Apartment Building, Residential Petersborough, ON, Canada – Garbage chute fire at apartment building kept in check by sprinkler system August 27, 2016 viking210 A fire in a garbage bin at an apartment building caused $500 damage and prompted an evacuation of the building. Peterborough Fire service responded quickly to alarm bells ringing at a high-rise building at 909 Clonsilla Ave. this afternoon. Upon arrival it was determined that a garbage bin under the building’s garbage chute was on fire. This activated the sprinkler system which controlled the fire until fire crews extinguished the fire. Smoke had spread throughout the building and crews were able to remove it. The building tenants had evacuated the building upon hearing the alarms ringing. The cause of the fire is undetermined, said acting platoon chief Lloyd Dozois.
Apartment Building, Residential Chesterfield County, VA – Sprinkler system helps put out dryer fire in apartment building August 26, 2016 viking210 Nearly a dozen residents were forced from their apartments overnight after a dryer fire in Chesterfield County. The fire happened in a second-floor unit at the Grand Oak Forest apartments. Firefighters said the sprinkler system helped put out the fire, but there is some water damage to three of those units. No one was hurt in the fire.
Apartment Building, Residential Olympia, WA – No injuries in apartment fire controlled by sprinkler system August 26, 2016 viking210 Olympia firefighters responded to a fire alarm about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday at a west Olympia apartment complex. When they arrived at the Fern Street Southwest building, they found fire inside one of the second-floor apartments. The small fire was being kept under control by the automatic sprinkler system. Fire crews finished extinguishing the fire and ensured all occupants had gotten out of the building. Damage was limited to a corner of the living room and was estimated at $45,000. Olympia Fire Department responded; McLane Fire District 9 provided assistance by responding to an unrelated call for medical aid within the city. No one was injured. On Thursday, the cause of the fire was undetermined.
Apartment Building, Residential Rome, NY – No injuries in overnight apartment fire doused by sprinkler system August 24, 2016 viking210 No one was injured after a fire in a bedroom at Liberty Gardens shortly before midnight on Saturday. Officials with the Rome Fire Department said that the fire started in a bedroom at the North Levitt Street apartment complex and was doused by the sprinkler system. Responding fire crews took a hose line to the second floor of the apartment to check for extensions. Witnesses on the scene said that there were three children in the apartment at the time of the fire but that all three got out of the apartment safely. Fire officials said that the cause of the bedroom fire remains under investigation.
Apartment Building, Residential Las Vegas, NV – Sprinkler system keeps overnight apartment fire from spreading; No injuries August 22, 2016 viking210 Five people were displaced due to flooding at an apartment complex near Coronado Center Drive and Eastern Avenue. A small fire in one of the apartments triggered the sprinkler system Sunday overnight. Three units were flooded. The American Red Cross is assisting those displaced by the flooding.
Apartment Building, Residential San Francisco, CA – Sprinkler system activates to help control arson fire at apartment August 22, 2016 viking210 Burglar sets shoe on fire in cooking pot during SF break-in — The burglar caused damage to the apartment Thursday by setting a shoe on fire in a cooking pot and triggering the residence’s sprinkler system to go off, officials said Friday. The break-in occurred just before 8 p.m. at an apartment in the 1100 block of Laguna Street in the Western Addition. “They put the shoe in the pot and set it on fire,” said Officer Carlos Manfredi, a spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department. The burglar entered the apartment through a back window, Manfredi said.
Apartment Building, Residential Manitowoc, WI – Fire in utility closet at apartment building contained by sprinkler system August 18, 2016 viking210 Officials say a Manitowoc apartment was damaged by fire on Tuesday night. Crews were called to 2240 S. 42nd Street just before 6 p.m. Firefighters found that the sprinkler system was spraying water in a utility room. There was damage to the building’s main electrical feed and there was a natural gas leak. Everyone inside the building got out safely. Firefighters eventually found a fire in a lower-unit apartment. The sprinkler system had contained it to the immediate area, and firefighters used a water extinguisher to put out the remaining fire. Crews were on the scene for about 90 minutes. The apartment involved had fire and smoke damage, but there was no damage to other parts of the building. Firefighters say it appears that an electrical problem caused the fire, but the fire is still being investigated.
Apartment Building, Residential Norfolk, VA – No injuries in high-rise apartment fire contained by sprinkler system August 17, 2016 viking210 The fire happened in a kitchen inside The Law Building at Granby and Plume streets, according to emergency dispatchers. Residents outside the building, at 145 Granby St., said it happened on the third floor. Dispatchers confirmed the fire was controlled and that there were no injuries. Residents heard the alarm around 7:30 p.m. and left the building, though they were not officially evacuated. The sprinkler system went off in some apartments, residents said. Louis Pingotti said power was cut to the building because of the sprinkler system. “We can’t go back in until they fix it,” said the resident of six months. “I just want to get my things and sleep. I got work in the morning.” He lives on the fifth floor. “Nothing like this has ever happened before,” said Dany Gomez, who has lived there for a year with her husband and child. Their sprinkler system did not go off, she said.
Apartment Building, Residential West Richland, WA – Sprinkler system helps extinguish apartment patio fire August 17, 2016 viking210 Firefighters from Benton Fire District 4 haul away charred items Monday morning from a second-floor patio at the Quail Springs Apartments on Dallas Road in West Richland. A fire sprinkler on the patio helped extinguish the flames, said Fire Chief Bill Whealan. Damage was limited to the outside of the unit that was empty at the time. Investigators believe the fire started in a potted plant but are still investigating the cause.
Apartment Building, Residential Haverhill, MA – Sprinkler system keeps outdoor fire from spreading into apartment building August 13, 2016 viking210 A fire in an outdoor trash container Tuesday night on Washington Street displaced residents of two apartments when sprinklers activated. Haverhill firefighters responded to a report of fire in a trash container about 7 p.m., outside a 12-unit apartment building at 217 Washington St., said Fire Chief William F. Laliberty. He said the fire damaged a wooden window frame on the first floor, activating sprinklers. “The sprinkler did its job protecting occupants of the building,” Laliberty told WHAV. Residents of the two bottom apartments had not been able to return home as of Wednesday afternoon, he said. City records describe the brick building as having been constructed about 1910. The chief said the cause of the fire is under investigation.
