A storage room at a Hilton Head Island movie theater caught fire Sunday afternoon, according to Hilton Head Island Fire and Rescue spokeswoman Joheida Fister. The building’s sprinkler system was activated by the fire, limiting damage to the closet where the fire started, Fister said. All theater occupants were evacuated before Fire and Rescuearrived, and no injuries were reported.
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Sprinkler controls fire at GE facility caused by malfunctioning electrical equipment (Charlottesville, VA)
Overnight laundry fire at Recreational Sports Facility extinguished by sprinkler system (Berkeley, CA)
Sprinklers help control fire in commercial office building (Anaheim, CA)
Sprinklers help contain arson fire at office building (North Branch, MN)
Fire controlled by sprinkler system at Hotel Breakers in Cedar Point Amusement Park (Sandusky, OH)
Sprinklers minimize damage in electrical fire at lumber yard (Birnamwood, WI)
A fire that caused relatively minor damage to a Birnamwood business Sunday night likely was caused by an electrical malfunction. Fire crews responded to a sprinkler alarm at Kersten Lumber at about 9:35 p.m. Sunday, Birnamwood Area Fire Chief Randy Berger said. When crews arrived, they found heavy smoke coming from the building, he said. One wall had burned, he said, but the damage was not bad. No one was hurt in the incident and the sprinkler system kept the fire contained, he said.
Sprinker system puts out fire at community center (Seattle, WA)
A kitchen fire around 7 am in the Highpoint Neighborhood House at 6400 Sylvan Way SW resulted in the setting off the sprinkler system in the building. The fire was out but firefighters were left with the task of ventilating the building. The exact cause of the fire and a full damage estimate was not immediately available. No injuries were reported.
