Tag Archives: Utah

Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

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

December 24, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

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 Leave a comment

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 »

Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse

St. George, UT – Warehouse fire stopped by fire sprinkler system; No injuries reported

September 4, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

The St. George Fire Department was called to Dixie Metal Recycling after a fire broke out in the warehouse just before noon.

According to Chief Robert Stoker, fire crews … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Salt Lake City, UT – Sprinkler system puts out oil fire at apartment complex; No injuries reported

June 14, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment

Crews responded to a report of an oil fire at an apartment in the Avenues area of Salt Lake City Thursday evening.

“Fire crews responded to a fire alarm … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Place of Worship

Cedar City, UT – Kitchen fire in LDS chapel is “mostly extinguished” by automatic sprinkler system

October 22, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

The fire department was called out around 4:40 p.m. by an alarm company that notified dispatch that the inside sprinklers had been activated in an LDS chapel located on 3800 West Cody Drive. “We … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Logan, UT – Fire extinguished at nursing home after help from sprinkler system

July 11, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

An air conditioning unit that sparked a blaze in a resident's bed led to some injuries during the evacuation of a nursing home Friday.

An employee at Rocky Mountain Care, 1480 N. 400 East, … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

St. George, UT – Nighttime fire at apartment complex put out by sprinkler system; No injuries

June 16, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

Residents of an apartment complex in St. George were evacuated after a fire ignited in a single unoccupied unit Sunday night. St. George Fire Department responded to the fire just before 11 p.m. when … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Primary / Secondary School, School / University

Highland, UT – Sprinkler system limits fire from spreading at elementary school

June 10, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

A fire sparked on the roof of Ridgeline Elementary School in Highland, Utah, after midnight on June 4, causing an estimated $300,000 in damages, said Kimberly Bird with Alpine School District. Bird said the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Department Store, Retail

St. George, UT – Fire in break room at TJ Maxx store extinguished by sprinkler system

May 10, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

Firefighters rolled out to a structure fire Sunday morning at a retail store that was extinguished by the time they arrived, thanks to an internal sprinkler system. “Sprinklers for us are life savers and … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Child Care Facility, Other Business

Murray, UT – Early morning fire at day care facility contained by sprinkler system

May 8, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

It could have been a whole lot worse. That’s what Murray fire investigators are saying about an early morning blaze that burned a detached classroom area at Almost Home Playcare, a children’s daycare facility … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Reporting on lives and property saved by fire sprinklers