Category Archives: Recycling / Waste Facility

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.

Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility, Residential

Sprinkler system controls fire at recycling center (Columbia, MO)

April 6, 2012 viking210

The fire was in a paper storage area and when firefighters got to the scene the automated sprinkler system had already been activated.

Firefighters said the sprinkler system kept the fire under control until they were able to completely extinguish it.

Apartment Building, Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility, Residential, Retail, Shopping Mall

Sprinkler Systems Save 3 Pearland Homes in January (Pearland, TX)

January 12, 2012 viking210

The Pearland Fire Department has experienced a busy start to the New Year, officials said. Firefighters have responded to three structure fires since Jan. 1 that have been saved by fire sprinkler systems.

Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility

Sprinklers Mitigate Damage in Recycling Center Fire (Lufkin, TX)

January 5, 2012 viking210

“When we arrived on scene, there were flames visible, but the fire was contained because of the sprinkler system,” Lufkin Fire Marshal Capt. Steve McCool said. “If not for the sprinkler system, the fire could have been a lot worse.”

Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility

Sprinkler System Controls Fire at Recycling Center (Lancaster County, PA)

December 29, 2011 viking210

3-Alarm Fire Hits Columbia Recycling Business, No Injuries Reported

Reporting on lives and property saved by fire sprinklers