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Houston, TX – (No Media Coverage) Sprinkler system controls apartment fire caused by unattended incense burning
**NO MEDIA COVERAGE – Fire Department Reported** On Friday 02/23/2018, investigators responded to the Lexington at Champions Apartments in reference to an apartment fire. Tenants left incense burning, unattended, and it caught clothing on the floor on fire. The fire occurred on the 3rd floor of the apartment, in the tenants bedroom. One sprinkler head in the bedroom activated and kept the fire from spreading.
Cypress, TX – (No Media Coverage) Kitchen grease fire extinguished by single automatic fire sprinkler
**NO MEDIA COVERAGE – Fire Department Reported** On Sunday February 18, 2018, Cypress Creek Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at 11111 Grant Road. Engine 21 arrived on location at Building 11 with active alarm. Units were told there had been a fire in unit 1128. Crew investigated and found a extinguished grease fire in the kitchen sink. A single sprinkler head activated and extinguished the fire. PIO spoke with the tenant and he advised he was heating up grease and walked away to use the restroom. He came back out and the pot was smoking. He picked up the pot and carried it to the sink. During the moving of the pot it started to flame up so he sat it in the sink and turned the water on. The pot flared up and shortly after, the sprinkler activated and put the fire out. Property and contents lost valued at $10,000. Total property value, $260,000.
Odessa, TX – Sprinkler system activates in fire at retail store in shopping mall
Houston, TX – Electrical fire in industrial building knocked down by sprinkler system
Firefighters had to cut their way in through garage doors, and they found fire along a wall that separates an office and warehouse. The fire was extinguished quickly.
The sprinkler system went off and had already taken care of much of the fire, fire department officials said.
The arson division is investigating, but the incident could have been an electrical fire, officials said.
No injuries were reported.
McKinney, TX – Apartment kitchen fire extinguished by sprinkler system; Fire Department reports
Pearland, TX – (NO MEDIA COVERAGE) Single sprinkler head extinguishes apartment kitchen fire
*** NO MEDIA COVERAGE — FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED *** On January 13 at approximately 12:30 the Pearland Fire Department responded to the Stonepost Apartments at 12400 Shadow Creek Parkway for a fire alarm. Upon arrival the first responding engine company found one activated fire sprinkler head in the kitchen in one of the apartments that extinguished the fire on the stovetop with some charring to the microwave above.
Houston, TX (No Media Coverage) – Laundry room fire at senior living facility contained by sprinkler system
***NO MEDIA – FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED*** On 1/22 at approximately 9:00 p.m. a fire occurred at a senior living apartment complex. A fire occurred in the laundry room of a resident’s apartment (dryer fire). One sprinkler head activated, and contained the fire to the laundry room. Fire loss approximately $15,000. Total property valued at $250,000.