Tag Archives: Utah

Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential

Provo, UT – Sprinkler system activated for fire at dormitory; No injuries reported

February 22, 2022 viking210

A BYU student making rocket fuel inside the kitchen of a campus dormitory started a fire Sunday that caused damage to the building, displacing residents.

University police … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Other Business, Place of Worship

Syracuse, UT – Arson fire at church extinguished by sprinkler system

October 14, 2021 viking210

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a Syracuse chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was burned, vandalized, and defaced with anti-Christian … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

Clearfield, UT – Sprinkler system activated for fire at wood molding company; No injuries reported

August 8, 2021 viking210

Fire crews from multiple agencies responded to a commercial fire Thursday afternoon in Clearfield.

North Davis Fire District Chief Mark Becraft said the single-alarm fire, at 560 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Salt Lake City, UT – Apartment sprinkler system helps put out fire after refrigerator explosion

January 27, 2021 viking210

An area of downtown Salt Lake City was closed to traffic on Saturday as emergency officials and the Utah Department of Health investigated the scene of a fire that injured two people.

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Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Sandy, UT – Fire sprinklers help put out fire after tractor-trailer full of fireworks caught on fire;No injuries reported

August 11, 2020 viking210

A tractor-trailer, parked at a loading dock at a Smith’s in Sandy and filled with fireworks, caught fire Thursday morning.

Crews responded to the fire near 2000 East and … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

College/University (on campus), School / University

Provo, UT – FIre inside storage cabinet stopped by fire sprinklers inside BYU campus building

July 12, 2020 viking210

Firefighters responded to a fire in the Ezra Taft Benson building this morning. The fire had already been contained when they arrived.

Public Information Officer Captain Sam Armstrong said … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

St. George, UT – Sprinkler system extinguishes third floor apartment fire; No injuries reported

June 24, 2020 viking210

A structure fire that started in the kitchen of a three-story apartment displaced the tenants of two of the apartments and garnered the interest of more than 40 residents as firefighters tended … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Cedar City, UT – Fire sprinkler contains fire at plastics manufacturer

June 9, 2020 viking210

Firefighters from multiple agencies responded Saturday afternoon to a fire at a plastics manufacturing plant in Cedar City.

Genpak, at 2791 Highway 56, produces styrofoam plates for use in … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

Salt Lake City, UT – Sprinkler system helps contain fire at commercial business

December 24, 2019 viking210

A fire broke out at the International Center late Friday night located at 5281 Harold Gatty Drive on Friday night.

The commercial building was said to contain a large … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse

Ogden, UT – Warehouse fire controlled by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

October 8, 2019 viking210

Crews from multiple fire departments were at the scene of a fire in a commercial warehouse in Ogden early Saturday morning.

Firefighters were dispatched at 2:42 a.m. to 2048 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Reporting on lives and property saved by fire sprinklers