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Child Care Facility, Hospital/Care Facility

Sprinkler system puts out fire at daycare (Clearfield, PA)

August 13, 2013 viking210

A fire occurred at approximately 3:00 on the morning of August 9 at a child care center. The building’s fire sprinkler system extinguished the fire. According to reports, the fire began when a laundry basket full of rags combusted; the police are ruling the fire as accidental. No one was injured as a result of the fire.

Other - Retail, Retail

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at liquor store fire (Highland Park, IL)

August 12, 2013 viking210

An elderly driver crashed through a liquor store window setting fire to display boxes of vodka and gin, reported the Chicago Tribune. Anderson said she believes her car’s accelerator stuck and caused her to jump the curb into the storefront, according to the Tribune. Police are still investigating the cause. The store’s sprinkler system helped firefighters get control of the morning fire.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Sprinkler system suppresses fire at retirement home (Amarillo, TX)

August 10, 2013 viking210

On the morning of August 8, a fire broke out on the second floor of a retirement home. According to the responding fire department, the fire sprinkler system worked perfectly to contain the fire that was caused by cooking. There were no injuries reported.

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at amusement park (St. Louis, MO)

August 10, 2013 viking210

A fire began at a food card in a Six Flags amusement park the morning of August 9. The park’s fire sprinkler system suppressed the fire, and the responding fire crews report that the cause of the fire is still under investigation. There were no injuries reported, and the park did not have to shut down as a result of the fire.

Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic

Fire contained by fire sprinklers on hospital campus (Houston, TX)

August 8, 2013 viking210 2 Comments

Fire sprinklers kept a fire that began in the mechanical room of a building on hospital grounds was controlled by the building’s fire sprinkler system. Fire crews were able to put out the remaining flames, and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Government/Military, Other-Government/Military

Sprinklers control fire in at airport (Orlando, FL)

August 8, 2013 viking210

A fire broke out in the baggage area of Orlando International Airport on August 4. The cause of the origin of the fire is still under investigation, but the fire, which began by curbside check-in and reached further down the baggage belt, was suppressed by fire sprinklers and firefighters. No one was injured during the incident.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Fire sprinklers prove worth in manufacturing fire (Caldwell, ID)

August 8, 2013 viking210

Fire crews responded to a fire at a manufacturing facility on the morning of August 8. The cause of the fire was the spontaneous combustion of flammable liquid soaked cloths in a garbage can within the facility. According to Andrew Carter of the Caldwell Fire Department, “the sprinkler system was the hero,” having kept the fire from spreading. About 200 employees went back to work shortly after the fire was extinguished by fire crews.

College/University (on campus), School / University

Sprinkler system extinguishes on college campus (Durham, NH)

August 7, 2013 viking210

A fire that began in the Physics Department on the University of New Hampshire campus was quickly suppressed by the building’s fire sprinkler system. A member of the faculty had been using isopropyl alcohol to clean an item in the room when a chemical reaction occurred, creating the fire. No other chemicals that were contained in the building caught on fire, and no injuries occurred.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at apartment fire set by arsonist (Boston, MA)

August 6, 2013 viking210

A Brighton woman is facing arson and attempted murder charges following a fire at a three-story building Sunday morning.  Sprinklers in the brick apartment building were activated and aided fire crews in their effort to get the blaze under control.  In the process of battling the blaze, firefighters had to rescue a man and woman, both 21 years old, and bring them down a ladder to safety from the third floor, according to Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers make the difference in apartment fire (Woodbury, MN)

August 5, 2013 viking210

A fire broke out in the kitchen of an apartment, and the building’s fire sprinkler activated, containing the flames to the one apartment unit. Fire crews are giving the credit to the unit’s fire sprinklers for keeping the fire from destroying other units.

“It could have been ugly,” Woodbury fire department Cmdr. John Wallgren said.

No injuries were reported.