A child playing with a lighter set a blanket on fire in an apartment in Durham, North Carolina, on Monday, a day after a fire in Johnston County killed a man and his 2-year-old son, who was playing with a lighter, Durham fire officials said.… Continue Reading »
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Albemarle, NC – Sprinkler system keeps apartment fire from spreading; Saves occupant’s life according to Fire Chief
Mebane, NC – Early morning warehouse fire contained to area of origin by sprinkler system
Albemarle, NC – Sprinkler system contains fire at auto repair business
Rockingham, NC – Sprinkler system extinguishes plastics fire at packaging manufacturer
Firefighters didn’t have much fighting to do when they responded to an alarm at Direct Pack East late Wednesday night. Several bags of ground-up plastic caught fire at the manufacturing plant in the former Trane building on Airport Road, according to Bill Bayless, deputy chief of the East Rockingham Fire Department.… Continue Reading »
Durham, NC – Dorm room fire at Duke University extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
A dorm room was damaged in a fire at Duke University on Saturday evening, officials said. The fire was reported at 7:48 p.m. at 420 Chapel Drive, according to Durham fire officials. “Firefighters found the sprinkler system had activated and extinguished a small fire in a dorm room,” Chris Iannuzzi, deputy chief of the Durham Fire Department said in a news release.… Continue Reading »
Greensboro, NC – Motel fire caused by cigarette doused by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Sprinklers doused a fire inside a motel room and kept it from spreading to others, firefighters said. Firefighters responded about noon Saturday to the In-Town Suites at 501 Americhase Drive for a reported fire. Chief Jim Boggs with the Greensboro Fire Department said some of the fire trucks that were en route were called off because the sprinklers took care of the fire.… Continue Reading »
Wilmington, NC – Fire department credits sprinkler system with extinguishing apartment balcony fire
Winston-Salem, NC – Fire crews credit sprinkler system with containing warehouse fire
A warehouse in Winston-Salem caught fire on Tuesday, but nobody was hurt. Crews were called to a Waste Management facility at 280 Business Park Drive shortly after 6 p.m., according to the Winston-Salem Fire Department. Thirty-one firefighters had the fire under control in about 35 minutes.… Continue Reading »
Charlotte, NC – Arson fire in university residence hall limited by sprinkler system
A UNCC student has been arrested for starting a fire inside a residence hall on Wednesday afternoon. UNCC Police say Kaci Stackhouse, 19, was arrested Friday and charged with first degree arson. She was transported to the Mecklenburg County Jail. The fire was started in a suite in the Oak Residence Hall and caused only minor damage, thanks to the buildings sprinkler system, according to UNCC officials.… Continue Reading »
