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.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Laundry facility fire contained by sprinkler system (Ocala, FL) February 28, 2014 viking210 Fire sprinklers controlled a fire at an industrial laundry facility early Thursday, February 27. In the building’s processing center, a bin containing mop heads spontaneously combusted. The facility’s fire sprinkler activated and kept the fire from processing beyond the processing center until fire crews arrived to put out the fire. There were no injuries reported.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Sprinkler system saves 28 puppies from fire set by pet store owner (Las Vegas, NV) February 3, 2014 viking210 Fire officials say a Las Vegas pet store owner is accused of setting her business ablaze, but all 28 puppies inside have been rescued. Clark County Fire Department spokesman John Steinbeck says 35-year-old Gloria Lee was booked into the county jail on suspicion of first-degree arson after the fire early Monday morning at the Prince and Princess Puppy Boutique. Steinbeck says in a statement issued early Saturday that the 28 puppies could have died if the sprinkler system hadn’t activated and firefighters hadn’t quickly extinguished the flames. No people were injured. County animal control officers took possession of the dogs, and they’re currently being housed at a local animal shelter.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Fire sprinkler system contains fire at bowling alley (Shrewsbury, MA) January 27, 2014 viking210 A small fire started this morning in a storage closet at AMF Town & Country Lanes. The building’s sprinkler system contained the flames to that area, said Shrewsbury Fire Captain Seth Colby. The fire started when no one was in the building and was accidental, but the exact cause is under investigation, Shrewsbury Fire Captain Seth Colby said.
Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Sprinklers keep fire from spreading at waste and recycling facility (Calgary, AB) January 22, 2014 viking210 A fire that began in a pile of rubble in a waste and recycling facility brought fire crews at about 5:30 p.m. on Monday, January 20. The building’s fire sprinkler had activated, which contained the fire to it’s source. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Sprinkler system aids firefighters at health club fire (Owensboro, KY) January 16, 2014 viking210 A health club had a fire occur in one of it’s clothes dryers. The dryer, which was full of towels, caught fire, and the outside of the unit began to burn. The heat from the fire activated the fire sprinkler which was near it; the sprinkler controlled the fire until fire crews arrived. Thirty people were in the building when the fire occurred but were able to evacuate safely.
