Office Building, Other Business Sprinklers eliminate fire at office building (Stamfod, CT) April 30, 2014 viking210 At 7:45 on Tuesday, April 29, an explosion and fire were reported at an office building. The fire, which investigators report as being electrical, was located in the utility room on the building’s second floor. A sprinkler near the area quickly suppressed the flames. No injuries were reported.
Office Building, Other Business Sprinklers save lives and property from arson (Redding, CA) April 30, 2014 viking210 A molotov cocktail was thrown through the window of a District Attorney’s office early Tuesday morning. The arsonist first broke the window of the office before throwing the molotov cocktail into the office. The 3 a.m. fire was extinguished thanks to the fire sprinklers in the office with no injuries reported.
Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Sprinklers keep damage minimal at recycling facility fire (Regina, SK) April 28, 2014 viking210 A fire broke out at a recycling plant the afternoon of Friday, April 25. The fire began in a measuring bin, which had a fire sprinkler head installed in it. The sprinkler head activated and contained the fire to the bin until fire crews responded. Everyone was safely evacuated, and the exact cause of the fire is under investigation.
Office Building, Other Business Sprinklers save office building from fire (Saskatoon, SK) April 28, 2014 viking210 Fire sprinklers acted quickly upon a fire at a 16-story office building on Saturday evening. The fire began on the fifth floor of the building but the sprinkler system contained it until fire crews arrived and suppressed the remaining flames. The fire’s cause remains under investigation; there were no injuries reported.
Office Building, Other Business Sprinklers eliminate county office building fire (Fresno, CA) April 26, 2014 viking210 A fire began in the electrical room of a county office building around 3 a.m. on Thursday, April 24. The facility’s fire sprinkler system activated and suppressed the flames. No injuries were reported.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business 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.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business 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.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business 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.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business 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.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Sprinklers squelch arson fire at abandoned building (Burlington, VT) March 11, 2014 viking210 On Thursday, March 6, a fire ripped through the third floor of a vacant building after a stint of vandalism. A single sprinkler head activated and extinguished the blaze. Burlington police and K-9 teams came to the scene, but they did not find a suspect.
