Other / Not Specified, Other Business Portland, ME – Sprinkler system contains overnight bank fire; Business opens as usual in morning September 9, 2016 viking210 About two dozen firefighters responded to the Norway Savings Bank building early Wednesday morning for a fire. A bank spokeswoman said the bank will open as usual Wednesday. The bank’s drive-up opened at 8 a.m. and its lobby will open at 8:30 a.m., she said. Karen Hakala said bank officials were thankful that no one was in the building when the fire broke out and that no one was hurt. The fire started on the third floor near a water heater, Deputy Fire Chief Shawn Neat said. Crews were called to the building on Congress Street around 2:45 a.m.
Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill Revelstoke, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system helps contain electrical fire at timber mill September 1, 2016 viking210 The sprinkler system at Downie Timber Mill was crucial in containing a fire that broke out at the business on Tuesday night, Aug. 30. Revelstoke Fire and Rescue Services (RFRS) responded to the fire, following a 911 call, at around 10 p.m. on Tuesday. Fire chief Rob Girard reported that the fire was electrical, possibly sparked by one of the large air compressors. With 17 personnel from the Revelstoke Fire Rescue Services responding to the fire, it was out in less than 30 minutes with no injuries. “Upon arrival, fire crews found heavy smoke pouring from the rear of the compressor building and sprinklers activated,” Girard said. “We immediately ventilated and had an attack crew enter the structure for the fire attack.” There were no occupants in the building at the time and dealing with the fire was made easier due to the installed sprinkler system. “The sprinkler system in the mill did a great job containing the fire to the area of origin,” Girard said, “without sprinklers this fire would have been a completely different matter for us.” “Our hats are off to the great staff and management at Downie Timber Ltd. who helped us when we first arrived right through to mop up,” Girard said. “We all realize how important this facility is to the community.”
Apartment Building, Residential Chesterfield County, VA – Sprinkler system helps put out dryer fire in apartment building August 26, 2016 viking210 Nearly a dozen residents were forced from their apartments overnight after a dryer fire in Chesterfield County. The fire happened in a second-floor unit at the Grand Oak Forest apartments. Firefighters said the sprinkler system helped put out the fire, but there is some water damage to three of those units. No one was hurt in the fire.
Apartment Building, Residential Rome, NY – No injuries in overnight apartment fire doused by sprinkler system August 24, 2016 viking210 No one was injured after a fire in a bedroom at Liberty Gardens shortly before midnight on Saturday. Officials with the Rome Fire Department said that the fire started in a bedroom at the North Levitt Street apartment complex and was doused by the sprinkler system. Responding fire crews took a hose line to the second floor of the apartment to check for extensions. Witnesses on the scene said that there were three children in the apartment at the time of the fire but that all three got out of the apartment safely. Fire officials said that the cause of the bedroom fire remains under investigation.
Apartment Building, Residential Las Vegas, NV – Sprinkler system keeps overnight apartment fire from spreading; No injuries August 22, 2016 viking210 Five people were displaced due to flooding at an apartment complex near Coronado Center Drive and Eastern Avenue. A small fire in one of the apartments triggered the sprinkler system Sunday overnight. Three units were flooded. The American Red Cross is assisting those displaced by the flooding.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential North East, MD – Kitchen fire at senior apartment complex extinguished by sprinkler system; State troopers rescue elderly residents August 22, 2016 viking210 Six Maryland state troopers helped rescue several people from a fire at a senior apartment complex. State police said troopers were called around 11 p.m. Thursday to help North East police and fire crews at a fire at the Victoria Park Apartments in the 500 block of South Main Street. State police said the troopers entered the burning building without protective gear or breathing apparatus. The troopers carried five residents to safety before returning to the building to search for others. There were no deaths and only minor injuries were reported. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire started in a kitchen and was extinguished by the sprinkler system. The fire caused about $10,000 in damage to the structure and the contents.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Bethlehem, PA – Early morning fire at plastics manufacturer doused by sprinkler system August 21, 2016 viking210 An early-morning fire Friday at a plastics manufacturer in Northampton County resulted in minimal damage, thanks to the sprinkler system, an investigator said. The Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Co. and township’s Nancy Run Fire Co. responded about 2:40 a.m. to a fire alarm at Alpha Packaging, 1995 Highland Ave. in the township. The incident was quickly updated to a commercial structure fire, township fire Marshal Angela Kelly said. No one was injured in the fire, and the investigation was ongoing into the cause, Kelly said in a news release. “The sprinkler system in the occupancy assisted in controlling and suppressing the fire, resulting in minor damage to the contents,” she stated. “Overhaul was performed by many first responders throughout the early morning hours.”
Auto Dealership, Retail Wilmette, IL – Fire at car dealership confined by sprinkler system; Damage limited August 19, 2016 viking210 A Wilmette fire official on Monday credited a ceiling sprinkler system for preventing more damage to a downtown Jaguar dealership than the business could otherwise have suffered in an Aug. 11 fire. Wilmette Fire Chief Mike McGreal said damage from the fire at Imperial Motors, 721 Green Bay Road, was largely confined to one car in the display room, though the dealership sustained some water damage. Firefighters responded to a dealership alarm shortly before midnight on Aug. 11 and discovered that the dealership’s south showroom was filled with smoke, McGreal said. But the fire, which investigators traced to a ceiling light fixture in the southwest section of that showroom, was already out because one of the sprinklers near the fixture had activated, he said. Crews were on the scene until 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 12, according to the fire department report. Burning material from the ceiling fell on one Jaguar convertible, McGreal said, but damage to the building could have been much worse had the sprinkler system not activated. “This particular building is all wood, and it has a bolstering truss roof. If the truss had burned out, the whole roof could have gone,” he said, comparing the situation to the February 2015 fire at the Woman’s Club of Wilmette, where flames eventually caused the roof to collapse. “This is a much better outcome,” McGreal said, adding that Imperial Motors was able to open for business on Aug. 12 after fire crews removed water from the showroom area. The fire department’s initial damage estimate is $130,000, McGreal said. Dealership owner Jordan Aron said Monday that the business has not yet completed its own loss estimate, but confirmed that there was no structural damage to the building. “We definitely don’t mess around with things that have to do with life and safety,” Aron said. “We make sure we do all our (fire) inspections and keep up to date.” Aron said the fire will have no effect on plans to renovate Imperial Motors. In July, Wilmette’s Village Board approved the company’s request to allow it to make renovations required by Jaguar of all its dealerships. However, actual renovation work is “a couple of years out,” Aron said.
Apartment Building, Residential Haverhill, MA – Sprinkler system keeps outdoor fire from spreading into apartment building August 13, 2016 viking210 A fire in an outdoor trash container Tuesday night on Washington Street displaced residents of two apartments when sprinklers activated. Haverhill firefighters responded to a report of fire in a trash container about 7 p.m., outside a 12-unit apartment building at 217 Washington St., said Fire Chief William F. Laliberty. He said the fire damaged a wooden window frame on the first floor, activating sprinklers. “The sprinkler did its job protecting occupants of the building,” Laliberty told WHAV. Residents of the two bottom apartments had not been able to return home as of Wednesday afternoon, he said. City records describe the brick building as having been constructed about 1910. The chief said the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Las Vegas, NV – Sprinkler system extinguishes kitchen fire at Aria Hotel August 12, 2016 viking210 One person suffered smoke inhalation after a fire Wednesday night on the second floor of the Aria Hotel. Crews were notified around 10:05 p.m. about the alert at the hotel on 3750 Las Vegas Blvd. South, according to a Clark County Fire Department news release. The response included five engines, two truck companies, four rescue units and two battalion chiefs. The fire was located in a second-floor kitchen. Crews reported the sprinkler system had activated and that the fire was out. Further investigation revealed the fire had been in large dishwashing machine. The fire was contained to the machine, and there was no extension or damage to the structure itself. A damage estimate has not been made.
