***Blog Editor’s Note – Please let us know what you think of the coverage by the NBC Connecticut and journalist Stephanie Jimenez, who focused on water damage rather than the lives and property saved by the automatic fire sprinkler system.***
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Damage minimized at fabrication plant thanks to fire sprinkler system (Mundelein, IL)
*** FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED – NO MEDIA COVERAGE *** A fire which broke out in a metal fabrication plant on Friday, August 16 was limited, and the credit is being given to the building’s fire sprinkler system. A spark which occurred while grinding metal ignited the exhaust system filters, and the fire sprinklers extinguished the fire. The damage was limited to some product, and employees were able to resume work the same day.
Sprinklers control fire at commercial building (Falmouth, ME)
Fire sprinkler system aids firefighters in suspected arson fire (Amherst, NY)
*** Blog Editor’s Note: Tell us what you think of the coverage by WKBW News and Megan Erbacher. Only the substantial heat from potentially deadly and damaging fire will operate a fire sprinkler, not smoke. Also, the sprinkler saved the store from experiencing a much larger fire, where the damage would have been much worse, and could have possibly caused injury or loss of life. ***
Sprinklers prove effectiveness in apartment fire (Concord, CA)
Sprinkler system aids firefighters in grocery store fire set by arsonist (Vallejo, CA)
Sprinkler system suppresses fire at textile rental business (Tucson, AZ)
Fire sprinklers show effectiveness in winery fire (Kenwood, CA)
Sprinklers make the difference in manufacturing plant fire (Prescott, AZ)
Fire Marshall Rick Chase said, “Without those sprinkler heads going off, it could have easily been really bad.”
There were no injuries.