Firefighters say a small fire in a Keene State College dorm room was put out by a sprinkler system. The fire department was dispatched shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday to the Pondside 1 Dormitory. There was no one in the room at the time of the fire.… Continue Reading »
Tag Archives: New Hampshire
Lebanon, NH – Overnight fire at child care center extinguished by automatic sprinkler system
Nashua, NH – Sprinkler system contains apartment grease fire on Easter Sunday
Peterborough, NH – Single sprinkler extinguishes nursing home blaze; No injuries reported
Dover, NH – Apartment kitchen fire extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
A fire at a Grove Street apartment Sunday was much different from one that occurred there nearly 16 years ago because of the sprinkler system that was installed, said the city’s fire chief. At around 5:25 p.m. Sunday, the department was dispatched to the apartment building on 71 Grove St.… Continue Reading »
Durham, NH – Fire in lab building at University of New Hampshire extinguished by sprinkler system
Dover, NH – Restaurant fire held down by sprinkler system; Eatery reopens following day
A minor fire at Tucker’s Restaurant in Dover on Sunday night has forced the establishment to close on Monday. According to Dover Fire Chief Eric Hagman, dispatchers received a fire alarm from the location at 11:33 p.m. followed by a caller from the nearby Applebee’s restaurant who reported heavy smoke in the rear of the building.… Continue Reading »
Laconia, NH – Sprinkler system helps to limit fire at county jail; Overheated generator was cause
A fire that broke out at the newly completed Belknap County Community Corrections Center last week may have caused as much as $100,000 in damaging, authorities report. Assistant Fire Chief Kirk Beattie said an exhaust pipe from an emergency generator overheated during a load test, setting the surrounding plywood on fire.… Continue Reading »
Conway, NH – Sprinkler system helps douse broiler fire at Burger King
Laconia, NH – Fire in circuit courthouse contained with help from sprinkler system
A fire in a trash can caused the evacuation of the Laconia Circuit Court Monday afternoon. Meredith’s Vikki Fogg said she opened the door to a ground floor restroom to be met by flames. She told her grandson Nathan, 7, to go tell the bailiff conducting security screenings at the courthouse entrance that there was a fire.… Continue Reading »
