Apartment Building, Residential Old Orchard Beach, ME – Kitchen fire at apartment complex extinguished by sprinkler system September 6, 2016 viking210 A fire at an apartment complex in Old Orchard Beach damaged two units Monday and caused $100,000 in damage, the fire chief said. Alarms sounded about 10:30 a.m. after a kitchen stove fire triggered the building’s sprinkler system, said Old Orchard Beach Fire Chief Ed Dube. Fire crews responded to find smoke coming from the building at 18 Smithwheel Road, but the flames were already extinguished by the sprinkler, Dube said. No one was injured. Water damaged the third-floor unit where the fire began and damaged one below it.
Apartment Building, Residential, School / University Lynchburg, VA – Fire at off-campus apartment complex at Liberty University put out by sprinkler system August 30, 2016 viking210 A small grease fire interrupted move-in day for local college students Saturday afternoon. Multiple fire and public safety crews responded to The Oasis, a student-only apartment complex off Candlers Mountain Road, about 4:30 p.m. The apartment complex is less than a mile from Liberty University’s main campus. Crews responding included Lynchburg Fire Department, Lyn-Dan Heights Volunteer Fire Department, Rustburg Volunteer Fire Department and Campbell County Public Safety. Lynchburg Battalion Chief Mike Reeves said Lynchburg was called in to assist Campbell County. Reeves said the fire started on the fourth floor of the building. The sprinkler system was able to put out the fire, but Reeves said apartments directly below had heavy water damage. Firefighters worked to clean the apartments with brooms and squeegees as students were forced to wait outside with their belongings. Some students didn’t wait for the scene to clear and continued moving into their apartments. Campbell County Fire Marshal Randall Johnson said a private contractor was called in to clean. An apartment complex manager did not provide an exact number of students displaced but said most affected students were staying with friends in the same complex. Liberty University officials could not be reached for comment Saturday.
Apartment Building, Residential Brockton, MA – Apartment arson fire contained by sprinkler system August 29, 2016 viking210 … The incident is the second arson fire in the city in a week. On Aug. 19, someone set a fire inside an apartment in a 16-unit apartment building at 119 Newbury St., Williams said. The apartment was unoccupied, however, there were other people in the building at the time. No one was injured. The building’s sprinkler activated and helped keep the fire from spreading inside the four-story wood-frame building until firefighters arrived, Williams said. Anyone with information on these two arson cases is asked to call the Arson Watch Reward Program at 1-800-682-9229. A reward of up to $5,000 has been offered for pertinent information.
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.
