Facebook page reads.
Apartment Building, Residential Edina, MN – Fire department confirms December fire in multi-family dwelling extinguished by sprinkler system January 17, 2015 viking210 Dec. 10 – An arc from an electrical appliance reportedly ignited fumes from flammable paint thinner used in remodeling on the 3200 block of Galleria. Fire sprinkler heads extinguished fire.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Hastings, MN – Sprinklers make the difference in challenging fire at container manufacturer December 20, 2014 viking210 All employees evacuated safely after a fire at Twin City Container in Hastings Thursday afternoon. The fire activated the building’s sprinkler system, which helped firefighters control the blaze. “The sprinkler system made a big difference in the result of this fire,” Schutt said. The thick black smoke was caused by some of the products within the building. “Any time you have anything petroleum or oil based you’re going to get that thick black smoke,” Schutt said. Due to the intensity of the fire and smoke, firefighters took a defensive strategy at first, fighting the fire from the outside. Firefighters were lifted to the structure’s roof, where they created a vent hole, while the fire was fought on the ground. Once the fire was under control, crews moved inside to finish the work. Twin City Container takes 55-gallon drums and tanker trucks and cleans them for reuse. Hastings utility crews inspected the sanitary sewer system to make sure none of the hazardous materials on site made it into the sewer system. No hazards were found, Schutt said. An area of origin has been identified, but Schutt said the exact cause of the fire is still under investigation. He said the fire was located in the center of the largest part of the building and spread through the exhaust ductwork.
Apartment Building, Residential Minneapolis, MN – Sprinkler system activates to help contain high-rise apartment fire December 9, 2014 viking210 A fire in a high-rise apartment building on the 300 block of Lowry Avenue North was reported just before 4 p.m. Monday. The sprinkler system activated to help control the fire. Minneapolis Public Housing was called to the scene to help residents who will be displaced as a result of this fire and water from the sprinkler system.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Sprinklers contain fire in historic building, two workers rescued (Minneapolis, MN) November 14, 2014 viking210 Authorities say welding is to blame for a fire at a downtown Minneapolis building Thursday morning. Fire crews were called to the Ceresota Building on the 500 block of 2nd Street at about 7:30 a.m. When firefighters arrived, heavy black smoke was showing on the eighth floor of a 10-story structure. Crews went into battle the fire from the interior. Crews were able to put the fire out quickly, and nobody was inside the building at the time of the fire. Authorities say two workers who were not injured in the fire escaped to the roof. They were rescued by emergency personnel. Fire officials said Friday that the cause of the fire was accidental due to welding. The fire started on the eighth floor and three sprinkler heads went off, holding off the fire until crews arrived.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system possibly saved resident’s life in apartment fire, according to fire department (Mankato, MN) November 8, 2014 viking210 Firefighters reported a sprinkler system in the complex in the 100 block of Glenwood Avenue possibly saved a resident’s life and greatly reduced damage to the apartment, said Don Lehne of the Mankato Department of Public Safety. Two sprinklers kept the fire from spreading to other apartments.
Apartment Building, Residential Single sprinkler saves blind man in high-rise apartment fire (St. Paul, MN) November 2, 2014 viking210 A stove top fire, which consumed the cabinet and crawled up the wall of a blind St. Paul man’s apartment, was extinguished by a single fire sprinkler. The man said he had accidentally left a plastic tray touching the burner and left the room while he was cooking a late lunch, according to a St. Paul Fire Department release. Firefighters responded to the blaze shortly after 3 p.m. on Oct. 30. The fire was in a high-rise apartment building at 1300 Wilson Avenue, owned by St. Paul’s Public Housing Agency. The fire department said the incident demonstrates the extreme effectiveness of sprinklers in putting out fires.
Apartment Building, Residential Residents of historic apartment building saved with help from fire sprinkler system (Minneapolis, MN) October 19, 2014 viking210 Four people escaped an apartment fire in Minneapolis overnight. Crews say the fire broke out around 11 p.m. Wednesday on the third floor of the Stonehouse Square Apartments on the 200 block of Broadway Street Northeast. The fire was contained to one unit and was extinguished by a sprinkler system in the apartment complex, firefighters say. The fire chief says the fire appears to have started on the stove.
Office Building, Other Business Sprinklers help contain arson fire at office building (North Branch, MN) October 10, 2014 viking210 The break-in and fire occurred sometime Tuesday night at the Main Street Center, a two-level building along the town’s main east-west thoroughfare that has about 15 tenants. No one was in the building at the time the sprinklers went off, which was about 11 p.m., she said.
