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Bolingbrook, IL – Kitchen fryer fire at McDonald’s extinguished by sprinkler system
Gainesville, FL – Apartment fire held in check by sprinkler system; Two cats rescued
Manchester, NH – Apartment fire held in check by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Greencastle, IN – Early morning fire at DePauw University residence hall extinguish by sprinkler system; No injuries
McCoy further stated that a total of 140 students are housed in Mason but many had already left campus for Thanksgiving.
“As a campus, let’s give thanks for the fact that everyone is safe,” McCoy wrote to the staff, “and that is in large part to the great work of the Greencastle Fire Department, campus police and our caring and capable student life staff.”
Firefighters remained on the scene until 6:14 a.m. The building was reopened to students later Tuesday morning.
Mason Hall is a four-story structure situated on the Ubben Quad of the DePauw campus.
While false alarms are common in DePauw structures, longtime members of the campus community know they are not something to be taken lightly.
In April 2002 Rector Hall, which had been adjacent to Mason Hall, was destroyed by fire.
Although all students escaped safely, a pair of firefighters were injured in the large blaze that required 12 departments to combat.
The Rector Hall fire was caused by an electrical problem.
North Charleston, SC – Overnight fire at office park held in check by sprinkler system
Williamsburg, VA – Suspicious overnight fire at Ramada Inn controlled by sprinkler system
San Diego, CA – Sprinklers activate to help firefighters stop blaze at Home Depot
Brockton, MA – (No Media Coverage) – Fire from welding slag held in check by sprinkler system
***NO MEDIA COVERAGE – FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED*** On November 10, 2016 at 2209 hours a central station alarm was received for a large manufacturing 60,000 sq ft building on Jonathan Dr. The alarm call was followed up for a report of a sprinkler activation. On arrival crews found a fire caused by welders slag. The fire was held in check by the sprinkler system. Damage was minimal.
Gatineau, QC, Canada – Fire at seniors’ residence put out by sprinklers; No injuries
Fire alarms sounded at about 4:30 a.m. at the residence on 250 St. Raymond Blvd.
A number of residents were temporarily moved for security reasons and may be displaced for a few days, officials say.
There were no injuries. First indications were the fire may have been caused by smoking materials.