Tag Archives: North Carolina
Durham, NC – Sprinkler system helps firefighting effort at recycling center
Rockingham, NC – Cotton mill fire held in check by sprinkler system
Using 300 feet of 1 ¾-inch hose, firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames. All damage was confined to the bales and there was no structural damage, nor were there any injuries to factory workers or firemen, according to the chief.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation. “One of the biggest issues we had was getting the smoke out,” Isler said. In addition to the building’s exhaust fans, firefighters set up fans inside the building to help ventilate the facility. Cordova Fire and Rescue was called for mutual aid to make sure there were enough people on the scene, Isler said. Although some commercial calls turn out to be false alarms, Isler said, “You can’t take any of them lightly.”
Fayetteville, NC – Another off-campus apartment saved from fire by sprinkler system
Huntersville, NC – Sprinklers assist firefighters in extinguishing restaurant fire
Richlands, NC – Fire at lawn and garden center contained by sprinklers
Fire at high school extinguished by sprinkler system (Charlotte, NC)
Sprinkler system saves manufacturing plant from sustaining major damage (Thomasville, NC)
A sprinkler system saved a manufacturing plant from sustaining major damage, said Robbie Binkley, battalion chief for the Thomasville Fire Department. Rocky Watts, division chief of code enforcement/fire marshal for the TFD, said the plant housed 100 gallons of sulfuric acid mixed with water in a chemical open system. He explained the fire was around the system. Watts said it appears the fire was a result of a shortage in the electrical wiring in the heating element of a chemical holding tank. There was no structural damage and minimal smoke damage, the battalion chief reported.
A fire destroyed the same business 10 years ago, at which time it did not have a sprinkler system, he said. The sprinkler system “kept the fire in check and saved the building,” Binkley said. Watts said the company cleans racing parts and places a coating on them.