All posts by viking210

Primary / Secondary School, School / University

Small fire suppressed by fire sprinklers at elementary school (Irving, TX)

November 7, 2013 viking210

A small electrical fire caused an evacuation of all of the students at an elementary school on Wednesday morning. The fire was quickly eliminated by the school’s fire sprinkler system, and classes resumed that afternoon. No injuries were reported.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at furniture manufacturer (Roanoke, VA)

November 6, 2013 viking210

Firefighters report that fire sprinkler helped extinguish most of the flames that began at a furniture manufacturing plant on Tuesday, November 5. The fire began when a vacuum pump in the plant overheated. No employees at the plant were injured, and production resumed for the following shift.

Residential, Single Family Home

Fire put out by sprinkler system at L.A. mansion (Los Angeles, CA)

November 5, 2013 viking210

A Los Angeles mansion caught on fire the afternoon of Sunday, November 3. According to authorities, the fire began in one of the residence’s bathrooms, and the heat from the fire activated the fire sprinkler system. The fire sprinklers extinguished the fire before fire crews arrived. There were no injuries reported.

Other - School / University, School / University

Sprinklers make the difference in arson fire at learning center (Las Vegas, NV)

November 4, 2013 viking210

Justice was served regarding the fire that was intentionally set on April 15 at a learning center for children with autism. The person responsible for setting the fire with gasoline and Molotov cocktails was sentenced on Friday, November 1. Authorities say that the fire could have been much more catastrophic had it not been for the building’s fire sprinkler system, which helped eliminate the blaze. No injuries were reported in the fire.

College/University (on campus), School / University

Fire extinguished by sprinklers on college campus (Sherman, TX)

November 4, 2013 viking210

A fire began on Friday, November 1, inside a college laboratory at about 10 p.m. The building’s fire sprinkler activated and eliminated the flames by the time firefighters arrived to the scene. No one was reported injured in the incident, and classes in the building will resume as normal on Monday, November 4.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Fire controlled by fire sprinklers at hotel (Albuquerque, NM)

November 1, 2013 viking210

Sixteen fire crew units and thirty-seven firefighters responded to a fire at a downtown hotel on Wednesday, October 30 morning. The hotel’s fire sprinkler system activated in the room where the fire began, containing the blaze to that room. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and there were no injuries.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinkler contains restaurant fire (Appleton, WI)

November 1, 2013 viking210

A fire sprinkler kept a restaurant blaze at bay Thursday morning.  At about 4:30 a.m., a fire alarm called firefighters to Pullmans restaurant in Appleton where they found smoke and a small fire in a storage room, Battalion Chief Darrel Baker, of the Appleton Fire Department, said. The fire appeared to have started in a bin of dirty uniforms, but the cause is unknown. The fire damage will not affect lunch service at the restaurant, which opens at 11 a.m., Pullmans general manager said.

Apartment Building, Residential

Fire at apartment complex controlled by sprinkler system (Murfreesboro, TN)

November 1, 2013 viking210

Murfreesboro Fire & Rescue Department’s District 9 responded to a kitchen fire at Victory Station Apartments just before 7:30 Tuesday evening.  When crews arrived to the apartment complex, the fire was already extinguished by the sprinkler system. Two families were displaced due to water damage, but did not require assistance from the Red Cross.

According to Captain/Shift Inspector Mark McCluskey, the fire appeared to have started in the kitchen area. “The sprinkler system kept fire damage to a minimum,” McCluskey said.
No one was injured during this incident.

Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Fire extinguished by sprinkler system at condominium complex (Auburn, WA)

October 30, 2013 viking210

A fire was reported in a dryer in a condominium unit on the afternoon of Saturday, October 26. The condominium’s fire sprinkler system put out the fire, and no one was injured.

*** Blog Editor’s Note – Please let us know what you think of the coverage by the Auburn Reporter, which focused on water damage rather than the lives and property saved by the automatic fire sprinkler system ***

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Sprinkler system aids firefighters in suspicious fire at grocery store (Phoenix, AZ)

October 30, 2013 viking210

Three separate fire appear to have been intentionally in a grocery store at about 8 p.m. on Monday, October 28. The sprinklers in the building were activated by the heat from the fire and kept the fire from spreading. Investigators are calling the fire suspicious, and the investigation remains ongoing. No injuries were reported.