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Office Building, Other Business

Fire at accounting office extignished by sprinkler system (Montreal, QC)

June 1, 2012 viking210 1 Comment

The Montreal police arson squad is investigating after someone launched a Molotov cocktail into an accountant’s office in one of the city’s northeast boroughs. The building’s sprinkler system activated and quickly put out the fire, Const. Daniel Lacoursière said. No one was in the office at the time.

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Sprinklers contain fire at popular establishment (Charlotte, NC)

May 15, 2012 viking210

A fire that erupted in the North Carolina Music Factory was contained by the building’s fire sprinklers. No injuries were reported.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

One sprinkler controls hotel fire for firefighters (Dallas, TX)

May 8, 2012 viking210

When a fire broke out in the basement of a 10-story hotel, the hotel’s sprinkler system kicked in. According to Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans, one sprinkler head activated and helped contain the blaze to the basement until firefighters arrived. No injuries were reported.

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Fire sprinklers prove worth in newspaper pressroom fire (Riverside, CA)

April 25, 2012 viking210

A two-alarm fire that broke out in a newspaper pressroom was suppressed by it’s fire sprinklers. “The building’s sprinkler system operated normally and took care of most of the fire,” said Riverside fire Battalion Chief Mike Koury. No injuries were reported.

Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse

Sprinkler suppresses warehouse fire (Gurnee, IL)

April 23, 2012 viking210

When firefighters arrived at the scene of a warehouse fire, they discovered that the fire sprinkler system had put out the blaze. No one was reported injured in the fire.

Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill

Firefighters aided by fire sprinklers at paper mill fire (Vancouver, WA)

April 21, 2012 viking210

A small fire that broke out at a paper mill was “pretty much done” by the time firefighters arrived thanks to the mill’s fire sprinkler system, reported Camas-Washougal Chief Nick Swinhart. There were no injuries reported.

Other Business, Place of Worship

Sprinkler system extinguishes church fire (Salt Lake City, UT)

April 18, 2012 viking210

A fire that broke out in the mechanical room of a church was extinguished by the building’s fire sprinkler system before fire crews arrived, reported the Salt Lake City Fire Department spokesperson Jasen Asay. No injuries were reported.

Primary / Secondary School, School / University

Damage minimized at school thanks to fire sprinkler system (Perris, CA)

April 13, 2012 viking210

A small fire that broke out in a school bathroom was controlled by firefighters and the school’s sprinkler systems. No injuries were reported.

Residential, Residential High Rise

Fire sprinklers prove effectiveness in high rise fire (Gainsville, FL)

April 11, 2012 viking210

A fire sprinkler contained the blaze that broke out in a high rise before firefighters arrived. “The importance of fire sprinklers in these buildings cannot be overstated, what was easily dealt with here today could have been a huge disaster without fire sprinklers and the rapid response from fire rescue,” Gainesville Fire Rescue District Chief Jeff Lane reported to The Gainesville Sun.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers eliminate apartment fire (Beaumont, TX)

April 9, 2012 viking210

Firefighters who responded to a report of an apartment fire found that it had been extinguished by the apartment’s fire sprinkler system. No injuries were reported.

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