At 3:31 p.m. Sunday, the Fargo Fire Department responded to a report of a deck on fire at 2560 55th Street South. The first arriving crew investigated and found smoke and flames coming from a 3rd floor deck. The deck fire was controlled and contained to a small area by an external fire protection sprinkler system. … Continue Reading »
Tag Archives: North Dakota
Bismarck, ND – Sprinkler system extinguishes laundry fire at uniform business; No injuries and no damage to building
Grand Forks, ND – Two dogs rescued after sprinkler contains apartment fire; No injuries reported
Grand Forks, ND – Sprinkler system limits damage in fire at food processing facility
Fargo, ND – Fire at FARGODOME indoor stadium doused by sprinkler system
A sprinkler did its job and put out a fire at the FARGODOME in north Fargo Monday night. Firefighters got the call around 11 p.m. and discovered a dryer fire in a storage area on the lower level. They say a sprinkler head in the area had activated and had completely extinguished the flames, which kept damage to a minimum — about $3,000.… Continue Reading »
Bismarck, ND – Fire at auto body shop extinguished by sprinkler system; Business resumes operations quickly
A fire, caused by welding sparks which ignited the filters of a spray booth ventilation system at an auto body shop, was largely contained by the business’ sprinklers on Tuesday. The Bismarck Fire Department was dispatched at about 4:23 p.m. to the 1800 block of Commerce Drive, where heavy smoke was showing from the shop area of the single-story building.… Continue Reading »
Grand Forks, ND – Fire in university residence hall caused by unattended candle extinguished by sprinkler system
West Fargo, ND (No Media Coverage) – Early morning fire at kindergarten center extinguished by sprinkler system
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A blog reader reported this sprinkler save from the Lodoen Kindergarten Center. The following message was sent from the school:
“At approximately 6:00 AM this morning, the West Fargo Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at our school.… Continue Reading »
Fargo, ND – Overnight fire at Macy’s department store extinguished by sprinkler system
A sprinkler system is credited with minimizing what most likely would have been significant fire damage at Macy’s in West Acres. Fargo firefighters responded to an alarm at 2:42 a.m. Sunday and discovered a sprinkler head had activated and put out a fire in an office at the department store.… Continue Reading »
