Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Electric Car Company Fire Snuffed Out By Sprinkler System (Palo Alto, CA) January 11, 2012 viking210 A one-alarm fire broke out Wednesday morning at Tesla Motors in Palo Alto, but the flames were extinguished by a sprinkler system, a fire official said. They found an alarm blaring and light smoke wafting from Building 23, Conn said. A sprinkler system, however, had snuffed out the fire.
Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Single Sprinkler Extinguished Fitness Center Fire (Napa, CA) January 10, 2012 viking210 A single sprinkler extinguished a cardboard box on top of an operating commercial dryer that caught on fire around 10 p.m. Sunday, the Napa Fire Department said.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment Complex Fire Put Out By Building’s Sprinkler System (Eugene, OR) January 10, 2012 viking210 “Automatic sprinkler systems are required on buildings over three stories, so it is what controlled this fire. It made our work minimal. Now we just have to clean up the water,” said Eugene Fire Department District Chief Mark Grover.
Residential, Townhouse / Condominium Fire officials say Lunenburg condo fire proves residential sprinklers save lives (Boston, MA) January 9, 2012 viking210 In a joint statement, State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan and Lunenburg Fire Chief Scott Glenny said a single sprinkler head at in a unit at 69 Royal Fern Dr. doused the fire almost before Lunenburg firefighters had left the firehouse.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Sprinkler puts out retirement home fire (Dayton, OH) January 9, 2012 viking210 A fire early Monday morning at a Dayton retirement home was safely put out by a sprinkler system before firefighters arrived.
Other - Retail, Retail Sprinkler System Helps Knock Down Salon Fire (New City, NY) January 7, 2012 viking210 New City Fire Chief Ken Flynn said the fire appeared to have started on a long reception desk in the salon. He said a Clarkstown police officer saw flames coming from the desk, and then the shop’s sprinkler system kicked in an stopped the fire from spreading.
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Sprinkler System Activates to Save Warehouse (Hasbrouck Heights, NJ) January 6, 2012 viking210 Cheif Kevin Todd said, “The sprinkler system activated and kept the fire in check until the fire department arrived to put the rest of it out”.
Government/Military, Other-Government/Military Fire Controlled by Single Spinkler (Ocala, FL) January 6, 2012 viking210 Heat lamp inside snake cage causes small fire at state park. Fire controlled by single sprinkler.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Sprinkler System Contained Factory Fire (Wilmington, NC) January 6, 2012 viking210 “By the time I got here, the fire was already out. The sprinkler system had put it out. It was contained to a small area thank goodness,” employee Donna Murphrey said.
Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Sprinklers Mitigate Damage in Recycling Center Fire (Lufkin, TX) January 5, 2012 viking210 “When we arrived on scene, there were flames visible, but the fire was contained because of the sprinkler system,” Lufkin Fire Marshal Capt. Steve McCool said. “If not for the sprinkler system, the fire could have been a lot worse.”
