Fortunately, the home was equipped with a sprinkler system and the fire was extinguished before fire crews arrived.
According to the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety at about 11:45 a.m. Monday, Alpharetta firefighters responded to reports of a structure fire on Calypso Drive. As crews arrived on scene and made contact with the homeowner, they found that one of the residents had placed a power strip on top of a blanket on the couch, located on the second level of the townhome.
The resident had then gone downstairs to check on the food in the oven and, in the time that they were gone, the blanket and then the couch caught on fire.
The heat from the flames activated the fire sprinklers directly above the couch and extinguished the fire before fire crews arrived on scene.
Firefighters confirmed that the fire was out and made sure that the fire had not extended to other areas.
No injuries were reported from the incident. Smoke was evacuated from the structure and firefighters performed salvage and overhaul to reduce water damage from the fire sprinkler activation.
According to the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety, in homes equipped with fire sprinkler systems, 97% of house fires never leave the room of origin.
