Category Archives: Apartment Building

Apartment Building, Residential

Chesapeake, VA – Apartment fire caused by malfunctioning heater extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries

An apartment building in Chesapeake caught fire Sunday night. Firefighters were called to the 2800 block of Parkside Drive around 8:35 p.m., and arrived 6 minutes later. Smoke was coming from the two-story building. As fire crews entered the building they found that a fire in a first floor apartment unit had been extinguished by the building’s fire sprinkler system. Water from the sprinkler system caused damage to three adjoining units. Officials said the cause of the fire was from a malfunctioning heater located in the fire damaged apartment. No injuries and the Red Cross has been contacted to assist the displaced occupants.

Apartment Building, Residential

Lawrence, KS – Early morning apartment fire suppressed by sprinkler system

One person was rescued from an apartment that caught fire early Saturday in downtown Lawrence, authorities said. The blaze was reported at 5:16 a.m. Saturday at 800 New Hampshire Street. The first firefighter arrived on the scene at 5:18 a.m. and reported nothing was showing from the five-story apartment building, said Division Chief Justin Temple, of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical.

Crews then located a fire in Apartment 302 of the building. Fire crews located, then rescued, a resident from the apartment. Temple said the building’s fire alarm system activated and alerted all residents. He added that the fire sprinkler system in apartment 302 activated and helped control the fire until crews could extinguish the blaze, which was declared under control by 5:49 a.m. Other residents of the building were displaced and were assisted in a temporary move to 888 New Hampshire by representatives of First Management. All displaced residents were later allowed to return to their apartments.

Temple said the resident from apartment 302 was treated at the scene, then taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The person’s name and condition weren’t immediately available. No other injuries were reported. Fire department investigators were called to the scene to determine the fire’s cause. An estimated dollar loss wasn’t immediately available.

Apartment Building, Residential

Hartford, VT – Sprinklers contain fire at historic manor converted into low-income apartments

Firefighters responded to a fire on Monday in Hillcrest Manor, a historic home that has been converted into nine low-income apartments. Hartford Fire Chief Scott Cooney said in a public statement that no one was injured in the second-story apartment that caught fire shortly before 1:30 p.m. “The cause of the fire was a grease fire on the stove,” Cooney said. “Three occupants were displaced due to fire and water damage.” Cooney said that, by the time first responders entered the unit, the sprinkler system had extinguished “most of” the fire, and fire extinguishers completely controlled the blaze within a few minutes of their arrival.

Hillcrest Manor, located at 261 VA Cutoff Road, was purchased by Twin Pines Housing Trust in 1995, and was one of the subjects of a $10 million redevelopment project of 35 housing units last year. “The fire damage was minor and limited to a stove, the hood and adjacent cabinets,” said Andrew Winter, executive director of Twin Pines Housing Trust, which manages more than 400 low-income housing units throughout the Upper Valley. Winter said the three residents of the fire-damaged apartment, and the water-damaged unit directly below, had to be relocated.

“It is unclear how long it will take to get the units repaired and depends,” Winter said. “In the meantime, we are working with our insurance adjuster on the costs of repairs.” The 137-year-old structure has several distinctive features, including a cupola and original woodwork.

Once an 18-room two-story mansion, Hillcrest Manor was the first structure used for formal town meetings in Hartford, and an adjacent barn that is no longer standing served as the village’s first school.

In 1800, Capt. Josiah “Si” Tilden, who fought in the Battle of Bennington, bought the property from his father and cleared the land to build a house for his family to live in. Tilden also operated a tavern in the area.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott delivered a speech from the lawn outside Hillcrest Manor in October, celebrating the redevelopment project.

Apartment Building, Residential

Westport, CT – Apartment kitchen fire put out by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

A fire sprinkler system last Tuesday, January 20, is credited with putting out a stove fire at 1655 Post Road East, Unit 2901, said Assistant Chief Jeff Gootman. Arriving firefighters found flames had extended to the cabinets in the affected unit of the four-family town house. The Westport Housing Authority, which operates the complex, coordinated the cleaning and temporary relocation of two families, Gootman said. “The Westport Fire Department reminds residents to pay careful attention while cooking at all times,” he said. Westport Fire Department photos

Apartment Building, Residential

Pearland, TX – (NO MEDIA COVERAGE) Single sprinkler head extinguishes apartment kitchen fire

*** NO MEDIA COVERAGE — FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED *** On January 13 at approximately 12:30 the Pearland Fire Department responded to the Stonepost Apartments at 12400 Shadow Creek Parkway for a fire alarm. Upon arrival the first responding engine company found one activated fire sprinkler head in the kitchen in one of the apartments that extinguished the fire on the stovetop with some charring to the microwave above.

Apartment Building, Residential

Watertown, MA – Sprinkler system activates to help control blaze at apartment building

7:11 a.m. Officers were called to 55 Waverley Ave. for the report of a fire alarm activation. Upon arrival, police and the Watertown Fire Department investigated smoke coming from an area between the third and fourth floors of the building. The fire was identified to have started in the trash room of the building and, because of the smoke from the fire, the building’s sprinkler system was activated. <BLOG NOTE: Only the substantial heat from a fire will cause a sprinkler to activate, Not smoke.>

Apartment Building, Residential

Waupun, WI – Kitchen fire at apartment complex put out by sprinkler system

Fire damaged a unit in a Waupun apartment complex Saturday night. It happened at 913 Fraser Lane just before 6 p.m. The two tenants and three pets living in the unit were able to get out safely.Waupun Fire Chief B.J. DeMaa says the building’s sprinkler system put the fire out. Fire damaged a stove, microwave and nearby kitchen cabinet in the unit on the lower level of the apartment building. The Red Cross is assisting the two tenants who were living in the fire damaged unit. DeMaa say all the other tenants were able to return to their units for the evening.

Apartment Building, Residential

Beaufort, SC – Fire department credits sprinkler system in controlling apartment kitchen fire

Burton Fire District and Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Department responded to a fire at Ashton Pointe Apartments in Port Royal Friday evening, according to a Burton Fire District release. The fire broke out at around 6:30 p.m. Friday in an apartment kitchen, the release said. Firefighters arriving on the scene found smoke emanating from a second floor apartment in the complex, which is located on Robert Smalls Parkway.

“I was met outside the affected apartment by a female resident and with her child” said Lt. Josh Waskow of the Beaufort/Port Eoyal Fire Department in a Department release, which also said he was the first fire officer on the scene. “She told me her stove top, cabinets and kitchen were on fire and when we entered her apartment we found the fire completely contained and almost fully extinguished through the activation of two residential sprinkler heads.”

Firefighters were able to finish extinguishing the fire on their arrival, the Burton release said, limiting fire damage to the stove and cabinets.

Apartment Building, Residential

Birmingham, AL – Sprinkler system assists firefighters battling apartment blaze

Birmingham firefighters are battled an apartment fire across from Railroad Park.  The fire has been contained and crews are now working to shut off the sprinkler system.  Birmingham Fire and Rescue says the fire was on the fifth floor of Parkside Apartments on 1st Avenue South.  There are no reports of injuries at this time. The building has been evacuated.  No other details were immediately made available..

Apartment Building, Residential

Hendersonville, TN – Apartment kitchen fire extinguished quickly by residential sprinkler system

The Hendersonville Fire Department responded to a fire at 7:42 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Luxe Apartment complex, where a kitchen fire occurred in building B. The fire was extinguished quickly by the sprinkler system, while the owners left the apartment, according to the release.  The fire department began salvage and overhaul and shut off the sprinkler system. No injuries were reported. The fire department remained on scene until all water was removed from the second floor apartment.