Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Brownsburg, IN – Sprinkler system activates to protect bowling alley from fire on smoker’s patio January 31, 2017 viking210 Fire caused minor damage to a Brownsburg bowling alley and sports bar early Monday morning. Firefighters found a small fire in a smoker’s patio at the front of the building around 12:30 a.m. The fire activated a sprinkler in the external room, but the rest of the building was not damaged by water or flames, according to the fire department. The business was closed at the time, and no one was hurt.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Tucson, AZ – No injuries as sprinkler system contains hotel fire started by prayer candle January 31, 2017 viking210 Fire officials say a prayer candle caused a fire in a Tucson hotel room on Monday, Jan. 30. According to a news release from the Tucson Fire Department, fire crews were dispatched to the hotel in the 700 block of W. Starr Pass Boulevard, near I-10 shortly after 8:30 a.m. and the fire was under control by 8:44 a.m. The surrounding area was evacuated as firefighters extinguished the fire in a ground-floor room. The fire department credits the hotel’s sprinkler system with keeping the fire from spreading before the firefighters arrived. There was no one in the room, which is used by hotel staff, when the fire started. No injuries were reported. Fire damage was contained to the one room and Code Enforcement is working with the hotel to determine whether other rooms were affected. Damage estimates have not yet been determined.
Apartment Building, Residential Las Vegas, NV – Sprinkler system puts out mattress fire at downtown apartment building January 31, 2017 viking210 An automatic sprinkler put out a mattress fire at a downtown apartment building early today, preventing the blaze from spreading, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials. Nobody was injured, official said. Firefighters responded about 12:35 a.m. to the Avenue 8 Studio Apartments, 211 N. Eighth St., after several reports of smoke on the fourth floor, officials said. They found the sprinkler had already put out the fire in one of the apartments, officials said. The occupants were not home, and the cause of the fire has not been determined, officials said. Damage, estimated at $500, was confined to the mattress, officials said.
Other - Storage / Warehouse, Storage / Warehouse Jupiter, FL – Sprinkler system keeps fire under control after boat catches fire in dry storage facility January 30, 2017 viking210 A vessel in dry storage caught fire Friday afternoon at the Loggerhead Marina. The first arriving crews found that a boat on the top rack was on fire, said Capt. Albert Borroto, spokesman for Fire Rescue. The sprinklers of the facility activated and helped to keep the fire under control. The firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and protected two nearby boats for fire exposure. The three affected vessels were brought down from the storage area and investigator was called to the scene. There were no injuries reported.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business St. Cloud, MN – Sprinkler system halts fire at body shop; fire started in painting booth January 30, 2017 viking210 A fire caused around $100,000 worth of damage to a St. Cloud body shop. The fire department says an alarm alerted them to St. Cloud Collision Center, 1801 8th Street South, near the Coborn’s on Cooper Aveune South, on Thursday at 7:49 p.m. When firefighters got on the scene they found the sprinkler system had almost extinguished the fire and saved the building. Officials say the fire started in the drying unit of a painting booth. The booth, a car, and a portion of the roof were damaged. No one was in the building at the time of the fire.The fire remains under investigation. It took firefighters about two hours to clear the scene.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Sterling, VA – Sprinkler system limits spread of fire that started in paint booth January 30, 2017 viking210 The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office has determined that the Jan. 26 fire at a Sterling commercial facility was accidental. Just before 7:30 p.m., the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center received a call reporting a structure fire in a commercial building in the 45000 block of Elmwood Court in Sterling. The initial caller reported a fire in an interior paint booth which was followed by a call from the fire alarm company reporting a water flow alarm inside the structure. Fire and rescue crews from Kincora, Sterling, Cascades, Ashburn, Lansdowne, Moorefield, and Fairfax County responded to the incident, Fire and Rescue Public Information Officer Laura Rinehart said. Upon arrival, firefighters found active fire and smoke conditions coming from the two-story commercial occupancy. Fire crews deployed hoselines to initiate an attack on the fire. The building’s sprinkler system had activated, limiting the fire spread to other portions of the building. One occupant, the initial caller, was located safely outside of the structure upon arrival of fire and rescue units, Rinehart said. Firefighters extinguished the fire with assistance from the sprinkler system, containing the fire to the area or origin, preventing extension into adjoining areas of the structure. The Fire Marshal’s investigation determined the fire to be accidental in nature with $25,000 damage to the structure and $75,000 to the contents. There were no injuries to civilians, though one firefighter on the scene was transported to a local area hospital for evaluation after a medical emergency, Rinehart said.
Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility DeKalb, IL – Sprinkler system activates to help contain recycling center fire January 29, 2017 viking210 Recycling materials inside Waste Management’s DeKalb facility caught fire recently and caused an estimated $150,000 in damage to the building, according to a DeKalb Fire Department news release. The department responded at 10:17 a.m. Saturday to a reported fire in the facility at 115 Simonds Ave. DeKalb Fire Chief Eric Hicks said the fire started in the recycling sorting area inside the building. The cause of the fire is not yet known. The fire was deeply seated in the recycling materials, which take up one-third of the building, according to the release. “It’s a recycling center, so anything you can think of that’s recyclable is in there, paper, cardboard,” Hicks said. The building’s sprinklers were activated when firefighters arrived, but piles of the recycling materials had to be taken apart and wet down with a hose line for the fire to be extinguished, according to the release. A special fan from Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Division 8 was used to remove the dense smoke from the building. Hicks said the department does not have to use the ventilation fans often, but they are available to departments around the state for warehouse-type fires in larger buildings. The fire was under control within five hours, and no one was injured. Sycamore, Cortland, Malta, Hinckley, Maple Park, Waterman and Genoa-Kingston fire departments assisted.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Kiln, MS – Sprinkler system keeps fire from spreading at middle school; Classes canceled two days January 26, 2017 viking210 Hancock Middle School will resume class as normal Wednesday morning, Assistant Superintendent Donnie Gholston said. School officials had canceled classes because a fire Monday morning set off sprinklers and flooded classrooms. Maintenance company ServPro and the school’s custodial staff worked Monday and Tuesday to mop up the water and sanitize the school. Hancock County Emergency Management Director Brian Adam, who is the county’s fire marshal, is leading the investigation into the origin of the fire.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Baton Rouge, LA – Fire in mechanical closet of Towne Place Suites hotel put out by sprinkler system January 25, 2017 viking210 The St. George Fire Department responded to a reported fire at the Towne Place Suites, located at 8735 Summa Ave. around 5 p.m. Monday evening. Firefighters observed dense smoke coming from a downstairs maintenance closet. The fire was extinguished by the sprinkler system. St. George firefighters conducted a thorough inspection to assure the fire had not spread into walls, attic spaces, or voids between floors of the three-story hotel. No additional fire was discovered. No injuries were reported in this incident as hotel staff evacuated guests and employees from the building. The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Santa Barbara, CA – Sprinkler system keeps restaurant fire from spreading January 24, 2017 viking210 A working sprinkler system prevented a fire from spreading at a Santa Barbara restaurant early Monday morning. Santa Barbara City Fire officials said three fire engines were sent to the first block of East Anapamu Street at 5:39 a.m. for a report of smoke inside the building. Smoke was seen from outside the restaurant. Once firefighters forced their way into the building, they found the source of the fire to be in the kitchen. Food accidentally left on the stove is believed to be the cause of the fire. The sprinkler system activated and left two inches of water on the floor. Firefighters worked to get the water out of the restaurant. Officials said the smoke and water damage is estimated at $10,000. No injuries were reported.
