Residential, Townhouse / Condominium Residential Sprinkler Prevents Potentially Devastating Fire (Lansdowne, VA) May 15, 2012 viking210 A small fire broke out on a kitchen stove in a condominium in Lansdowne on Saturday, May 12. Units responding from Lansdowne and Ashburn arrived on the scene to find that the fire, in a ninth-floor unit, had been extinguished by the sprinkler system.
Apartment Building, Residential Suspicious apartment fire contained by sprinkler system (Manchester, CT) May 15, 2012 viking210 According to a statement released by Manchester Fire Chief Robert Bycholski, residents in the complex reported a fire at approximately 3 a.m. Saturday morning. Bycholski said the unit’s sprinkler system was able to contain the fire, and when firefighters began to search for any hidden embers or additional areas of fire they noticed what appeared to be several other attempts in the unit to start a fire and called police.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Sprinklers contain fire at popular establishment (Charlotte, NC) May 15, 2012 viking210 A fire that erupted in the North Carolina Music Factory was contained by the building’s fire sprinklers. No injuries were reported.
Other - Retail, Retail Retail store fire suppressed by fire sprinklers (Ballard, WA) May 15, 2012 viking210 A passerby notified authorities of a fire inside of a retail paint store. Firefighters arrived at the scene, and according to Kyle Moore, spokesman for Seattle Fire, the building’s fire sprinklers helped to keep the fire from rapidly spreading. No one was reported injured from the fire.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Fire Sprinkler System Extinguishes Fire at Ohio Plant (Bellevue, OH) May 12, 2012 viking210 Firefighters responded to a Friday evening fire on a line at the A. Schulman Inc. plant in Bellevue. An employee reported a fire on line 5, and firefighters found water on the floor from the sprinkler system and smoke in the building, said Lt. Tony Schaffer of the Bellevue Fire Department. The sprinkler system put out the fire after about 20 minutes, Schaffer said
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Fire sprinkler system aids firefighters in factory fire (Bend, OR) May 12, 2012 viking210 Firefighters arrived at a window and door factory fire to find that fire sprinklers had been activated by the flames. Fire crews extinguished the remaining flames. No one was reported injured.
Other - Storage / Warehouse, Storage / Warehouse Fire sprinklers make the difference in distribution store fire (Hendersonville, NC) May 11, 2012 viking210 Fire crews responded to a building fire, finding the inside of it filled with smoke but the building saved thanks to the unit’s fire sprinkler. “The sprinkler system saved that building,” Blue Ridge Fire and Rescue Chief Gary Brown said. No injuries were reported.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Fire sprinklers display worth in nursing home fire (Nashville, TN) May 11, 2012 viking210 Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire that started in the laundry room dryer of a nursing home. None of the residents reported injuries.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Senior living facility fire contained by sprinklers (Salt Lake City, UT) May 10, 2012 viking210 A fire broke out on the 10th floor of a senior living facility, and fire sprinklers were able to keep the flames in check. According to Salt Lake City Fire Department spokesman Jasen Asay, “The fire was … contained by the apartment’s sprinkler system until our firefighters arrived on scene and extinguished it.” No serious injuries were reported.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Fire sprinklers prove effectiveness in hospital fire (East Windsor, CT) May 9, 2012 viking210 A hospital fire that was started intentionally was quickly extinguished thanks to fire sprinklers. Warehouse Point Fire Chief James Barton credited fire sprinklers for the quick elimination of the blaze.
