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Commercial fire activates sprinkler, prevents fire from spreading to adjacent tenants (Pearland, TX)

August 20, 2014 viking210

** NO MEDIA COVERAGE – FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED **

On August 18, 2014, the Pearland Fire Department was dispatched to a commercial fire alarm on the west side of Pearland where upon arrival, they discovered a sprinkler head activated in a tenant space near the kitchen. The fire started near a wall outlet, traveled up the wall and activated the sprinkler system. The fire sprinkler kept the fire from causing severe damage to the commercial establishment and prevented it from spreading to adjacent tenant spaces and extinguished the fire before the Fire Department arrived.

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Art building fire eliminated by sprinkler system (Easthampton, MA)

August 6, 2014 viking210

A fire broke out in the third story of an arts and industry building which housed artwork. The building was equipped with fire sprinklers, which activated and helped halt the flames. According to investigators, the cause is still under investigation, but they believe that oil soaked paper towels combusted and started the fire. There were no injuries reported.

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Fire sprinkler system extinguished fire at Personalization Mall’s corporate headquarters (Burr Ridge, IL)

July 3, 2014 viking210

** NO MEDIA COVERAGE – FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTOR REPORTED **

A small fire occurred last night at the corporate headquarters of Personalization Mall. It was successfully extinguished by a single sprinkler head. The business is in full operation today with minimal damage.

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Sprinklers keep fire from spreading at vacant building (Cincinnati, OH)

June 25, 2014 viking210

A fire began around midnight Wednesday morning near an air conditioning unit on the fifth floor of a vacant building. 76 firefighters responded to the fire, and these responders, in addition to the sprinkler system were able to control the fire. No injuries were reported, and the fire’s cause is undetermined.

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Sprinklers make the difference in museum fire (Reno, NV)

June 22, 2014 viking210

Reno’s National Automobile Museum had a fire occur at about 2:45 a.m. on Friday, June 20. The fire began near the main entrance, and the museum’s fire sprinkler put out the blaze. There were no injuries reported, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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Sprinklers extinguish fire at newspaper printing press (Madison, WI)

May 12, 2014 viking210

At about 6 p.m. on Friday, May 9, a fire was reported at a newspaper printing press. The fire began in the building’s compressor room, and the fire sprinkler system contained the fire to that room and extinguished it. The company evacuated its near 35 employees safely, and the exact cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Sprinkler system aids firefighters at printing company fire (Durham, NC)

April 22, 2014 viking210

Two large rolls of paper caught fire at a printing press at about midnight on April 18. Forty-one employees evacuated safely as a fire sprinkler activated on the fire. Fire crews arrived to eliminate the remaining flames. The cause of the fire appears to be to be related to the equipment in the building. There were no injuries reported.

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Sprinklers limit damage at commercial building fire (Chattanooga, TN)

April 8, 2014 viking210

When firefighters arrived in response to a commercial building fire around 11 p.m. on Saturday, they found that the building’s doors and windows had been broken out. The fire sprinkler system had activated and put the fire out. Investigations show that the fire was set intentionally; no injuries were reported.

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Sprinklers eliminate fire at church (Lethbridge, AB)

April 8, 2014 viking210

Firefighters were called to a church on Wednesday night when alarms rang on the second floor of the structure. The fire sprinklers activated in response to the heat from the fire, which began near the church’s organ. No injuries were reported from the incident, and the cause appears to be electric.

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Fire sprinklers help put out fire at bowling alley (Minneapolis, MN)

March 18, 2014 viking210

Early Monday morning, a fire was reported at a bowling alley; fire crews arrived to find that the fire behind the pin racking machine. While the exact cause of the fire remains under investigation, fire crews agree that the facility’s fire sprinkler system helped to quickly eliminate the flames. No injuries were reported.

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