Residential, Residential High Rise Halifax, NS, Canada – Fire on 26th floor of high rise apartment building controlled by sprinkler system December 1, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Fire crews responded to reports of a fire at Fenwick Tower in Halifax on Wednesday. They were called at about 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday after a fire broke out on the 26th floor. Deputy … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Apartment Building, Residential Halifax, NS, Canada – Suspicious fire in common area of 12-story apartment building extinguished by sprinkler system April 3, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Police are investigating two suspicious fires in just 10 days in a common room of a Dartmouth apartment building. The first fire was reported on March 18 at 5:37 p.m. A Halifax Regional Police … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Retail, Shopping Mall Halifax, NS, Canada – Shopping center fire extinguished by sprinkler system; Fire spread limited June 4, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment Firefighters responded to a store fire in the Halifax Shopping Centre last Tuesday evening. Ben Moss Jewellers suffered both smoke and fire damage, as well as problems due to the water from the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Apartment Building, Residential Halifax, NS, Canada – Apartment kitchen fire extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported March 14, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment A third-floor apartment kitchen fire during noon hour left a building at 334 Parkland Dr. was extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system. Four apparatuses and 12 firefighters responded to the blaze. The call … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic North Sydney, NS, Canada – Hospital laundry fire contained with help from sprinkler system February 7, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment The Nova Scotia Health Authority says a small fire overnight in the laundry room of the Northside General Hospital in North Sydney caused only minor damage. The fire was caused by the spontaneous … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Halifax, NS, Canada – No one injured after sprinklers activate in fire on seventh floor of mental hospital August 24, 2015 viking210 Leave a comment The Nova Scotia Health Authority says it could take weeks to rebuild two floors damaged after a small fire at the Abbie J. Lane building of the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax. Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Apartment Building, Residential Dartmouth, NS, Canada – Overnight fire on fourth story of apartment building extinguished by sprinkler system March 8, 2015 viking210 Leave a comment The blaze broke out at about 3:15 a.m. on the fourth storey of the building at 51 Joseph Young Street. The Halifax fire department said the blaze was mostly extinguished by the sprinkler … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at hotel (Halifax, NS) April 19, 2014 viking210 Leave a comment On the afternoon of Thursday, April 17, a fire began in a hotel room on the fourth floor. The fire, which fire officials are saying is suspicious, was put out by the room's … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system puts out fire at apartment (Windsor, NS) August 29, 2013 viking210 Leave a comment At 9:30 a.m. on August 28 a fire was reported in the unit of an apartment complex. Fire crews arrived to find that the fire had been extinguished by the unit's fire sprinklers.Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Sprinkler system controlled fire at waste management building (Kentville, NS) June 20, 2012 viking210 Leave a comment Kentville firefighters responded to a report of a fire in the Valley Waste Resource main depot on the Donald E. Hiltz Connector Road. Firefighters received the alarm around 3:30 a.m. On their arrival, they … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
