College/University (on campus), School / University Sprinklers assists in the quick suppression of a university chemical fire (St. Catharines, ON, CA) August 12, 2014 viking210 A chemical fire was quickly suppress in a lab at Brock University Friday evening. A graduate student was conducting research when a chemical reaction caused a flash fire in a fume hood. The sprinkler system activated. An area of the fourth floor remains closed this weekend but officials from Brock University expect the lab to re-opened early next week.