Apartment Building, Residential Passaic, NJ – Sprinklers credited with saving apartments after fire spread from neighboring warehouse April 13, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment More than a dozen families were forced out of their homes after a warehouse fire spread to nearby apartments in Passaic, New Jersey. Cell phone video of the blaze, which broke out just after … Continue Reading ››
College/University (on campus), Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential, School / University Glassboro, NJ – Fire in university residence hall put out by sprinkler system; No injuries reported April 9, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Residents of Mimosa Hall were forced to evacuate their dorms shortly before noon on Friday, after a fire started in a dorm on the first floor of the residential hall, according to a Rowan … Continue Reading ››
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Hanover, NJ – Suspicious fire at Marriott Hotel extinguished with help from sprinkler system March 11, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment An investigation is underway in an effort to determine who started a fire in a hotel by wrapping a cigar inside a towel and placing it in a linen cart, police said. On March … Continue Reading ››
Apartment Building, Residential, Residential High Rise Pleasantville, NJ – Sprinklers help extinguish mattress fire at high-rise apartment building; No injuries reported January 16, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment City firefighters extinguished a mattress fire Tuesday evening in one of the city’s new downtown high-rise buildings. No injuries were reported in the fire, which was reported 7:23 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10 at apartment … Continue Reading ››
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Fair Lawn, NJ – Arson fire at commercial building extinguished by sprinkler system December 29, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment A man was charged with burglary and arson after he broke into a River Road building and set a trash can on fire, police said. Police responded to 13-09 River Road on a report … Continue Reading ››
Apartment Building, Residential Brick, NJ – Apartment fire kept from spreading by sprinkler system December 28, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment A fire at the Forge Pond Apartments Monday night sparked by a woman burning loose threads off a sweater with a lighter was brought under control by the building's sprinkler system before it got … Continue Reading ››
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Jackson, NJ – Sprinkler system activates in fire at senior assisted living complex; No injuries reported October 11, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment A fire Sunday morning at the Bella Terra assisted living complex at 2 Kathleen Drive resulted in approximately 100 people being evacuated to Jackson Liberty High School, Jackson Township Chief of Police Matthew … Continue Reading ››
Apartment Building, Residential Jersey City, NJ – Fire in compactor shaft at high-rise apartment building put out with help from sprinkler system October 8, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment Jersey City firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at a residential building in the Newport section of the city Thursday night, an official said. The fire began in the compactor shaft on the … Continue Reading ››
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Vineland, NJ – Sprinkler system contains building fire started by sparks from a grinder September 7, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment Just after 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, a 911 call summoned firefighters to Rudco Products Inc. for a reported building fire. Firefighters arrived to find smoke seeping from the plant, located at Oak … Continue Reading ››
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Hillsborough, NJ – Sprinkler system helps put out fire at plastic container manufacturing facility September 6, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment A plastic container manufacturing facility in Hillsborough Township was the scene of a two-alarm fire on Monday, which prompted a large response from multiple fire companies in the surrounding area. According to fire … Continue Reading ››
