Tag Archives: Wisconsin

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler puts out fire at apartments that burned in 2007 (Madison, WI)

January 23, 2014 viking210

Six years after a blaze destroyed a Madison apartment building, officials say the sprinkler system at a new building on the same site prevented serious damage from a weekend fire.  The fire started Saturday when a discarded cigarette ignited a Christmas tree on a balcony, authorities said.  By the time firefighters arrived, however, an automatic sprinkler had already extinguished the fire, leaving the building with only cosmetic damage, officials said.  That’s a far cry from July of 2007, when a fire started by a cigarette butt caused $3.5 million in damage, according to State Journal archives.

“This is a perfect example of how fire sprinkler systems limit damage and most importantly, save lives,” Madison Fire Department spokeswoman Bernadette Galvez said in a statement.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Christmas tree fire at country club contained by sprinkler system (Milwaukee, WI)

December 23, 2013 viking210

A Christmas tree in a first-floor dining room sparked a fire at the Milwaukee Country Club at around 10 a.m. Sunday, according to the North Shore Fire Department.  The building’s sprinkler system contained the fire to the dining room.  No one was injured.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinkler contains restaurant fire (Appleton, WI)

November 1, 2013 viking210

A fire sprinkler kept a restaurant blaze at bay Thursday morning.  At about 4:30 a.m., a fire alarm called firefighters to Pullmans restaurant in Appleton where they found smoke and a small fire in a storage room, Battalion Chief Darrel Baker, of the Appleton Fire Department, said. The fire appeared to have started in a bin of dirty uniforms, but the cause is unknown. The fire damage will not affect lunch service at the restaurant, which opens at 11 a.m., Pullmans general manager said.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler system suppresses fire at apartment (Brown Deer, WI)

August 27, 2013 viking210 2 Comments

Fire crews responded to a fire in an apartment complex and discovered that the fire had been extinguished by the building’s fire sprinkler. The resident stated that the fire had started when she had fallen asleep while cooking something on her stove. Her daughter and she evacuated without injury. 

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers contained an intentionally set fire at apartment (Racine, WI)

August 22, 2013 viking210

A fire which began the afternoon of August 20 on the seventh floor of an apartment tower is being investigated as intentionally set. The apartment building’s fire sprinkler system activated and contained the flames until fire crews arrived. There were no injuries reported from the fire.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Fire put out by fire sprinkler at manufacturing plant (Fond Du Lac, WI)

August 21, 2013 viking210 1 Comment

A manufacturing plant had a fire erupt in an oven in the painting line on the evening of August 20, and the plant’s fire sprinkler system extinguished the flames before fire crews arrived. No injuries were reported.

Apartment Building, Residential

Damage minimized at apartment building thanks to fire sprinkler system (Madison, WI)

August 3, 2013 viking210

The Madison Fire Department reported that a single fire sprinkler prevented major damage to a nine-unit apartment building the morning of August 1. Firefighters arrived to the apartment to find a small fire that had been limited by the building’s fire sprinkler. There were no injuries from the incident.

Other - Residential, Residential

Fire sprinklers contain fire at shelter (Appleton, WI)

July 14, 2013 viking210

A child who was playing with a lighter started a fire on the third floor bedroom of a domestic abuse shelter. Fire sprinklers kept the fire from spreading until firefighters arrived to eliminate it completely. No injuries were reported.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Senior living facility fire suppressed by fire sprinkler system (Madison, WI)

June 9, 2013 viking210

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm on the third floor a senior living facility during the late evening hour of June 7. Fire sprinklers activated and eliminated the blaze, and no injuries were reported.

Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic

Medical facility fire stopped by fire sprinkler system (Sussex, WI)

April 25, 2013 viking210

A fire that began in a storage room at Quad Med was likely caused by the malfunction of a heating element. When fire crews arrived, the fire had been put out by the fire sprinkler system. The responding fire department reported that the fire sprinkler limited the amount of damage caused by the fire.