Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Erie, PA – Foundry fire knocked down by sprinkler system; No injuries reported May 4, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Firefighters made quick work of an early-morning fire at an Erie foundry. It happened around 1:20 a.m. at Keystone Foundry on West 12th, in between Plum and Cascade streets. When … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Auto Dealership, Retail Etna, PA – Fire at auto body shop extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported April 30, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment A fire closed part of Route 8 in Etna on Monday afternoon. A southbound lane was closed between Charles and Crescent streets while crews responded to a fire … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Hershey, PA – Sprinkler system activated for electrical fire at restaurant; No injuries reported April 29, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment The Mill restaurant in Derry Township is temporarily closed following a fire. On a Facebook post Monday, the restaurant at 810 Old West Chocolate Ave. said it … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Restaurant Rostraver Twp, PA – Fire in unoccupied restaurant is extinguished by sprinkler system March 7, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment A fire erupted at a Rostraver Township restaurant on Monday before it was quickly extinguished by the business’s sprinkler system. Rostraver Central Fire Department said in a mid-afternoon posting to its Facebook … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing Harrisburg, PA – Sprinkler system limits spread of fire in exhaust stack at industrial facility March 4, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment A Wednesday last night fire at a Harrisburg industrial site damaged a roof and exhaust stack, but no one was injured as a result of the blaze. That is according to Harrisburg … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Buckingham, PA – Fire at elementary school confined to one classroom by sprinkler system February 20, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment A fire at Cold Spring Elementary School in Buckingham started in an unoccupied classroom on the second floor, township police said Thursday. Fire Marshal Jim Kettler is investigating the cause, they added. … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Adult Care/Rehab Center, Hospital/Care Facility Brockway, PA – Fire at health care and rehabilitation center held in check by sprinkler system; No injuries reported February 16, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment In Jefferson County, a fire at a health care and rehabilitation center is still under investigation. Fire officials say the fire was contained to the kitchen of the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Department Store, Retail Hazleton, PA – Department store fire kept in check by sprinkler system until fire crews arrived February 4, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Firefighters brazed sub-zero temperatures extinguishing a fire in a storage room inside Boscov’s Department Store in the Laurel Mall near Hazleton on Thursday morning. Crews responded to the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Restaurant Reading, PA – Sprinkler system helps keep restaurant fire from spreading to neighboring businesses February 3, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Firefighters responded to an early Thursday morning fire at a Chinese restaurant in north Reading. Crews were dispatched shortly before midnight to the 800 block of Oley Street for the report … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Harrisburg, PA – Sprinkler system contained fire to school bathroom; No injuries reported January 25, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment The Harrisburg Bureau of Fire responded to a small, contained fire Tuesday morning, in a second floor boys bathroom at Rowland Academy. According to school district officials, students … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
