Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing Official credits sprinkler system in fire at Rose Acre Farms (Seymour, IN) July 20, 2013 viking210 A Rose Acre Farms official credits a sprinkler system installed after a fire last year with reducing damage from a fire that erupted Wednesday. The cause of Wednesday’s fire, which forced the closure of a soybean processing plant at Rose Acre west of Seymour, remains under investigation.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Fire at rug manufacturer confined by sprinkler system (Anderson, SC) July 19, 2013 viking210 Firefighters were called to the Orian Rugs plant in Anderson County at about 6:15 AM Wednesday after a small fire broke out, according to Anderson County Fire Chief Billy Gibson. Gibson said the plant’s sprinkler system was able to confine and help put out the fire, which was in an office near a sample room. Firefighters believe an electrical short may have sparked the fire. Orian Rugs is a family-owned manufacturer of rugs and was established in Anderson in 1979.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Processing plant fire halted by fire sprinklers (Cortland, IN) July 19, 2013 viking210 A fire that began in a soybean processing plant was limited thanks to the farm’s fire sprinkler system. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and no injuries were reported.
Food Processing, Manufacturing Processing plant fire reduced to smoke thanks to fire sprinklers (Sioux Falls, SD) July 15, 2013 viking210 Fire crews responded to a meat processing plant fire that was spotted by a bystander the night of July 12 to find the flames gone and just a little smoke. Firefighters credited the plant’s fire sprinkler system, which doused the fire that started near a cardboard box on the sixth floor. No one was reported injured by the fire.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Parts manufacturing plant fire controlled by it’s fire sprinkler system (Cookeville, TN) July 10, 2013 viking210 A fire broke out in a large motor that helps manufacture water heater parts, and the synthetic oil used to cool the motor then caught fire. The heat from the fire activated the plant’s fire sprinkler system, which then contained the fire until fire crews arrived and eliminated the remaining flames. No one was reported injured in the fire.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Sprinklers make the difference in manufacturing plant fire (Ashland, OR) July 3, 2013 viking210 Fire alarms sounded at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday alerting Ashland Fire and Rescue to a fire at a manufacturer of electric vehicles. The sprinkler heads only activated in the area of the fire, suppressing it to the room of origin and keeping it from spreading throughout the building holding $2.5 million worth of equipment, said Ashland Fire Battalion Chief Dana Sallee. “It’s amazing how little damage was caused. The sprinkler system saved this building,” said Sallee. “Fire sprinklers save lives, protect property and makes the fire department’s job a lot easier,” said Sallee.
Food Processing, Manufacturing Fire sprinklers eradicate meat packing plant fire (Sioux Falls, SD) June 17, 2013 viking210 When fire crews responded to the fire that broke out on the sixth floor of a meat packing plant on the evening of June 14, they found that the plant’s fire sprinkler had completely eliminated the flames. The fire caused no injuries.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Fire sprinklers extinguish fire at manufacturing facility (Conyers, GA) May 20, 2013 viking210 The Rockdale Fire-Rescue crew responded to a report of a fire near the machinery at a disposable packaging manufacting company. When they arrived, the flames were already completely eliminated by the building’s fire sprinkler, and everyone had been safely evacuated. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Factory fire eliminated thanks to fire sprinklers (West Chicago, IL) April 30, 2013 viking210 Fire crews arrived to a fire reported at a factory that manufactures circuit boards to find most of the fire put out thanks to the building’s fire sprinklers. Deputy Chief Joe Buenrostro said, “The sprinkler did its job and saved a lot of property.” There were no injuries reported, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Fire sprinklers credited with saving manufacturing plant (Lincoln, NE) April 11, 2013 viking210 A plastics manufacturing plant caught fire when an oven in the building lit up some surrounding plastic. The fire then set off the fire sprinkler system, which contained the fire until firefighters arrived and put out the rest of the flames. Fire crews reported that the manufacturing plant sustained $10,000 worth of damage, but Fire Investigator Chuck Schweitzer reported that the damage could have been much worse if the fire sprinklers had not been present. “Fire sprinkler systems are there for a reason. It not only saves property, it can save lives,” Schweitzer said.
