Apartment Building, Hospital/Medical Clinic, Residential Newport News, VA – Trash chute fire in multi-use residential building extinguished by sprinkler system February 26, 2018 viking210 Newport News multi-purpose building was evacuated Thursday afternoon after a fire started in a trash chute, an official said. Firefighters responded to a report of an alarm activation reporting smoke inside the building in the 200 block of Nat Turner Blvd. shortly before 3 p.m., Battalion Chief Matthew Haraburda said at the scene. The building has a medical facility on the first floor with apartments above it, he said. There, they found that fire had started in the chute, but it was extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system, he said. Firefighters checked to make sure the fire had not spread and cleared smoke from the building, he said. No injuries were reported. Haraburda said it was a good thing the building’s alarm system and sprinklers were working properly. It helped prevent the fire from spreading and ensure people inside got out safely. “When we got here, everybody had evacuated the building, which was good for us,” he said.
Apartment Building, Residential Racine, WI – Apartment kitchen fire extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported February 25, 2018 viking210 An accidental kitchen fire broke out in a Racine apartment building last Wednesday. At 12:57 p.m. Wednesday, the Racine Fire Department was dispatched to 1637 Washington Ave. for a structure fire at a two-story apartment building in the Uptown area. The Racine Police Department also responded to the scene. Smoke alarms alerted residents to a fire inside the building, according to a Fire Department news release. The automatic sprinkler system extinguished a kitchen fire in one of the apartments. No injuries were reported, and occupants in other apartments were able to remain there, the release stated. As of Wednesday afternoon, restoration crews were working to determine if tenants from the affected apartment could continue to stay there. The cost to restore the apartment to its original condition was estimated at $2,500.
Apartment Building, Residential Greenwood Village, CO – Sprinkler system helps control arson fire at apartment building February 20, 2018 viking210 A man was arrested and taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon after police said he was linked to multiple fires in their jurisdiction. Joe Bradley, Patrol Commander for Greenwood Village Police, said officers and firefighters responded to a fire in an apartment at Timber Creek. When firefighters and police arrived on scene, they located an active fire. South Metro Fire spokesman Eric Hurst told CBS4’s Dillon Thomas the sprinkler system in the unit had engaged the fire. As firefighters cleared the building, police were warned of an unaccounted for person in the apartment. Shortly after, a different 911 call reported a separate fire along Yosemite. When police arrived to investigate the fire at Stoney Brook Apartments, they located an adult male allegedly attempting to set a bush on fire. Police said they attempted to contact the adult male who fled on foot. Police would later tackle the suspect and arrest him. Police then identified the suspect as the same person who was listed as missing in the apartment fire. Police said there was no threat to the community following the arrest.
Apartment Building, Residential Seattle, WA – Fire in common kitchen area at apartment building is contained by sprinkler system February 20, 2018 viking210 10:30 AM: Seattle Fire is sending a “full response” to 5949 California SW. This is an apartment building that’s had multiple fire alarms in recent days, including one earlier this morning. More to come. 10:35 AM: SFD says it’s reported as a kitchen fire, and that the building’s sprinkler system “contained” it. 10:44 AM: Our crew on scene confirms that no smoke is visible, no reports of any injuries; fire alarms inside the building can still be heard from outside. We’ll be asking about the previous alarms; the most recent one was at 7 am today, and there were three yesterday afternoon. Right now, please avoid California SW in the area – it’s blocked by the emergency responders. 10:52 AM: SFD confirms it’s a kitchen fire and it’s out. They’re not commenting on the other recent calls there. They expect California SW to reopen within about 45 minutes.
Apartment Building, Residential Roanoke, VA – Downtown apartment fire kept from spreading with help from sprinkler system February 19, 2018 viking210 An apartment fire has been contained, according to the Roanoke Fire Department Thursday. The call came in around 3:45 p.m. to the West Station Apartments in Downtown Roanoke. Units were on scene for about an hour and crews say that the smoke damage mostly remained in one apartment where it started. Water damage from the sprinkler system affected the apartment adjacent, the rooms below, as well as the community room. Crews are still determining what the cause of the fire was, but believe it to be accidental.
Apartment Building, Residential Enterprise, AL – Kitchen fire at apartment complex suppressed by sprinkler system February 18, 2018 viking210 The Enterprise Fire Department went out on fire calls last Monday night and Tuesday morning, with none of the calls resulting in injuries. A fire Tuesday morning in Enterprise forced the temporary relocation of several occupants of an apartment complex. According to Enterprise Fire Chief Byron Herring, a stove fire started in an upstairs apartment at a complex in the 300 block of Heron Cove Drive. The unit’s sprinkler system activated and extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived. Water ran down into a lower-level apartment, causing an adult and four children in that apartment to be temporarily relocated while the electrical system was checked for safety, Herring said.
Apartment Building, Residential, School / University Evanston, IL – Sprinkler system controls off-campus residential fire near Northwestern University February 17, 2018 viking210 Evanston Fire Department extinguished a fire that broke out in a residence on the 700 block of Emerson Street on Monday. EFD responded to reports of a fire at the house around 9:08 p.m. Firefighters arrived on the scene and found an activated sprinkler head, which had controlled the flames until EFD arrived on the scene to finish putting it out, according to a Tuesday news release. Firefighters heard audible alarms and saw five residents evacuating the two-and-a-half story residence when they arrived on the premises, according to the release. Nine Northwestern students live in the building. City ordinance mandates that a single-family building converted to a multi-family residence have an audible alarm and sprinkler protection system. “The fire alarm and sprinkler system worked exactly as designed, saving both lives and property,” Fire Chief Brian Scott said in the release.
Apartment Building, Residential Everett, WA – Sprinkler system knocks down early morning apartment fire February 12, 2018 viking210 Sprinklers and alarms did their job this morning after a fire broke out inside a unit at the NorthStar Apartments in the 3300 block of Lombard in Everett, Washington. Shortly before 6 AM fire alarms were sounding and as the first Everett Fire engine arrived people were evacuating and reporting smoke and sprinkler activation on the first floor. One person was removed from a ground floor unit by firefighters. He was taken by aid car to Providence Regional Medical Center to be checked as a precaution. The sprinklers knocked down the fire and crews finished putting it out. The fire was contained to the one unit. An Everett Fire inspector is on scene now looking into the cause.
Apartment Building, Residential McKinney, TX – Apartment kitchen fire extinguished by sprinkler system; Fire Department reports February 11, 2018 viking210 Units from the McKinney Fire Department (MFD) and its’ investigators were called to an apartment building at 6150 Alma Rd. on Tuesday for a water flow alarm. A kitchen fire had broken out in a second floor unit. Fortunately, the fire had already been extinguished by the apartment’s Fire Sprinkler System. The cause of the fire was determined to be a stove burner that the occupant had left on, which caused a plastic bowl to ignite. “Never leave cooking food unattended and double check that stoves and ovens have been turned off,” said McKinney Fire Marshal Michael Smith. “This case shows how sprinklers save lives and property – avoiding millions in damage and repair costs.”
Apartment Building, Residential Normal, IL – Fire at student apartment building kept from spreading by automatic sprinkler system February 10, 2018 viking210 The Normal Fire Department reports an automatic sprinkler kept a fire from spreading in a student apartment on Willow Street Wednesday afternoon. The department received the call after 1 p.m. for the fire in a third floor bedroom at The Lodge on Willow. Firefighters discovered that the sprinkler in the bedroom was putting water on the fire. Firefighters ventilated the room and made sure the fire was out. “This is a perfect example of a fire sprinkler system getting water on an early stage fire fast and knocking the fire down before it got out of control,” Normal Fire Chief Mick Humer said in a release. Moderate smoke and heat damage was reported to the bedroom with water damage to the room’s contents. Damage was confined to the bedroom. The occupant was not home. No injuries were reported. No damage estimate is yet available as investigators try to determine the cause.
