Category Archives: Apartment Building

Apartment Building, Residential

Worcester, MA – Fire sprinkler activation contains fire to single apartment

A fire in a unit at the Pleasant Tower Apartments Friday damaged a unit on the eighth floor.

According to Deputy Fire Chief Martin Dyer, the fire was contained to the eighth floor apartment. One resident was being evaluated Friday afternoon, the deputy chief said.

A second alarm was struck to bring more personnel to the building; the deputy chief said two activated sprinkler heads led to a significant water cleanup operation.

The cause of the fire was under investigation. Firefighters arrived at the building before 6 p.m., and stayed for more than an hour.

Apartment Building, Residential

Warrington, PA – (no media coverage) Fire sprinkler activation at apartment controls fire, saves property

We recently responded to a service call for a sprinkler activation in an apartment building due to a fire. Upon arrival it was discovered a single 1999 Viking Model M residential pendant sprinkler had activated to control the small fire in the dwelling unit. The head was replaced and the system was placed back in service and the residents returned to their apartments. Without the activation of the sprinkler system, in the Type V (wood frame) structure, serious injury to the tenants could have occurred and the building would have sustained significant damage. Ironically the wet fire sprinkler system had just been inspected the week before. Once again a properly installed and maintained water based fire sprinkler system saves lives and property.

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Rapid City, SD – Single sprinkler head controls cooking fire from grill at apartment complex

A sprinkler system has again helped to extinguish a fire in a Rapid City apartment building.

When Rapid City firefighters responded to a report of a fire around 10 a.m. Sunday at 4226 Kateland St., they found light smoke and water flowing from an outside deck of the three-story apartment, according to a news release. A resident was cooking on a grill when a cooking fire broke out that was quickly controlled by the sprinkler head on the balcony. The building was not damaged.

This marks the sixth time since the beginning of the year that a sprinkler system has helped put out a fire in Rapid City, the news release says. Four of the incidents happened in apartment buildings, one was at a correctional facility and one was at a large commercial building. The most recent incident happened last Friday, when a sprinkler system helped put out a fire in a second-floor bedroom. 

Apartment Building, Residential

Knoxville, TN – Fire sprinkler system contains fire at apartment complex

The Knoxville Fire Department responded to a fire that occurred in the early evening on Saturday.

The apartment fire took place at the Tenn Student Living Complex located on Cumberland Avenue.

KFD correspondent Mark Wilbanks says that a “cooking incident” started the fire causing the apartment’s sprinkler to go off. The apartment below was also affected due to some pretty severe flooding.

Student Carson Jinks is a resident of the apartment below the unit on fire. She explains that her room has been completely flooded due to the incident.

“I started hearing a weird noise around my shower and all the sudden water just started spewing from the vents in my bathroom. Now there’s water under all of my carpets and coming through the walls into the living room and kitchen. There’s basically a lake in my living room,” said Jinks.

The residents of the unit in which the fire occurred explained that they are being moved into the Volunteer Hotel located on Cumberland avenue at UT until further notice.

Residents of the complex have been safely evacuated from the building while KFD works on the incident.

Apartment Building, Residential

Bismarck, ND – Apartment stove-top fire stopped by fire sprinkler system; No injuries reported

The sprinkler system in a Bismarck apartment prevented a fire from spreading Friday afternoon.

The Bismarck Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at the Crescent Manor Apartments on East Bowen Ave. just after 4:30 p.m.

The department says a fire on a stovetop was prevented from spreading because of the automatic fire sprinkler system and crews were able to completely extinguish the fire.

Bismarck Fire says the occupant of the unit was not home at the time.

The department says all residents were evacuated and were able to return their apartments, except for the unit involved.

No injuries were reported.

Apartment Building, Residential

Lea Hill, WA – Sprinkler system extinguishes apartment fire before firefighters arrive; No injuries reported

Valley Regional Fire Authority personnel responded to a small fire in one unit of the Cedar Ridge apartments on Lea Hill Wednesday afternoon to discover the building’s sprinkler system had already done their work for them.

According to a VRFA statement, no members of the family that lived in the unit were hurt, and fire spared the other five apartments in the 3-story building at 30819 124th Avenue SE.

According to the VRFA, a neighbor called in the fire at 3:56 p.m., and the VRFA’s first engine was on scene within three minutes, by which time the two adults and eight kids who lived in the apartment were already outside.

Smoke damage has rendered the apartment inhabitable, so fire personnel called the American Red Cross to help the family with temporary housing.

According to the VRFA, as of Thursday afternoon, investigators had yet to determine the cause of the fire.

Apartment Building, Residential

Greer, SC – Mattress fire doused by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

Greer Fire Department says their crews responded to a fire that broke out Thursday evening at a local apartment complex.

The department confirmed their response around 9:30 p.m. to the Avalon Chase complex on Avalon Chase Circle.

Crews later told us a mattress in a bedroom caught fire, and the flames were doused by the sprinkler system. Nobody was injured, but two families are displaced by water and smoke damage. The Red Cross is aiding them.

Apartment Building, Residential

St Cloud, MN – Fire extinguished by fire sprinklers in apartment kitchen; No injuries reported

 A grease fire is estimated to have caused $4,000 in damages at Westwood Village Apartments on Monday, according to St. Cloud Fire Department. 

All units responded to a kitchen fire at about 12:05 p.m. Monday at 770 Savanna Ave. 

The fire was extinguished by the sprinkler system before firefighters arrived. 

No one was injured. 

Apartment Building, Residential

Minot, ND – Sprinkler system extinguishes apartment grease fire; No injuries reported

An apartment complex in northwest Minot suffered water damage Sunday on all three floors of the building after a stove top fire caused by overheated cooking grease.

The Minot Fire Department responded to 1250 27th Ave NW at 6:56 p.m. for a stove top fire in an apartment complex.

Firefighters found smoke in the hallway of the building’s third floor with heavy smoke in one apartment.

Crews gained access to the apartment and found that the sprinkler system had activated, and the fire had been extinguished.

Multiple apartments on all three floors of the building suffered water damage from the sprinkler system.

Damage to the building from fire was minor. No injuries were reported.

Apartment Building, Residential

Brookfield, WI – (No media coverage) Single sprinkler head contains kitchen fire in apartment building

On Friday, August 16th, the City of Brookfield Fire Department responded to a building fire at 925 Plum Ct. City of Brookfield firefighters arrived at the 4-unit, two story apartment building to find a fire in the kitchen in apartment 202. According to Deputy Chief Matt Erdmann, the fire “was basically extinguished by activation of one sprinkler head positioned near the stovetop/range.” You can contact Deputy Chief Matt Erdmann of the City of Brookfield Fire Department for more information.