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Other Business, Place of Worship

Sprinklers limit damage at church fire (Manhattan Beach, CA)

Fire sprinklers put out a fire that began in the storage room of a church the first week of June. Firefighters arrived at the scene to find some charred maintenance supplies in the closet, and investigators believe the fire was started by the large commercial vacuum cleaner that was stored close to some combustible items.

Manhattan Beach Fire Marshal Lou Petroni reported, “This would have been far more damaging if not for the sprinkler system extinguishing the fire. Fire sprinklers in homes and businesses are very effective in extinguishing fires in the early stages of burning.”

Apartment Building, Residential

Arson fire extinguished thanks to fire sprinklers (Pasadena, TX)

Several fires were intentionally set in the third floor of an apartment on May 29 in the afternoon. The building’s fire sprinkler system eliminated the flames prior to the arrival of fire crews, and a suspect is in custody. No one was injured by the fire.

According to Pasadena Fire Marshal David Brannon, “If that building wouldn’t have had a sprinkler system and it being on the third floor with the wind conditions the way they were that day, the fire would have been much greater and there would have been a much greater chance for loss of life and high dollar property loss. The sprinkler system definitely saved a lot of monetary damage as well as lives that day.”

Self-Storage Facility, Storage / Warehouse

Sprinklers stop self storage facility fire (Toms River, NJ)

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When fire crews arrived to a fire at a self storage facility, they found that the flames had already been extinguished by the building’s fire sprinklers. The cause of the fire was inappropriate disposal of smoking materials.

Bureau of Fire Prevention Director James Mercready said, “A properly designed and maintained fire sprinkler system is an essential component in fire protection in both residential and commercial structures.”

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Fire sprinklers prove worth in senior living facility (Casa de Vallejo, CA)

An unattended pot on a stove was to blame for the fire which caused the evacuation of a senior living facility in the early morning hours of June 5. The fire sprinklers activated and quickly suppressed the fire. No injuries were reported. ***Blog Editor’s Note – Please let us know what you think of the coverage by the Times-Herald and journalist Rachel Raskin-Zrihen, who focused on water damage rather than the lives and property saved by the automatic fire sprinkler system. ***