Apartment Building, Residential Halifax, NS, Canada – Sprinkler system helps put out cooking fire at apartment complex; No injuries reported June 2, 2020 viking210 Over a dozen apartment tenants have been displaced after a small fire caused major inconvenience in St. John’s, N.L., on Saturday afternoon. Officials say the trouble began when heat … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Residential, Residential High Rise Halifax, NS, Canada – Fire on 26th floor of high rise apartment building controlled by sprinkler system December 1, 2017 viking210 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 »
