Apartment Building, Residential Medford, OR – Single sprinkler credited with extinguishing apartment kitchen fire; No injuries January 19, 2017 viking210 A Medford apartment was saved by a fire sprinkler system this week after a cooking fire erupted in the kitchen. According to Medford Fire-Rescue, first responders were dispatched to 1032 North Berkeley Way #1 on Monday. Fire officials said the occupants were cooking chicken on the kitchen stovetop when the fire broke out. They said a single sprinkler automatically activated above the stove and quickly extinguished the blaze. The incident was declared under control within minutes of firefighters’ arrival. There was minor damage to the vent hood above the cooktop, some smoke staining on kitchen cabinets and some water damage throughout the apartment. Three people were at home when the fire occurred, but no one was injured. The owner of the apartment complex contacted a fire restoration company to repair the damages and the family will be displaced during the repairs.
