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Apartment Building, Residential

Apartment fire extinguished thanks to fire sprinklers (Kent, WA)

June 6, 2013 viking210

A fire that began in the kitchen of an apartment in the middle of the night of June 6 was quickly put out by the unit’s fire sprinkler system. No injuries were reported from the incident.

Residential

Hospital fire suppressed thanks to fire sprinklers (Cambridge, MD)

June 4, 2013 viking210

Fire sprinklers quickly helped to put out a fire that began in the patient’s room of a hospital the morning of May 25. Investigators are still looking for the cause of the blaze, and no one was reported injured from the fire.

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Fire sprinklers douse grocery store fire (Las Vegas, NV)

June 4, 2013 viking210

Fire investigators suspect arson was the cause of a fire that broke out in a grocery store on the afternoon of May 31. The grocery store’s fire sprinkler system quickly squelched the fire, limiting the damage. No injuries were reported.

Office Building, Other Business

Fire sprinklers prove worth in office building fire (Miami, FL)

June 3, 2013 viking210

A fire that was intentionally set in an empty office building activated the unit’s fire sprinkler system. The fire sprinklers eliminated the fire, and no damage occurred. No injuries were reported.

Self-Storage Facility, Storage / Warehouse

Storage unit fire squelched with help of fire sprinklers (Las Vegas, NV)

May 30, 2013 viking210

Faulty power strips were to blame for the fire that erupted the evening of May 28 in several self-storage units. The building’s fire sprinklers quickly contained the blaze until fire crews arrived. No injuries were reported.

Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Condominium fire contained by fire sprinklers (Cape Coral, FL)

May 28, 2013 viking210 1 Comment

The Cape Coral Fire Department responded to a call of an early morning fire at a condominium complex. The fire had started in the kitchen of a second story unit and was contained to that area until fire crews arrived to extinguish the remaining flames.

Apartment Building, Residential

Fire sprinklers limit fire at apartment building (Kalispell, MT)

May 24, 2013 viking210

A fire that broke out in an apartment building was contained by the building’s fire sprinklers until fire crews arrived. Kalispell Fire Chief Dave Dedman credited the sprinklers with limiting what could have been a much more serious incident. No injuries were reported.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Fire sprinklers extinguish fire at manufacturing facility (Conyers, GA)

May 20, 2013 viking210

The Rockdale Fire-Rescue crew responded to a report of a fire near the machinery at a disposable packaging manufacting company. When they arrived, the flames were already completely eliminated by the building’s fire sprinkler, and everyone had been safely evacuated. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential

Dormitory fire halted by fire sprinklers (San Luis Obispo, CA)

May 16, 2013 viking210

A fire that broke out in a dormitory on Cal Poly’s campus is being blamed on an unattended burning candle. The dorm’s fire sprinkler system kept the fire from spreading until fire crews arrived to put out the remaining flames. No one was reported injured.

Apartment Building, Residential

Fire sprinklers credited with saving three story apartment (Melbourne, FL)

May 15, 2013 viking210

Brevard County Fire-Rescue responded to a fire call at an apartment building late Monday, May 13 to find that the fire sprinkler system had activated and contained the blaze that had started in the kitchen of one of the residences. 

Lt. Don Slayman, spokesman for Brevard County Fire-Rescue, stated, “The fire sprinklers had been activated, and they quickly prevented any further spread of fire.”

No one was injured in the fire, and resident were able to return to their apartments shortly thereafter.