An electrical fire in the ceiling above the kitchen at Denny’s sent customers and staff scrambling out into the parking lot Tuesday night, leaving their pancakes and burgers behind. The Silver City Fire Department got called out at 8:21 p.m. said Capt.… Continue Reading »
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Albuquerque, NM – Sprinkler systems help protect businesses in string of arson fires
Las Cruces, NM – Sprinklers keep fire in check at manufacturing facility
Three fires extinguished thanks to sprinkler systems (Las Cruces, NM)
Over the last three weeks, fire sprinklers have eliminated three separate apartment fires in Las Cruces – September 26, October 3, and October 7. In every single one of the fires, the cause was unattended cooking, and in two of the incidents, the residents were not aware that the fire had begun.… Continue Reading »
Fire sprinklers help stop fire from spreading at elementary school (Chaparral, NM)
A fire at an elementary school was limited thanks to both firefighters and the school’s fire sprinkler system on Saturday morning. The incident, which is still under investigation, began in a part of the school which is under construction. Fire crews as well as the fire sprinkler system contained and eliminated the fire, and no injuries were reported.… Continue Reading »
Elementary school fire suppressed by sprinkler system (Albuquerque, NM)
Fire sprinklers put out a fire which began in the kitchen of an elementary school on Tuesday, November 12. The fire began at approximately 11:30, and the children, who were eating their lunches in the cafeteria, were evacuated safely. The fire sprinkler activated in the kitchen and extinguished the flames before fire crews arrived.… Continue Reading »
Fire controlled by fire sprinklers at hotel (Albuquerque, NM)
Sixteen fire crew units and thirty-seven firefighters responded to a fire at a downtown hotel on Wednesday, October 30 morning. The hotel’s fire sprinkler system activated in the room where the fire began, containing the blaze to that room. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and there were no injuries.… Continue Reading »
