Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential, School / University Sprinkler puts out residence hall fire at Texas Woman’s University (Denton, TX) October 31, 2014 viking210 A small fire in the Stark Hall residence tower on the Denton campus of Texas Woman’s University caused an evacuation Sunday night, according to a news release issued by the university. The small fire occurred in the basement laundry room and sent smoke through several floors of the building. The sprinkler system in the laundry room extinguished the fire within minutes, according to the news release. There were no injuries reported and no damage to the structure other than the laundry room.
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Sprinklers help control fire at footwear warehouse (Eugene, OR) October 30, 2014 viking210 Fire crews put out a blaze at a northwest Eugene warehouse Sunday night. About 20 Eugene-Springfield firefighters brought the fire under control at Zadehkicks footwear warehouse. “They were met by the occupant who had basically extinguished the bulk of the fire,” Battalion Chief Brian Smith said. “The sprinkler system went off to finish it off. Our crews mopped it up, cleaned it up. Checked the occupant who had some smoke inhalation – but he’s OK.” Investigators said the fire was accidentally caused by candles.
Office Building, Other Business Sprinkler controls fire at GE facility caused by malfunctioning electrical equipment (Charlottesville, VA) October 26, 2014 viking210 Shortly before midnight on October 23, units responded to GE Intelligent Platforms, 2500 Austin Drive, for the report of a commercial structure fire. Fire crews worked to extinguish a fire in the second floor of the structure that had been controlled by the activation of one sprinkler head. There were no civilian or firefighter injuries as a result of the fire. The cause of the fire is accidental and was determined to be malfunctioning electrical equipment.
Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Overnight laundry fire at Recreational Sports Facility extinguished by sprinkler system (Berkeley, CA) October 26, 2014 viking210 Berkeley Fire Department responded to a fire in the Recreational Sports Facility’s laundry room early Saturday morning. The fire started in a clothes dryer in the basement of Haas Pavilion and then spread to a nearby cart, activating the sprinkler system, according to Berkeley Fire Department Deputy Chief Avery Webb. While firefighters received a call about the incident at 3:02 a.m., it had already been put out by the time they arrived, according to Webb.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Overnight fire at manufacturing business held in check by sprinkler system (St. Charles, IL) October 20, 2014 viking210 The St. Charles Fire Department responded to an activated fire alarm at 4:15 a.m. at Eifeler-Lafer Inc., located at 3800 Commerce Drive. The company provides steel and carbide coating, which is used in making tools and medical devices. The business was closed at the time of the fire and no employees or other occupants were inside. An overhead sprinkler helped keep the fire in check and firefighters were able to extinguish the rest in about 30 minutes. No firefighters were injured.
Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill Sprinkler system activates to help control fire at paper company (Williamsport, MD) October 19, 2014 viking210 The Maryland Paper Company in Williamsport is recoveringThursday after machinery caught fire late Wednesday night. According to Deputy Chief State Fire MarshalJason Mowbray, the fire originated in a 2011 JCB Front End Loader, which isused to manipulate and handle paper for the products the company creates. Thefire then spread to the flammable products nearby. There were no injuriesreported, and the only damage the company sustained was the loss of the FrontEnd Loader and the replacement of the sprinkler head system.
Apartment Building, Residential Residents of historic apartment building saved with help from fire sprinkler system (Minneapolis, MN) October 19, 2014 viking210 Four people escaped an apartment fire in Minneapolis overnight. Crews say the fire broke out around 11 p.m. Wednesday on the third floor of the Stonehouse Square Apartments on the 200 block of Broadway Street Northeast. The fire was contained to one unit and was extinguished by a sprinkler system in the apartment complex, firefighters say. The fire chief says the fire appears to have started on the stove.
Apartment Building, Residential Automatic fire sprinkler system helps minimize damage in apartment fire (Brattleboro, VT) October 19, 2014 viking210 A fire that originated inside a Western Avenue building early Thursday morning left only one room and part of the roof damaged. The building was totally occupied at the time of the fire, Brattleboro Fire Chief Mike Bucossi said. According to Bucossi, the fire started where the vent pipe furnace comes off the pellet furnace. It traveled up the wall and into the attic space. “Two of the sprinkler heads activated and it really helped to contain the fire,” said Bucossi. “It made a big difference in the overall outcome of how serious this fire could have been.”
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Sprinklers extinguish laundry room fire at Hawthorn Suites hotel (Vandalia, OH) October 18, 2014 viking210 A gas leak caused a fire in the laundry at the Hawthorn Suites, Vandalia. Fire crews say gas leaking from a broken gas line was ignited by the hot water heater. Fire crews partially evacuated the building. Officials say the sprinkler system activated and extinguished the flames before firefighters arrived. No one was injured in the fire.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system activates, helps control overnight fire at apartment building (Nashville, TN) October 10, 2014 viking210 Several residents have been displaced by a fire that began in an east Nashville apartment building Wednesday morning. It started at about 2 a.m. at the Bellwood Park Apartments on 100 Pennington Avenue. Preliminary reports indicated the fire could have been due to a lightning strike but fire marshals will have to complete their investigation before that can be confirmed. There were no injuries reported from the fire.
