Fire crews were called to a parking structure in an apartment complex at 333 Ski Way on February 12. The car was below living units.
The building fire sprinklers helped keep the fire from extending to the units above, fire officials said.
Residents in the apartment complex were evacuated from the building but have now return back.
Crews remained on scene to completely overhaul the fire.
The fire is under investigation.
A major fire at a Janesville apartment building is avoided thanks to a working sprinkler system.
The Janesville Fire Department says firefighters were dispatched to a multi-family residence on the 200 block of North Franklin Street just before 9:30 Wednesday night.
Captain John McManus says a basket of clothing started on fire in a closet when the sprinklers kicked in and doused the flames.
McManus said the fire could have caused a lot of destruction had the sprinklers not worked. He estimated the building had about $1,000 in water damage from the sprinkler system.
About 10 to 12 people were displaced. The Red Cross helped the residents find overnight shelter.
The fire remains under investigation.
LaGrange fire crews responded to a fire at an apartment complex shortly after noon Saturday.
The fire happened at Mallard Lake Apartments on Old Airport Road.
As firefighters were en route to the complex, Troup County 911 was told that a bathroom in an apartment unit was on fire.
Firefighters were able to contain the fire with a sprinkler system and quickly extinguished the fire with a minimal amount of water.
No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Residents were evacuated from an apartment on the south side of Des Moines early Wednesday morning.
Fire crews were called to 1516 Evergreen Avenue at around 5:45 a.m.
Fire officials say there was a grease fire in the kitchen of a first-floor apartment that caused water and smoke damage to the apartment and the hallway.
Fire Captain Tim Patava said there were no injuries in the fire and more than a dozen were evacuated.
Alarms and sprinklers were tripped by the fire and the fire was contained to that apartment.
Flames inside a high-rise apartment were caused by a wheelchair that caught fire, officials say.
Dallas Fire-Rescue crews responded to a fire call around 6 a.m. Wednesday at the Cliff Manor Apartments near the 2400 block of Fort Worth Avenue.
Investigators say the blaze was sparked by a wheelchair at the elderly housing community.
Firefighters say when they arrived at the complex they could see light smoke coming from the top floor. When they reached the unit where the smoke was coming from, they say the sprinkler system had already extinguished the fire.
Medics say an elderly man was in the unit when the fire sparked. He was transported to the hospital for a pre-existing medical condition, according to officials.
Authorities say no one was injured during the incident.
The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) said it received a residential fire signal from the building at 530 25th St. E. at 3:23 p.m.
Nothing was showing from the exterior of the building when crews arrived, but a check found smoke on the third floor from a fire in a suite, SFD said.
The building was evacuated and residents were taken to the neighbouring YWCA building. Tenants with mobility issues were sheltered in their suites.
The fire department said the building’s sprinkler system put out the fire prior to their arrival, but heavy smoke remained throughout the third floor.
Higher carbon monoxide levels were reported on the third floor and above, SFD said, and positive pressure ventilation was used on each floor to remove smoke and toxic gasses.
Residents were allowed back to their apartments once carbon monoxide levels returned to zero.
A fire investigator determined a candle ignited stationary on a desk, starting the fire.
Damage is estimated at $100,000 due to the significant amount of water discharged from the sprinkler system.
They received multiple calls of smoke and visible flames on the second floor of the apartments, with one caller speculating that it was a barbecue fire.
Upon arrival, firefighters saw light smoke on the second floor deck, but confirmed that the fire was extinguished.
Spokane Valley Fire Inspector Brett Anderson determined that residents were throwing out cigarettes into a cardboard box on the deck, which caught fire before an automatic sprinkler system put it out.
“Sprinklers work!” said Anderson, stressing the importance of having a working sprinkler system.
“Fire sprinklers are an effective method to mitigate fire damage,” said Spokane Valley Fire Marshal Greg Rogers. “They allow individuals the opportunity to escape a burning structure. You have about a 50% chance [to escape] compared to an 80% chance in a structure with a sprinkler system.”
The Fire Department has seen a rise in incorrect cigarette disposal over the past few months and recommends discarding cigarettes in clean metal paint cans.
“It originally came in as alarms ringing, but when the crews arrived on scene, they actually found there was a fire in a suite,” Maple Ridge Fire and Rescue chief Howard Exner said Wednesday.
Initially, two trucks arrived on scene when the call first came in just before 11 p.m., but that was soon upgraded to 10 trucks.
No one was home at the time, but there were two dogs and a cat in the suite, said Exner.
“And they’re doing fine.”
He added that the building is equipped with water sprinklers.
The sprinklers activated and stopped the progress of the fire, “and allowed us to put out the remaining parts of the stuff that was on fire,” Exner said.
In addition to the fire-damaged suite, there was also some water damage to units below.
There were no injuries.
According to the fire department, the first fire company that arrived reported a fire on a fourth-floor balcony.
Firefighters made their way into the apartment and found the sprinkler activated in the bedroom.
Glass from the balcony doors broke due to the fire and the sprinkler activated kept the fire from spreading.
Firefighters extinguished a small fire on the balcony that remained after the sprinklers were activated.
Several apartments received water damage due to the sprinklers. Fire crews used tarp to cover the affected areas.
All occupants were evacuating the building upon the arrival of firefighters.
Due to the frigid temperatures, apartment occupants were sheltered on the first floor until they got approval to return to their apartments.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. The Red Cross was called to assist two people.
