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 fire Friday morning. A company spokesman said a short-circuit in a storage area heater activated a sprinkler system, which immediately put out the fire. … Continue Reading »
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Plum, PA – Fire in senior apartment building contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Allentown, PA – Sprinkler system knocks down pretzel oven fire at Coca-Cola Park
Royersford, PA – Sprinkler system controls fire at chemical warehouse until fire crews arrive
Huntingdon Valley, PA – Fire in nursing care facility extinguished by automatic sprinkler system
Erie, PA – Several animals rescued after sprinkler system controls fire at environmental center
Stroudsburg, PA – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire in public library’s bookmobile
Allentown, PA – Apartment kitchen fire in city center building is knocked down by sprinkler system
A fire in center city Allentown Wednesday morning was quickly brought under control. The call came in shortly after 9 a.m. for a fire in a third-floor apartment in the 600 block of Hamilton Street. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke on the building’s third floor, according to a crew on the scene. … Continue Reading »
Hilltown, PA – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at Home Depot
Erie, PA – Sprinkler system helps keep loading dock fire at restaurant from spreading inside
A smoky dumpster fire at Cheddar’s Saturday temporarily closed the Millcreek Township restaurant. Smoke poured out of the loading dock area of the Interchange Road business. A sprinkler extinguished most of the smoke, according to firefighters. Kearsarge and West Ridge firefighters cleared the scene within an hour. … Continue Reading »
