Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Hotel fire knocked down with help from fire sprinklers (Rosemont, IL) May 25, 2012 viking210 A fire that broke out at the Holiday Inn Express in Rosemont, fire sprinklers were present to contain the flames before firefighters arrived to suppress the rest of the fire. No one was reported injured in this incident.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Electrical fire at hospital contained by fire sprinklers (Mount Vernon, OH) May 23, 2012 viking210 An electrical fire began at Knox Community Hospital when a short from one of its industrial floor scrubber shorted out. The hospital’s fire sprinkler ensured that the fire started and ended right there, containing the blaze until fire crews arrived to eliminate the fire. No one was reported injured.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinklers prove worth in restaurant fire (Portsmouth, NH) May 23, 2012 viking210 According to fire crews, a fire that started in the Chinese restaurant Water Margin could have been much worse had fire sprinklers not been present. Further praising the sprinkler system, Incident commander Glenn Bowyer said, “What was good was the sprinklers, they helped control the fire and minimized damage.” The building was evacuated during the fire, and no injuries were reported.
Residential, Residential High Rise High rise fire extinguished by fire sprinklers (Nashville, TN) May 23, 2012 viking210 A fire eruprted at the Parthenon Towers Monday afternoon, and according to Maggie Lawrence of the Nashville Fire Department, the building’s fire sprinkler completely suppressed the flames. No one was reported injured.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire sprinklers put out apartment fire (Madison, WI) May 22, 2012 viking210 Firefighters who arrived to the scene of an apartment fire on High Point Road found that the flames had been completely eliminated by the building’s fire sprinkler system. No injuries were reported.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinkler system helped keep the fire in check at coffee shop (Homewood, IL) May 22, 2012 viking210 A Homewood Dunkin’ Donuts is scheduled to be back up and running early this week after a boiler fire over the weekend. An automatic sprinkler system helped keep the fire in check before the firefighters were able to finish the job with extinguishers, Homewood Fire Lieutenant Bill Wright said. According to Wright, firefighters were able to pinpoint the blaze in a storage room.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Sprinklers contain electrical fire (Port Chester, NY) May 21, 2012 viking210 Port Chester firefighters were able to find and put out a building’s electrical fire thanks in part to the business’ fire sprinkler system. About 50 firefighters came to put out the fire and were having a difficult time finding the source of the smoke when they spotted the water which had helped dampen the blaze. They then knocked down the remaining flames. No injuries were reported.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Lumberyard Arts Center damage limited thanks to fire sprinklers (Baldwin City, KS) May 21, 2012 viking210 A fire that started at around 4:30 in the morning on Sunday morning could have been devastating to the collection of art as well as the newly renovated Lumberyard Arts Center. The Center’s fire sprinkler helped suppress and contain the blaze. “Fire protection measures built into the Lumberyard Arts Center proved their worth in the fire,” said Sandy Cardens, Lumberyard Arts Center board secretary and gallery coordinator. “Damage from the fire was limited to the non-renovated north section of the building, which is to be a future theater.” “The (Douglas County) fire marshal said the sprinkler system paid for itself last night,” she said. No injuries were reported from the fire.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire sprinkler system eliminates fire at apartment complex (Streamwood, IL) May 19, 2012 viking210 A candle caused the fire that began on the couch of a Streamwood apartment. According to Battalion Chief Jeff Swanson, “The resident was in a backroom and came back to the living room to discover the fire. The building’s fire sprinkler system was able to extinguish the fire before it got out of control.” No injuries were reported.
Other - Retail, Retail Firefighters aided by sprinkler system in fire at Canadian Tire store (Calgary, AB) May 18, 2012 viking210 Emergency crews were called to the scene of a two alarm fire at a Canadian Tire store in the city’s southeast on Thursday afternoon. Crews evacuated the building and firefighters were able to get the upper hand on the blaze thanks to the store’s sprinkler system.
