Apartment Building, Residential Fire Chief Hails “Sprinkler Save” After Apartment Fire (Eden Prairie, MN) February 19, 2012 viking210 When a fire started in a closet in an Eden Prairie apartment, the result could have been devastating for the resident and neighbors. The city’s fire chief says a sprinkler saved the day.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system aids firefighters at apartment fire (The Colony, TX) February 18, 2012 viking210 Upon arrival, Fire Chief Scott Thompson said firefighters found light smoke showing. They gained entry into a third-story apartment and found a fire that had been predominantly extinguished by the sprinkler system.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Las Vegas hotel room fire put out by sprinkler system (Las Vegas, NV) February 17, 2012 viking210 Women fell asleep while smoking a cigarette catching the mattress on fire. The woman woke up and ran out of the room. The fire was doused by an automatic sprinkler.Firefighters said they evacuated the second floor but had allowed guests to go back in their rooms. No injuries were reported.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinkler system activates to control fire at McDonalds (Corpus Christi, TX) February 15, 2012 viking210 Flour Bluff McDonalds Evacuated After Fire – KiiiTV3.com South Texas, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Sprinkler system holds fire in check at small business (Muskegon, MI) February 14, 2012 viking210 Firefighters respond to small fire at KL Industries in Muskegon, No one injured
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment kitchen fire quickly extinguished with help from sprinkler system (Woodridge, IL) February 13, 2012 viking210 No injuries were reported in a Sunday morning fire that apparently began on a stove and left three units uninhabitable in a Woodridge apartment building, authorities said. They said a small kitchen fire had triggered the sprinkler system. The two residents living in the unit where the fire started were taken to safety, authorities said, and the fire was quickly extinguished.
Office Building Sprinkler system averts major fire (Yankton, SD) February 13, 2012 viking210 A minor fire that could have turned into a big problem was extinguished by a Yankton firm’s sprinkler system Sunday morning. A gas-fired evaporator had malfunctioned, igniting some combustible items in the immediate area and setting off the alarm. Thanks to the sprinkler system, there was minimal damage from the fire. “Everything did what is was suppose to do,” Assistant Fire Chief Larry Nickels said. “That could have been a very bad fire for that business.”
Food Processing, Manufacturing Fire causes minimal damage at packaging plant (Batava, IL) February 10, 2012 viking210 A fire early Friday at Portollo Packaging at 951 Douglas Road caused a minimal amount of damage. The company’s sprinkler system contained most of the fire; minimizing dollar loss and operations of the business.
Apartment Building, Residential Single sprinkler head contained apartment fire (Englewood, CO) February 10, 2012 viking210 Investigators say the fire was caused when a stove burner was left on high and items near the stove caught fire. The microwave above the stove was melting and kitchen cabinets were burning when a single sprinkler head activated and put out the fire. A smoke alarm in the apartment activated, but it was not until the sprinkler head went off that other alarms in the complex went off and the fire department was notified. No injuries.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinkler system keeps fire from spreading at popular restaurant (Honolulu, HI) February 10, 2012 viking210 Sprinkler system keeps fire from spreading at popular Aiea restaurant. Fire officials say the fire started just before 3 a.m. in a plastic trash container in the kitchen.