Apartment Building, Residential Fire in a public housing apartment contained by sprinkler system (Jackson, TN) November 2, 2012 viking210 An efficient sprinkler system was quick to put out a small mattress fire in one of the rooms of a public housing apartment building. “The sprinkler system saved the day,” Deputy Chief David Dillingham, of the Jackson Fire Department, said. Residents were allowed to go back to their rooms once the fire was contained and firefighters finished their inspection, about three hours later. “It’s imperative that a system comes on and puts a fire out,” he said. “With as many people on each floor of the building, without a sprinkler system, this could have been a major fire.”
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire contained by sprinkler system (Tampa, FL) October 29, 2012 viking210 A Tampa apartment building was briefly evacuated overnight after a fire. According to Tampa Fire Rescue, a couch located in a room in a second-floor apartment caught fire. Crews were able to quickly put the fire out after the sprinkler system was activated. No injuries were reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system extinguishes a 12th floor apartment fire (Flint, MI) October 29, 2012 viking210 A small fire displaced some residents in downtown Flint according to Flint Fire Battalion Chief Joe Morrison. The fire department’s Morrison said someone was cooking on a hot plate on the 12th floor when the sprinkler system was set off. The fire was put out by sprinklers. No one was injured.
Apartment Building, Residential Highrise fire controlled by sprinkler system (Hamilton, ON) October 29, 2012 viking210 Fire crews were called after a fire began in the garbage chute. The building’s sprinkler system controlled the blaze before fire crews arrived on scene. No one was injured and the fire caused very little damage to the building.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire sprinklers control apartment fire at senior living center (Fresno, CA) October 23, 2012 viking210 A fire broke out in a third-floor apartment at a senior living center. Fire officials said the fire was caused when a tenant smoked a cigarette indoors. The building’s sprinkler system controlled the fire before firefighters arrived. Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/10/20/3036702/cigarette-sparks-fire-at-downtown.html#storylink=cpy
Apartment Building, Residential Fire at independent living high-rise contained by sprinklers (Saginaw Township, MI) October 18, 2012 viking210 Saginaw Township Fire Department Chief Jim Peterson said the fire started in a couch in an independent living high-rise. Peterson said the building’s sprinkler system helped suppress the fire and contained it to the room where it started, though there was water damage to some other rooms. “The suppression system put out the majority of the fire,” he said.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire contained by sprinkler system (St. Cloud, MN) October 17, 2012 viking210 St. Cloud Deputy Fire Chief Dean Wrobbel says a sprinkler system saved an apartment building from going up in flames early this morning. Wrobbel says when they got there, they found a mattress on fire in a second floor hallway. The sprinkler system had been activated, which kept the fire contained.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system contains apartment kitchen fire (Oak Ridge, TN) October 15, 2012 viking210 Fire crews responded to a third story apartment fire that started accidentally on the stove. It was contained by sprinklers and quickly put out by the fire crews. No one was injured.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system contains apartment hallway fire (Santa Barbara, CA) October 10, 2012 viking210 Investigators believe a fire was intentionally set in an apartment building. When fire crews responded to the call they discovered a burning pile of rubbish in the hallway. The sprinkler system in the three-story apartment contained the fire. About 30 occupants were evacuated and no injuries reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system extinguishes apartment cooking fire (Leavenworth, KS) October 10, 2012 viking210 A Leavenworth Fire Department official says a fire at an apartment Monday night could have been a lot more serious if it hadn’t been for a sprinkler system. Water from the sprinklers extinguished the flames from a cooking fire at Abernathy Lofts before firefighters arrived. It also was reported that a woman who had fallen asleep in the apartment was awakened when the sprinklers went off, according to Assistant Fire Chief Mark Nietzke. “This is a good example of what a sprinkler system can do,” he said.
