Apartment Building, Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Blandon, PA – Sprinkler system activates in overnight fire at senior residential complex December 26, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment State Police at Reading investigated a fire around 11 p.m. Wednesday night at Keystone Villa that left multiple residents displaced. Crews found a smoke condition throughout one portion of the structure on … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
College/University (on campus), Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Merion, PA – Overnight fire in on-campus student apartment suppressed by sprinkler system December 9, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment An apartment fire broke out on November 30, 2018, on the St. Joseph’s University campus at 701 City Avenue. The Fire started shortly before 12:40 AM while many students in the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Wilkes-Barre, PA – Overnight fire in senior living center extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported November 26, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment City Fire Chief Jay Delaney said Wednesday a commercial dryer fire forced the evacuation of 61 residents from a senior living facility on North Sherman Street late Tuesday. Residents returned to North Penn Manor … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Apartment Building, Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential, Residential High Rise Pittsburgh, PA – Fire chief credits sprinkler system in preventing worse situation in high rise senior apartment building fire November 23, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment The Pittsburgh fire chief credited a sprinkler system with likely preventing a worse situation for seniors evacuated by a fire Saturday at their high-rise apartment building in Hill District. “Thankfully, this 10-story building had … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
College/University (on campus), Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Reading, PA – University dormitory fire contained to one unit by sprinkler system; No injuries reported November 20, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment .... Firefighters had just been dispatched to a dormitory fire at Alvernia University, so some of the crews responding to the college were diverted to Lancaster Avenue. ... The dorm fire at Alvernia occurred in … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Food Processing, Manufacturing Hershey, PA – Minor fire at Hershey Kiss factory extinguished by sprinkler system November 11, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment A small fire broke out at the Pennsylvania chocolate factory that manufactures more than 70 million Hershey’s Kisses a day. Firefighters were called to the Hershey Co.’s plant in Hershey, Pennsylvania, for a minor … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Apartment Building, Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Plum, PA – Fire in senior apartment building contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported November 5, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment Multiple fire departments responded to a stove top fire in a senior citizens apartment building in Plum shortly before noon on Sunday, according to authorities. Residents of the four-story building along the 600 block … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Allentown, PA – Sprinkler system knocks down pretzel oven fire at Coca-Cola Park September 29, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment Allentown firefighters were dispatched to Coca-Cola Park on the city’s East Side on Wednesday evening on a report of a smoky fire touched off by a pretzel oven that was left unattended. As firetrucks … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Manufacturing, Storage / Warehouse Royersford, PA – Sprinkler system controls fire at chemical warehouse until fire crews arrive September 18, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment A chemical warehouse in Royersford caught fire on Saturday night, bringing first responders from around the area together to battle the blaze. The incident was first reported at around 7:40 p.m. at Hectrio Specialty … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Adult Care/Rehab Center, Hospital/Care Facility Huntingdon Valley, PA – Fire in nursing care facility extinguished by automatic sprinkler system August 17, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment A small fire at a nursing care facility in Montgomery County prompted an evacuation of 110 residents Wednesday night. The fire started around 9:15 p.m. at ManorCare Health Services at 3430 Huntingdon Pike in … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
