Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic, Residential Fire sprinklers contain blaze at hospital (Charleston, SC) March 24, 2012 viking210 A fire that broke out in a patient’s room at the Medical University of South Carolina was contained by the hospital fire sprinkler system, the Charleston Fire Department stated. The fire was put out, and no injuries were reported.
Residential, Residential High Rise High rise condominium fire put out by fire sprinklers (Miami, FL) March 24, 2012 viking210 Fire sprinklers prevented a fire that began on the balcony of a high rise apartment from getting inside the apartment. No injuries were reported.
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Sprinkler system aids firefighters at warehouse fire (Tonawanda, NY) March 24, 2012 viking210 After a machine caught fire at an O-Cello plant, fire sprinklers contained the blaze until firefighters arrived.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Senior center fire suppressed by fire sprinkler system (Charlotte, NC) March 23, 2012 viking210 Firefighters report that a fire in one of the apartments at a senior center was contained by a fire sprinkler system before firefighters arrived. No injuries were reported.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Restaurant kitchen fire contained by sprinkler system (Spartanburg, SC) March 23, 2012 viking210 Spartanburg Fire Marshal Brad Hall says the fire broke out in the kitchen. The sprinkler systems activated and knocked a good amount of the fire down.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinklers aid firefighters in apartment kitchen fire (Saranac Lake, NY) March 23, 2012 viking210 1 Comment A small kitchen fire in a third-floor apartment which triggered the building’s sprinkler system. Occupants of the building were evacuated safely.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire sprinklers prove effectiveness in residential fire (Sterling, VA) March 22, 2012 viking210 After a fire broke out on the balcony of a second floor apartment, its fire sprinkler system quickly extinguished the flames. No injuries occurred, and no one was displaced as a result of the incident.
Office Building, Other Business Sprinkler system credited for stopping fire at technology company (Watertown, NY) March 22, 2012 viking210 Rolls of paper reportedly caught fire. Quick response by the overhead sprinkler system, as well as city firefighters, kept the blaze and the damage to a minimum. No injuries were reported.
Child Care Facility, Hospital/Care Facility Fire at U.S. State Department daycare building extinguished by sprinkler system (Washington, DC) March 20, 2012 viking210 A fire hit the State Department building that houses the day care center early Tuesday morning, but no injuries were reported. A State Department official told The Cable that the cause of the fire appeared to be electrical, and the sprinkler system extinguished it.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Sprinkler system aids firefighters at factory fire, no one injured (Lake Forest, IL) March 19, 2012 viking210 Sprinklers held the fire in check, and firefighters quickly put out the flames, according to Fire Media Affairs. The blaze didn’t spread beyond the hopper and no one was hurt.
