Category Archives: Apartment Building

Apartment Building, Residential

Bend, OR – Apartment grease fire “could have been much worse” if not for activated sprinkler

Bend Fire says a residential sprinkler system saved an apartment from major damage, Monday. A unit responded to an alarm at the Outlook at Pilot Butte apartments, just before 2:30 p.m. They discovered a resident tried to put out a grease fire by putting a pan in the sink and turning on the faucet; that resulted in a ball of fire, which activated the sprinkler. The fire was out before the investigator arrived and no fire engines were called to the scene. While the blaze caused about $2,700 in damage, Bend Fire says no one was hurt and it could’ve been much worse had the sprinklers not activated. They also remind you to never put water on a grease fire. Use a lid to cut off the supply of air to the flames.

Apartment Building, Residential

Johns Island, SC – Apartment kitchen fire contained by single sprinkler

Charleston’s Fire Marshal Division responded to a report about a fire in an apartment building on Reva Ridge Drive in Johns Island around 3 p.m. Thursday. Firefighters arrived in less than five minutes to the three-story apartment building, according to officials.

“Smoke was venting from a first floor unit and crews rapidly entered the home to discover a smoldering fire in the kitchen area,” according to the department. The occupant of the apartment was not home, however a passersby noticed smoke venting from the apartment and notified property management and 911, according to officials.

“A single fire sprinkler head activated and contained the fire damage to the kitchen,” the department states. “Investigators determined the fire originated in the kitchen and was likely caused by a coffee maker.”

Emergency responders included the Charleston, St. John’s Fire District, James Island PSD Fire Department, North Charleston Fire Department, Charleston County EMS and City of Charleston Police Department. One tenant was displaced as a result of the incident and no injuries were reported.

Apartment Building, Residential

Waterloo, IA – Apartment fire put out by sprinkler system while woman and infant were asleep in bedroom

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An automatic alarm that alerted firefighters to an apartment fire likely saved the lives of a Waterloo woman and her infant child, according to fire officials. Waterloo Fire Rescue was called to 3855 Pineview Place in Waterloo on Thursday evening for an automatic alarm going off. They found a woman and baby asleep in the bedroom of the apartment when they arrived. Fire crews also found a stove-top fire had been put out by the apartment’s kitchen sprinkler, which activated and extinguished the fire before it could spread, according to Waterloo Fire Marshal Chris Ferguson. The woman and baby were treated for unspecified injuries. The cause of the fire was a burner that had accidentally been left on, according to Ferguson.

Apartment Building, Residential

Bristol, VA – Sprinkler system activated for fire at apartment building; No injuries reported

Fire officials say one apartment was damaged by fire Friday morning at the Village at Oakview public housing complex in Bristol, Virginia.

But thanks to a water sprinkler system, the fire on Oakview Street was put out quickly and damage was limited to that apartment and another that had water damage.

Fire officials were investigating the cause of the fire. They said it appeared that it started under a bed. No one was injured.

Apartment Building, Residential

Milwaukie, OR – Third floor apartment fire contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

Firefighters used oxygen to revive a cat found inside a burning Milwaukie apartment on Wednesday morning, officials said.

Crews were called out about 10:30 a.m. on reports of a fire on the third floor of the Hillside Manor apartment building.

There were no reports of injuries.

Arriving fire crews worked to evacuate the building and quickly contain the fire to the third floor.

31 people have been rescued from their homes due to the water from the fire hoses and from the building’s sprinkler system. The Red Cross is going to offer temporary housing for those people.

Apartment Building, Residential

Cheney, WA – Sprinkler system prevents apartment fire from spreading

A fire in a Cheney apartment building prompted an evacuation, but was contained to a single apartment Monday night thanks to a sprinkler head. Last Monday around 8:23 p.m., Cheney firefighters responded to the fire at the Eagle Point Apartments, discovering upon arrival that a single automatic fire sprinkler head in a kitchen had activated. The building was evacuated, but the sprinkler prevented the fire from spreading throughout the apartment. All occupants of the building were allowed to return, besides the occupants of the affected apartment. Fire crews determined the fire started on the stove in the apartment while an occupant was cooking.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sugar Land, TX – (no media coverage) Apartment kitchen fire extinguished by automatic sprinkler system

*** No Media Coverage – Fire Department Reported *** On 2/10/19 units responded to a structure fire at 15270 VOSS RD at the request of Fort Bend County Emergency Dispatch. Upon arrival Northeast FD was contacted. They advised that there was a small cooking fire that spread vertical from the stovetop and to the microwave directly above. The apartment had a wet pipe sprinkler system and the head inside the kitchen activated and extinguished the fire. The occupant inside the apartment said that the stove top was left on and caused the fire. The apartment suffered water damage and minor smoke damage. Apartment 417 directly beneath suffered water damage from the second floor. There were no civilian or fire service injuries reported to me.

Apartment Building, Residential

Leonardtown, MD – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire in kitchen apartment; No injuries reported

On Monday, February 4, 2019, at approximately 1:00 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Valley Lee, Leonardtown, and Hollywood responded to 44890 Hunting Meadows Court in Callaway, for the reported structure fire.

Crews arrived on the scene to find nothing evident from apartment 1024.

Upon further investigation, firefighters found a slight haze of smoke in the apartment with an extinguished fire on the stove.

Firefighters advised the fire was out and secured the power and water to the residence. Units advised it was food on the stove, and all units can return to service when ready.

No injuries were reported. It is unknown if the occupants were displaced or are being assisted at this time.

Apartment Building, Residential

Peterborough, ON, Canada – Third floor apartment fire extinguished with help from sprinkler system

Two people were displaced, following a fire on Anson Street last night.

Fire crews responded to reports of a fire at the apartment complex just before 930pm.

Officials say that they found a fire inside a unit on the third floor, and along with the buildings sprinkler system, they were able to extinguish the fire and confine it before it spread to other units.

The lone unit sustained some water damage, which led to the displacement of two people, one of which sustained minor fire related injuries and was treated and released on scene.

The cause of the fire is said to be accidental, and damage is pegged at $50,000.