Government Office, Government/Military Norfolk, MA – Fire from gas explosion at District Attorney’s office contained with help from sprinklers February 25, 2015 viking210 A gas explosion and fire early Sunday at Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey’s Canton offices was “held in check by outside master streams and operating sprinkler heads,” Canton fire Chief Charles Doody said. Doody said firefighters secured vital records and evidence once they were able to stabilize the office building, which shares the Shawmut Industrial Park with the separately housed Norfolk Probate and Family Court. Doody said the office building’s roof was recently cleared off, leaving gas meters buried “under several feet of snow.” Around 1:50 a.m. yesterday, gas backed into a mechanical room, ignited and exploded, severely damaging a wall shared by the first and second floors.
Government Office, Government/Military Concord, NH – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at Merrimack County Courthouse February 3, 2015 viking210 A sprinkler system helped put out a fire and save county property at the Merrimack County Superior Courthouse in Concord Sunday. The fire is believed to have started in a vending machine on the first floor of the building. A preliminary investigation by the Concord Fire Department, the state fire marshal’s office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives determined the fire to have been accidental, according to a press release issued yesterday by the state fire marshal’s office. The Concord Fire Department was called to 163 N. Main St. at 10:13 a.m. after receiving an alert from an automatic fire alarm. Firefighters arrived on scene at 10:18 a.m. to find smoke in the building and an active sprinkler in a room of vending machines. The building was closed and secure at the time of the fire. Fire Marshal J. William Degnan said the sprinkler system “prevented a much larger fire and loss of county property, as well as reduced the danger to firefighters.” The fire came two days after another one in a similarly unattended public building, in that case owned by the town of Henniker. The Henniker Highway Department garage, which wasn’t outfitted with a sprinkler system, and several town vehicles were destroyed in that fire, with damage estimated to be about $1 million.
Government Office, Government/Military Riverhead, NY – Sprinkler system activates; Helps control fire in records storage room January 28, 2015 viking210 Riverhead firefighters found paper records burning in a second-floor records storage room at the county center when they responded to an automatic alarm this afternoon just before 1 o’clock. There was a heavy smoke condition on the second floor when the first fire chief arrived. He immediately called for the department to respond to a working structure fire. The fire activated the sprinkler system in that area of the building. The chief called for the county fire marshal to respond and investigate. Firefighters quickly put the fire out. No one was injured in the incident.
Government Office, Government/Military Fire sprinklers douse government building fire (Washington, DC) May 4, 2013 viking210 A fire that was reported in the early morning hours of Friday, May 3, at the Labor Department Building was eliminated before fire crews arrived thanks to the building’s fire sprinklers. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and no injuries were reported from the fire.
Government Office, Government/Military Sprinklers do their job after lighting causes fire at Old Town Hall (Exeter, NH) April 13, 2013 viking210 A lightning strike from a quick-moving storm early Tuesday morning caused the fire at the old Town Hall, according to firefighters. The fire was reported in a second-floor storage room around 8:30 a.m., and it was brought under control quickly by the building’s sprinkler system. “This building is like holy ground,” Dean said. “We’ve put so much work into it. When something happens, everybody swarms to the scene.” Comeau said the building has a history of fires and its sprinkler system has done its job each time. “There have been three fires and all were controlled by the sprinkler system,” he said. “We’re very fortunate.”
Government Office, Government/Military Fire at the San Francisco City Hall extinguished by sprinkler system (San Francisco, CA) November 14, 2012 viking210 A small electrical fire prompted the evacuation of San Francisco City Hall. The fire, in an electrical vault in the basement, activated the building’s sprinkler system. Any fire was handled by the sprinklers, according to the Fire Department.
Government Office, Government/Military Sprinkler system keeps damage to a minimum after fire at City Hall (Fitchburg, MA) July 26, 2012 viking210 City Hall on Main Street will be open for business as usual after a fire about 5 this morning in the Veterans Room on the first floor. Deputy Chief John C, Curran said the cause of the fire was a problem with the heating/air conditioning unit. He said a sprinkler in the room activated and doused the fire, keeping the damage minimal. No one was hurt.
