Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Fire sprinkler system extinguished industrial fire at recycling plant (Sidney, OH) July 21, 2014 viking210 Crews were called to an industrial fire Sunday night inside a plastics recycling plant. There were no workers in the facility at the time of the fire. Smoke was visible from a door outside of the facility, but the fire remained inside and was extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system. The fire suppression equipment worked just as it’s intended, said Sidney fire officials.
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.
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.
Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Damage minimized at waste facility thanks to fire sprinklers (Vandalia, OH) August 14, 2013 viking210 An early morning fire at a solid waste facility set off the building’s alarm, drawing four fire departments to the building. They found that the facility’s fire sprinkler system had activated on a trash fire, leaving the fire smoldering in a big pile of waste. According to the Vandalia Fire Chief Chad Follick the sprinklers kept the fire from damaging the waste facility. No one was injured.
Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Sprinklers suppress fire at landfill (Nantucket, MA) July 20, 2013 viking210 A fire broke out inside a building at the Madaket landfill last Wednesday night, but was suppressed by a sprinkler system and quickly brought under control by Nantucket firefighters. The blaze was first reported around 7:30 p.m.
Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Waste processing plant fire squelched by fire sprinkler system (Oak Ridge, TN) June 29, 2013 viking210 Despite the fire which occurred in a waste processing plant the night of June 23, no hazardous materials were emitted. When fire crews arrived to the scene of the incident, the fire had been put out, and no one was injured.
Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Fire at recycling center contained by fire sprinklers (Grand Prairie, TX) June 11, 2013 viking210 A warehouse that recycles paper, plastic, and cardboard caught on fire in the middle of the night on June 11. According to fire crews, the fire could have quickly spread out of control, but the building’s fire sprinklers activated and controlled the fire.
Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Sprinkler system aids firefighters at disposal and recycling facility fire (Spokane Valley, WA) September 24, 2012 viking210 Fire crews responded to a fire in a large garbage pile outside a disposal and recycling facility. The sprinklers went off in the building, which authorities said likely saved the building.
Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Sprinkler system controlled fire at waste management building (Kentville, NS) June 20, 2012 viking210 Kentville firefighters responded to a report of a fire in the Valley Waste Resource main depot on the Donald E. Hiltz Connector Road. Firefighters received the alarm around 3:30 a.m. On their arrival, they found a small pile of debris, left over from the previous day, had caught fire. According to deputy fire chief Ryan MacEachern, the building’s sprinkler system “did its job,” and while there was “a lot of heavy black smoke” inside the building, any actual fire was out by the time they arrived.
Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Sprinkler system aids firefighters at recycling plant fire (Hazelwood, MO) June 11, 2012 viking210 No one was hurt in the three-alarm fire, which started about 3:30 p.m. at the Republic Services plant in the 6600 block of Byassee Drive, just north of Lambert International Airport. Hazelwood Fire Chief Dave Radel said when firefighters arrived, the blaze had just reached the northern wing of the plant, which set off the sprinkler system, so it never spread into the building.
