Tag Archives: Minnesota

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Restaurant fire squelched by sprinkler system (Crookston, MN)

January 15, 2014 viking210

When a fire broke out in a restaurant kitchen on Monday morning, the restaurant’s fire sprinkler put out the flames. Investigators believe the fire began when an overheated aerosol cooking spray and exploded, and that the fire quickly started near the kitchen’s exhaust system. No injuries were reported.

Other - Retail, Retail

Thrift store fire put out by sprinkler system (St. Cloud, MN)

November 25, 2013 viking210

The cause of a fire at a St. Cloud thrift shop is under investigation.  The blaze started about 5 p.m. … The fire started in the merchandise storage area, said Greg Newinski, battalion chief at the St. Cloud Fire Department. The sprinkler system put it out. The damage to the store is estimated to be about $10,000; the merchandise, about $5,000, although that number could be significantly higher.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers make the difference in apartment fire (Woodbury, MN)

August 5, 2013 viking210

A fire broke out in the kitchen of an apartment, and the building’s fire sprinkler activated, containing the flames to the one apartment unit. Fire crews are giving the credit to the unit’s fire sprinklers for keeping the fire from destroying other units.

“It could have been ugly,” Woodbury fire department Cmdr. John Wallgren said.

No injuries were reported.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler System Extinguishes Fire at Apartment Building (Edina, MN)

July 30, 2013 viking210

An apartment fire last Thursday on the 7200 block of York Avenue was swiftly extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system.  As Edina’s fire department blog pointed out, the incident came a little more than a year after a 2012 apartment fire, in a sprinkler-less building, caused major damage and injured three.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers ensure cooking fire ends in apartment (Rochester, MN)

July 17, 2013 viking210

When a fire erupted in an apartment kitchen, the fire sprinklers quickly activated to douse the flames. Residents of the apartment building evacuated, and no injuries were reported.

“This was a case where the sprinkler system probably saved the building,” said Larry Mueller, the assistant fire marshal.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers extinguish apartment fire before fire department arrives (Edina, MN)

February 20, 2013 viking210

The Edina Fire Department was dispatched to the apartment fire at approximately 6:15 p.m. Sunday, arriving to find a fire on the stovetop of a first-floor unit had already been extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system. “The building’s sprinklers saved countless lives and property,” Assistant Fire Chief Darrell Todd said. “This really shows the impact sprinklers have on fires by keeping it from spreading to other units. Had the building not been sprinkled, the fire could have spread quickly, endangering lives.”

Retail, Shopping Mall

Sprinklers credited for limiting damage in overnight strip mall fire (Shakopee, MN)

November 12, 2012 viking210

Sprinklers are being credited for limiting damage at a strip mall in after an overnight fire in Shakopee. Chief Rick Coleman says the fire may have been triggered by an explosion of some sort, but investigators continue to work the scene in search of an official cause. No one was hurt.

Other - Retail, Retail

Sprinkler system controls liquor store fire (Burnsville, MN)

November 9, 2012 viking210

A fire at a liquor store was started when the vodka bottles acted as a sort of magnifying glass. They slowly started the fire with the cardboard display, as the ceiling fan fanned the flames. Thanks to a sprinkler system and a speedy emergency response, the fire in Burnsville never got out of control.

Apartment Building, Residential

Apartment fire contained by sprinkler system (St. Cloud, MN)

October 17, 2012 viking210

St. Cloud Deputy Fire Chief Dean Wrobbel says a sprinkler system saved an apartment building from going up in flames early this morning. Wrobbel says when they got there, they found a mattress on fire in a second floor hallway. The sprinkler system had been activated, which kept the fire contained.

Apartment Building, Residential

Fire at apartment complex laundry room contained by sprinkler system (Coon Rapids, MN)

September 24, 2012 viking210

A sprinkler doused a fire in the laundry room on the second floor of a Coon Rapids apartment complex. “It’s what we call a sprinkler save,” said Fire Marshal Todd Williams.