Apartment Building, Residential Rapid City, SD – Sprinkler stops fire on apartment balcony from spreading into unit August 25, 2015 viking210 A Saturday fire that started on an apartment unit’s balcony was stopped almost completely before it entered the unit, thanks to a sprinkler that activated in a bedroom. According to a press release from the Rapid City Fire Department, at 12:34 p.m. Saturday, firefighters went to the Homestead Garden Apartments at 4831 Homestead St. Everything on the balcony was damaged, the release said, the windows between the balcony and bedroom were broken, and the window blinds were melted. But the sprinkler in the bedroom doused the fire before it could cause more damage, and there were no injuries. No cause had been determined as of late Monday afternoon.
Apartment Building, Residential Vancouver, BC, Canada – No injuries in early morning apartment blaze after sprinklers successfully activate August 24, 2015 viking210 More than 40 residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside were displaced from their homes Saturday after an early morning apartment fire. Capt. Jonathan Gormick, a spokesman for Vancouver Fire and Rescue, said staff with emergency social services were working with the residents to find them accommodation until they can return to their apartments, likely next week. The fire broke out in the attic of the apartment complex on East Cordova Street at around 5 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames on the roof. Gormick said the building’s sprinkler system was activated and all the residents escaped unharmed. Firefighters put out the fire before it damaged any of the suites, however he said many of them sustained water damage from the sprinklers. The cause of the blaze is unknown and firefighters continue to investigate.
Apartment Building, Residential Viera, FL – Sprinklers activate to help limit damage in apartment kitchen fire; No injuries August 17, 2015 viking210 One second floor apartment unit was damaged by smoke and fire and sprinkler water, and another was damaged by sprinkler water as part of a cooking fire that originated on a second floor structure at the Mission Bay apartment complex in Viera on Thursday afternoon, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue. Units from BCFR and the Rockledge Fire Department responded to a call just before 4:30 p.m. There were no injuries as a result of the fire, BCFR adds.
Apartment Building, Residential Dumfries, VA – Kitchen fire extinguished by apartment’s sprinkler system August 13, 2015 viking210 A sprinkler system put out a fire that broke out in the kitchen of a Dumfries apartment Wednesday afternoon, causing about $5,000 in damage. There were no injuries reported in the blaze, but a building inspector posted two units in the complex as unsafe, according to the Prince William County fire department. At about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, fire and rescue crews were dispatched to the fire at a row of apartments in the 17000 block of Islip Loop in Dumfries, the fire department said. As they entered the complex, they went to the kitchen of the unit where the fire originated. They saw that the apartment’s sprinkler system had been activated, suppressing and extinguishing the fire, the department said. Smoke remained throughout the unit with minor fire damage. The Prince William Fire Marshal’s Office determined that the fire originated on the kitchen stove, and it was accidental.
Apartment Building, Residential Tulsa, OK – Sprinklers quickly extinguish sixth floor apartment fire August 10, 2015 viking210 The 420 Mayo Building in downtown Tulsa was evacuated after a fire on the sixth floor. The sprinkler system quickly put the fire out – but caused water damage on that floor and the two below. The small fire broke out before 11 p.m. Saturday at the Mayo 420 Building, an apartment building at 420 South Main, according to Captain Justin Banks of the Tulsa Fire Department. It was a kitchen fire caused by something left on the stove, according to TFD. Water was flooding the floors when crews arrived. “We’ve got a lot of water running down the elevator shafts right now and a lot of water running down the stairs too,” he said. Banks said the sprinkler system kept the fire from spreading, but left a significant amount of water to push from the building. “You have to get in front of quickly,” he said. “It’s got all the beauty of the old, but it’s got all the technology of the new,” he said of the apartment building. “Thankfully it’s just an issue of water damage as opposed to an extensive fire.” Residents – many with their pets – stood outside the downtown residential complex as firefighters responded. Banks said his crews were helping residents whose apartments were flooded. “I know if this was my home, I would want to expect this kind of service from my fire department,” he said. “These people shouldn’t expect anything less. We’re there to serve them and try to do everything we can to get them back to at least as close to as comfortable state in their own home as we can.” Banks said most of the residents would be able to return overnight. There were no injuries. Restoration crews are on scene for the clean up Sunday.
Apartment Building, Residential Richland, WA – Sprinkler system contains apartment fire started by improperly discarded cigarettes July 30, 2015 viking210 A pair of apartment fires in Richland were likely started by smoldering cigarettes put in flower pots. Fire officials are warning people not to put cigarettes out in flower pots following the fires on Buena Court and Queensgate Drive. The Buena Court fire broke out July 25 about 1:30 p.m. and the Queensgate blaze started Monday about 2:15 a.m., fire officials said. A sprinkler system helped put out the second fire. No injures were reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Foster City, CA – Sprinkler system keeps fire from spreading in attic of apartment building July 28, 2015 viking210 Firefighters responded at 10:46 a.m. last Thursday to an apartment building at 720 Bounty Drive in Foster City and found smoke coming from the attic of a three-story building. Neither firefighters nor civilians were injured, but police and firefighters assisted an occupant with medical needs, fire officials said. Firefighters said they believe the fire started accidentally in the wall of a second floor unit where plumbing repairs were underway. Firefighters said the fire was burning above two third-floor apartments and damaged at least six of the building’s ten apartments. The fire spread up the wall to the attic where a sprinkler system kept the fire from spreading until firefighters extinguished it, fire officials said.
Apartment Building, Residential Rockford, IL – Electrical fire at apartment complex limited by sprinkler system July 26, 2015 viking210 An electrical fire damaged a Northwest Rockford apartment complex. It started shortly after 4pm Thursday afternoon at the Riverside Apartments in the 3700 block of Trilling Avenue. Investigators say that an electrical problem sparked a mattress that set fire in a lower level unit. According to the District Chief the apartment had a working sprinkler system that kept the fire from spreading. No one was hurt but one person has been displaced.
Apartment Building, Residential Lynchburg, VA – No injuries in apartment fire that activated sprinkler system July 24, 2015 viking210 1 Comment Firefighters were called to the Jobbers Apartments on Kemper Street about midnight. The Battalion Chief says food on a stove caused a small fire which activated the building’s sprinkler system. The Red Cross is providing shelter for the 15 people who were displaced.
Apartment Building, Residential DeKalb, IL – Sprinkler system keeps flames from spreading in apartment fire July 20, 2015 viking210 The DeKalb Fire Department responded to an apartment fire at 832 Ridge Drive in DeKalb at 11:09 a.m. Saturday. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, said Jeff McMaster, deputy fire chief, later that afternoon. “When firefighters got there, there was a light smoke coming from the bathroom,” McMaster said. “When they got in, the sprinklers were on.” The sprinkler system had kept the flames contained and the firefighters were able to put the rest out upon arrival, McMaster said. No one was home at the time, McMaster said. A neighbor had seen the smoke, heard the apartment’s fire alarm and made the call. There were no injuries, McMaster said. He estimated the damage at about $5,000.
