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Lincoln, NE – Sprinkler system contains fire at factory building; No injuries reported
The fire started at the Eaton Corp. building, located near East 39th Street and Yost Avenue, around 10 a.m.
Eaton had discontinued operations at the building, but employees and contractors were on site disassembling and removing equipment, authorities say.
While an employee was using a plasma cutter to cut metal, built-up oil residues ignited, according to officials.
The fire was contained by the building’s sprinkler system until crews arrived to completely extinguish the flames.
Before the sprinklers went off, fire officials said an employee pulled the fire alarm, and all six employees in the building evacuated.
No one was injured in the fire.
The Hastings Fire Marshal did issue two citations for failing to follow a hot work permit, directly resulting in a structure fire, authorities say.
Hastings Fire & Rescue said a similar incident happened at the factory on Jan. 6.
Rochester, MN – Sprinkler system activated for fire at lab; No injuries reported
When firefighters arrived, they found smoke in the building and an evacuation was in progress.
Firefighters located the fire and extinguished it with a pressurized water can. Other RFD crews searched for victims and worked to locate the sprinkler system controls to shut it off.
Fans were set up in the building to ventilate the smoke.
The fire caused a small amount of damage to the contents of the closet and there was some water damage to the first floor and basement.
There were no injuries.
Automatic fire sprinkler systems limited the growth of the fire and provided occupants valuable time to evacuate. In this incident, fire damage was limited to the room of origin and RFD said it serves as another great example of how sprinkler systems can save lives and property.
East Providence, RI – Sprinkler system activated for fire in commercial building; No injuries reported
Around 6:43 a.m., East Providence fire officials were alerted of a fire at 830 Waterman Ave. Upon arrival, firefighters found the fire coming from the loading dock and that the fire sprinkler system was activated.
Fire officials said they quickly struck a second alarm and made an aggressive attack at the flames inside the building.
No one was inside the building at the time of the fire, according to authorities. No injuries were reported.
Fire officials said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The East Providence fire department received mutual aid from Seekonk, Massachusetts. Providence, Pawtucket and Barrington covered the fire stations.
Springfield, IL – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire in commercial building
The fire department says discovered there was a small fire that was put out by the sprinkler system.
Firefighters requested a hazmat response due to the large amounts of flammable materials stored in the building and the order of possible flammable vapors.
Hazmat crews arrived on the scene and sampled the air and the water on the ground for possible hazardous materials to find all normal levels.
One worker had minor burns on his hand.
Columbus, IN – Sprinkler system extinguishes lithium-ion battery fire; No injuries reported
Firefighters arrived on the scene to find that an evacuation of the building was in process, said Capt. Mike Wilson. As crews prepared to investigate the incident, representatives of Dorel advised firefighters that a lithium-ion battery had begun to smoke within an office space on the interior of the building.
An interior fire attack crew entered the building and found a large amount of smoke within the facility. Firefighters located the area where the lithium-ion battery was stored and reported that the building’s automatic sprinkler system had activated. Firefighters reported that a fire had occurred in the area of the battery but the fire was extinguished by the sprinkler system by the time firefighters reached the area involved. Firefighters located two additional lithium-ion batteries in that area and removed all three batteries to the exterior of the building.
After shutting down the water supply to the building’s sprinkler system, firefighters set up ventilation fans to aid in smoke removal from the interior of the building. Fire damage to the building was minor in the area where the fire occurred. The fire caused cosmetic damage to one wall near the origin but did not cause structural damage. Due to the activation of the sprinkler system, water damage to the area where the fire occurred was more significant. No damage estimate was provided. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. No injuries were reported at the scene.
Baton Rouge, LA – Sprinkler system extinguishes chemical reaction fire
According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the A1 Professional Services building along North Boulevard was saved by the sprinklers that completely extinguished the fire.
When firefighters arrived, several floor mats, mop heads and other products were smoldering.
Fire officials said the fire was contained to products inside the building.
Oceanside, CA – Sprinkler system activated for fire at industrial building; No injuries reported
“This goes to show the importance a working fire protection system,” Battalion Chief Wes McGee said in a statement.
The fire was reported shortly after 8 p.m. at the building on Ocean Ranch Boulevard near Maritime Way. After fire officials arrived, they assigned three more fire engines and a ladder truck to the commercial fire, with a total of 18 firefighters responding.
Items inside the business caught fire, McGee said, but the structure itself did not burn.
A damage estimate was not available, but officials said the items that caught fire included a pile of some kind of rags.
According to Google, the business at that address is a store that sells uniforms.
The department was still investigating the cause of the fire. No injuries were reported.
Airdrie, AB, Canada – Sprinkler system activated for fire in commercial building; No injuries reported
“On arrival, fire crews found fire in a large, commercial refuse container near the loading door of a commercial building. A nearby closed overhead door was damaged due to its proximity to the fire but prevented the blaze from spreading to the inside of the building,” stated a city press release.
A single fire sprinkler head inside was activated by heat and smoke and crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire and turn off the water to the building’s sprinkler system.
No injuries were reported and the fire is being investigated by the Fire Prevention Bureau. A total of four fire apparatus and 12 firefighters were on the scene.
Scarborough, ME – Sprinkler system activated for fire at collision center; No injuries reported
No one was hurt when a fire broke out at Moody’s Collision Center in Scarborough on Monday.
Crews were called to an all-hands fire at the business on Pleasant Hill Road around 12:40 p.m.
The building took only minor damage thanks to the sprinkler system, which put most of the fire out.
Officials said the fire started in the paint booth.
We’re expecting more details from fire officials.
