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Bloomington, IL – Sprinkler system limits damage in early morning fire at Kroger grocery store
Palm Beach, FL – Fire at Bath & Tennis Club quickly extinguished by sprinkler system
Thunder Bay, ON, Canada – Fire at Bombardier plant controlled by sprinkler system; No injuries
Half Moon Bay, CA – Overnight fire at hardware store contained by sprinkler system
Duluth, GA – Sprinkler system saves strip mall from damage in fire; No injuries
Akron, OH – Sprinklers help control fire and limit damage in fire at funeral home
Bowling Green, KY – Fire at home surplus store held in check by sprinkler system
Pasadena, TX – Sprinkler system activates to extinguish industrial chemical fire
(Fire Department Reported – NO MEDIA COVERAGE. Courtesy of City of Pasadena (Texas) Fire Marshal’s Office)
Fire Department Initial Response: On October 07, 2015, The Pasadena Fire Department along with several other agencies responded to 5000 Underwood for a reported industrial fire. Upon their arrival they discovered that a chemical explosion had occurred resulting in a fire. The buildings fire sprinkler system activated and extinguished the fire. The fire sprinkler and alarm system functioned as designed notifying the occupants of the building who evacuated.
This incident shows the importance of an automatic fire sprinkler system and demonstrates that if the building did not have an automatic sprinkler system, the outcome could have been completely different.
Furthermore there is no doubt whatsoever that at the very least the presence of a sprinkler system saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage and property loss to the building owners and potentially prevented citizens and firefighters from being injured or killed.’
Automatic fire sprinkler systems have over 100 years of proven performance in protecting life and property. For further information contact: Chief David Brannon, Fire Marshal 713-475-5556.