Tag Archives: Texas
Sprinkler puts out residence hall fire at Texas Woman’s University (Denton, TX)
Animal hospital fire extinguished by sprinkler system – no animals hurt (San Antonio, TX)
Fire sprinklers suppress fire and limit damage in apartment fire (Denton, TX)
At 6:30 p.m., the Denton Fire Department responded to an apartment fire. Upon arrival, fire crews discovered light smoke coming from the doorway, and the fire had already been suppressed by a fire sprinkler in the apartment’s kitchen. The resident of the apartment claimed the fire began as a result of a cooking fire on the stove top, and the occupant tried to retrieve the fire extinguisher when the sprinkler activated and extinguished the flames. No injuries were reported.
Firefighters credit sprinkler system for controlling fire at manufacturing plant (Temple, TX)
Kitchen fire extinguished by sprinkler system at senior apartment complex (Huntsville, TX)
Super 8 Motel fire extinguished by automatic fire sprinkler system (San Antonio, TX)
Commercial fire activates sprinkler, prevents fire from spreading to adjacent tenants (Pearland, TX)
Sprinklers keep fire from spreading at hotel (Houston, TX)
Sprinklers make the difference in apartment fire (Plano, TX)
During the early hours of Tuesday, a grill caught fire on a second story apartment balcony. Before fire crews arrived to the scene, the apartment’s fire sprinkler system activated upon the flames and put them out. Upon being questions by fire investigators, residents of the apartment reported that the grill malfunctioned and ignited surrounding items on fire. No other part of the apartment had damage from the fire.
Fire Chief Brian Crawford said about the incident, “This is an example of a fire that exemplifies why it’s so important to have these codes in place. Had the apartment and it’s balcony not been fitted with residential fire sprinklers, this fire had the potential to grow much larger and affect many residents. Plano is fortunate to have a large number of apartment complexes with fire sprinklers.”