Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing Elkhart, IN – Sprinkler system kept fire from spreading at chemical distribution center February 5, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Officials with the Elkhart Fire Department said that no cause was determined during their investigation into an early morning fire at EMCO Chemical Distribution Center on Friday. Firefighters … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Department Store, Retail Hazleton, PA – Department store fire kept in check by sprinkler system until fire crews arrived February 4, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Firefighters brazed sub-zero temperatures extinguishing a fire in a storage room inside Boscov’s Department Store in the Laurel Mall near Hazleton on Thursday morning. Crews responded to the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Restaurant Reading, PA – Sprinkler system helps keep restaurant fire from spreading to neighboring businesses February 3, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Firefighters responded to an early Thursday morning fire at a Chinese restaurant in north Reading. Crews were dispatched shortly before midnight to the 800 block of Oley Street for the report … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential St. Thomas, ON, Canada – Sprinkler system helps control nursing home fire February 2, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Clean-up efforts continued Monday at a St. Thomas retirement home after a fire last Saturday night. A few dozen residents remain displaced by the fire, but officials are saying things could have … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Other Business Las Vegas, NV – Attic fire in commercial building contained by sprinkler system; Firefighters extinguish blaze January 26, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Fire sprinklers prevented a blaze in the attic of a downtown commercial building from spreading before firefighters could extinguish it, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials said. The cause of the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Columbus, IN – Sprinkler system activates in fire at aluminum plant; Assists firefighters in controlling blaze January 25, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Columbus firefighters battled an early morning industrial fire at Nikkei MC Aluminum America Inc. in bitterly cold temperatures Tuesday morning. Firefighters were sent to the manufacturing facility at 6875 Inwood Drive at … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Apartment Building, Residential Mesa, AZ – Sprinkler system limits spread of apartment fire caused by unattended cooking January 24, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment One person was taken to the hospital after they may have fallen asleep while cooking and started a fire in Mesa on Monday night. It happened at the La Mesita Apartments … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Other - School / University, Other Business Rockton, IL – Fire at performing arts center extinguished by sprinkler system January 22, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment No one was injured after a small fire erupted about 9:30 p.m. Sunday in back of the stage inside the Hononegah Community High School Performing Arts Center. The sprinkler system extinguished … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Apartment Building, Residential Temple, TX – Early morning apartment fire caused by bathroom exhaust fan is controlled by sprinkler system; No injuries January 21, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment A sprinkler limited damage early Thursday after a fire broke out in an apartment in Temple, displacing seven residents. Firefighters responded just before 5 a.m. to a report of the fire … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Abilene, TX – Sprinkler system activated in fire at boat manufacturing facility January 20, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment One Tigé Boats employee was treated for smoke inhalation after a boat caught fire at the manufacturing facility at 1801 State Highway 36 on Monday. The Abilene Fire Department arrived at the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
