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Sprinkler extinguishes early morning fire at nursing home (St. Paul, MN)
Early Monday morning, firefighters were called out to 512 Humboldt Avenue after alarms began to sound. Nursing home staff found a light fixture in one of the bathrooms had caught fire at 2:20 a.m. — but a single fire sprinkler extinguished the fire. There were no reported injuries. According to firefighters, none of the residents were ever aware of the ordeal and were able to sleep through the night undisturbed. Firefighters say the incident is proof that they were well-protected by the sprinkler system, which was installed only a year and a half ago.
Sprinklers put out kitchen fire in high-rise hotel and apartment complex (Rochester, MN)
Sprinklers make the difference in apartment fire (St. Paul, MN)
Sprinklers saves lives and property in high school fire (Owatonna, MN)
Sprinklers save property and lives in apartment fire (Fergus Falls, MN)
At about 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, a grease fire began in the kitchen of an apartment. The residents, a mother and her two children, were able to evacuate without injury as the fire sprinkler activated and squelched the fire.
Fire Chief Mark Hovland said about the incident, “The fire sprinkler did its job. It could’ve been a lot worse if that sprinkler head would not have been in there.”
Sprinklers keep damage minimal in apartment fire (St. Cloud, MN)
On Monday evening, a fire was reported on the second floor of an apartment building. An improperly disposed cigarette ignited the fire, which began on the deck of one of the units. The fire sprinkler system installed in the building ensured that the fire remained on the exterior of the building. Residents were evacuated safely with no injuries reported.
St. Cloud Battalion Chief Leon Faust said, “The sprinklers are what kept damage to a minimum.”
Sprinklers limit damage at department store fire (Rochester, MN)
College fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Red Wing, MN)
A late night fire the morning of Saturday, March 29 at a technical college, called the attention of fire crews. Though they arrived within seven minutes of their call, fire crews found the the building’s fire sprinklers had effectively put out the flames.
According to the Red Wing Fire Department, “The presence of a working sprinkler system and alarm system made what may have been a tragedy into a moderate inconvenience.”
No injuries were reported.
