Tag Archives: Pennsylvania

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Lower Merion, PA – Sprinkler system activated for restaurant fire; No injuries reported

August 1, 2022 viking210

A fire broke out in downtown Ardmore Friday night, causing a brief interruption in the evening restaurant scene.

According to officials, firefighters from the Merion Fire Company … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Mechanicsburg, PA – Sprinkler system activated for fire at sushi restaurant

November 11, 2021 viking210

Sakura Japanese restaurant in Silver Spring Township is temporarily closed following a small fire.

A sign posted on the restaurant’s front door at 6499 Carlisle Pike … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Retail, Shopping Mall

Easton, PA – Fire at mall extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

October 22, 2021 viking210

A “suspicious” fire on Sunday afternoon in a lavatory behind a store near an entrance to the Palmer Park Mall was quickly put out by sprinklers but left water damage in … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Hershey, PA – Fire at grocery store contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

June 4, 2021 viking210

A sprinkler system stopped a fire from spreading inside a Giant Foods store in Derry Township Thursday morning.

According to Hershey Fire Chief Pat Leonard, … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Lancaster, PA – (no media coverage) Microwave fire extinguished by sprinkler system

May 12, 2021 viking210

Sprinklers save lives and buildings. Sprinklers turn potential really big fires into very small boring fires. A single automatic sprinkler head saved a 3 story wood frame occupied apartment house in Lancaster Township … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Stoystown, PA – Sprinkler system activated for fire at apartment building

March 31, 2021 viking210

Firefighters had to carry a Stoystown-area woman to safety late Sunday after a fire damaged a section of her apartment building.

According to Stoystown Fire Chief Dave … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Camp Hill, PA – Fire sprinkler system assists in extinguishing fire at hotel; No injuries reported

February 18, 2021 viking210

The Radisson Hotel in Camp Hill caught on fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning, according to authorities.

An air conditioning unit in one of the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Indiana, PA – Restaurant kitchen fire extinguished by sprinkler system

February 5, 2021 viking210

Indiana fire officials credited a sprinkler system with containing a fire that broke out just after midnight in the kitchen of the Villa II restaurant, 720 Philadelphia St., and allowing firefighters to … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Primary / Secondary School, School / University

Doylestown, PA – Fire sprinklers extinguish early morning fire at high school; No injuries reported

October 27, 2020 viking210

A defective air purifier was likely responsible for an early-morning fire in a first-floor classroom at Central Bucks High School West Sunday, police said.

The school will be closed … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse

Manchester, PA – ESFR sprinkler system prevents warehouse fire from spreading to more combustibles

August 24, 2020 viking210

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Reporting on lives and property saved by fire sprinklers