Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Two small fires set by arsonist controled by sprinkler system (Palmetto, GA) June 22, 2012 viking210 A Palmetto man has been arrested for setting two small fires at the Kedron Fieldhouse and Aquatic Center overnight, police said. Police said the fires appear to have been started with some sort of ignitable liquid, and an unidentified liquid also had been poured on several desks in the office area. But the fires set off the sprinkler system in the gymnasium.
Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Sprinklers control laundry room fire at fitness facility (Portland, OR) June 5, 2012 viking210 Fire crews were called to a commercial fire at All Star Fitness. Firefighters found the fire in the clothes dryer, but it had been nearly extinguished by the fire sprinkler system by the time crews got to it. It took about 10 minutes for crews to put the fire out. No people or firefighters were injured during the fire.
Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Sprinkler extinguishes fire during Atlantic 10 men’s basketball tournament (Atlantic City, NJ) March 12, 2012 viking210 No injuries reported. A food warmer caught fire in the hallway outside the locker rooms. The building did not need to be evacuated, Boardwalk Hall General Manager Greg Tesone said. “The sprinkler system came on like it was supposed to,” Tesone said. “By the time the fire department got here it was already out.”
Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Sprinkler system aids firefighters at athletic club fire (Novato, CA) March 9, 2012 viking210 A fire, in an equipment room near a swimming pool, was controlled by a fire sprinkler directly above it. “This is a great reminder about the importance of fire sprinklers,” Battalion Chief Gerald McCarthy said.
Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Fire sprinklers prove effectiveness in athletic club dryer fire (Lexington, KY) March 1, 2012 viking210 Firefighters rushed out to the Lexington Athletic Club early Thursday morning, but sprinklers did their job before crews even arrived. Officials say towels caught fire inside a dryer. The sprinkler system inside the laundry room doused the flames. There were no reported injuries.
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.
Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Fire at TPC Clubhouse extinguished by sprinkler system (Jacksonville, FL) December 16, 2011 viking210 Upon investigation of the room, it appears the fire started in a laundry bin and was quickly extinguished by the activation of two (2) fire protection sprinklers located in the storage room.
Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Busch Stadium Fire Quickly Put Out By Fire Sprinkler System (St. Louis, MO) December 14, 2011 viking210 A dryer is blamed for a fire that caused a brief scare at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The Fire was put out quickly by the sprinkler system.
