Primary / Secondary School, School / University Classroom fire contained by sprinkler system at high school (El Paso, TX) March 13, 2012 viking210 A Molotov cocktail or incendiary device was thrown through a window at El Dorado High School early Sunday morning. The School District said the device started a fire which triggered a sprinkler system. The classroom, which is used to teach English courses, should be cleaned up and operational by Wednesday.
College/University (on campus), School / University Sprinkler system doused refrigerator fire at the University of Texas chemistry building (Austin, TX) March 1, 2012 viking210 Crews were called to Welch Hall on the University of Texas campus shortly after 3 a.m. Thursday. By the time they arrived, Lieutenant Jim Baker with AFD said sprinklers had already doused the flames of a refrigerator on fire. Since the refrigerator housed dangerous chemicals, the call was upgraded to a hazardous materials fire.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire sprinkler helps put out apartment fire (Dallas, TX) February 27, 2012 viking210 Firefighters were called to the Carrollton Park Apartments around 1:20 Monday morning. No injuries were reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system aids firefighters at apartment fire (The Colony, TX) February 18, 2012 viking210 Upon arrival, Fire Chief Scott Thompson said firefighters found light smoke showing. They gained entry into a third-story apartment and found a fire that had been predominantly extinguished by the sprinkler system.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinkler system activates to control fire at McDonalds (Corpus Christi, TX) February 15, 2012 viking210 Flour Bluff McDonalds Evacuated After Fire – KiiiTV3.com South Texas, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system extinguished apartment kitchen fire (Houston, TX) January 30, 2012 viking210 Approximately 50 firefighters arrived within minutes of the call to find the fire extinguished by the sprinkler system. No injuries were reported. The incident was cooking related, with the resident accidentally catching the oil in a frying pan on fire.
Apartment Building, Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility, Residential, Retail, Shopping Mall Sprinkler Systems Save 3 Pearland Homes in January (Pearland, TX) January 12, 2012 viking210 The Pearland Fire Department has experienced a busy start to the New Year, officials said. Firefighters have responded to three structure fires since Jan. 1 that have been saved by fire sprinkler systems.
Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Sprinklers Mitigate Damage in Recycling Center Fire (Lufkin, TX) January 5, 2012 viking210 “When we arrived on scene, there were flames visible, but the fire was contained because of the sprinkler system,” Lufkin Fire Marshal Capt. Steve McCool said. “If not for the sprinkler system, the fire could have been a lot worse.”
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system prevents major fire damage (Waco, TX) November 29, 2011 viking210 Water sprinkler prevents major fire damage – KXXV-TV News Channel 25 – Central Texas News and Weather for Waco, Temple, Killeen