Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Sprinkler system contains kitchen fire at resident hall (Mount Pleasant, MI) June 14, 2012 viking210 Central Michigan University’s Campbell Hall was evacuated at about midnight Wednesday after a small fire broke out in the kitchenette on the first floor. Residents believe that a stove knob was bumped, turning the burner on and causing a basket placed near it to catch fire. The fire alarm and sprinkler systems were activated. All of Campbell Hall’s safety devices worked correctly and safety procedures went according to plan, said CMU Police Officer Carl Williams. “The entire system did exactly what it was designed to do,” he said. “In the kitchenette area, the sprinkler system activated … like it was supposed to.”
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Sprinkler puts out college dorm room fire (Philadelphia, PA) May 4, 2012 viking210 A fire that started on the ninth floor of a college dormitory was doused by it’s fire sprinklers. No injuries were reported.
Residence Hall/Dormitory Dorm room fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Waterville, ME) April 5, 2012 viking210 Fire Chief David LaFountain said a working sprinkler system extinguished the fire in the first-floor dorm room and kept it from spreading to the rest of the building, known as East Quad. “What could have been a big issue is not,” LaFountain said at the scene. “We didn’t apply water to this; the sprinklers took care of it.”
Residence Hall/Dormitory, School / University On-campus university apartment fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Eunice, LA) April 2, 2012 viking210 An on-campus apartment cooking fire ignited in the room. The apartment’s sprinkler system turned on and put out the fire before the Baton Rouge Fire Department arrived. There were no injuries.
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Overnight fire at Colorado State University residence hall quickly extinguished by single sprinkler (Fort Collins, CO) March 8, 2012 viking210 Firefighters with the Poudre Fire Authority said a fire sprinkler kept a fire contained inside a closet in a dorm room on the Colorado State University Campus. Damage from the fire was contained to linens and the closet.
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Sprinkler system successfully extinguishes a university dorm fire (Rochester, NY) February 23, 2012 viking210 Sprinkler system successfully activated and extinguished a dorm fire at the University of Rochester. The fire was caused after a burn paper towel was thrown down the trash shoot igniting items in the dumpster.
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Sprinkler system contained ASU dorm fire (Tempe, AZ) February 7, 2012 viking210 1 Comment A dormitory on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University caught fire, possibly sparked by a curling iron, but was quickly put out with help from the sprinkler system. About 70 to 100 students evacuated the building safely.
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Sprinkler system plays important role in PSU dorm fire (Portland, OR) February 2, 2012 viking210 1 Comment Sprinkler system helped put out dorm fire, allowing time for about 300 students to evacuate safely.
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Chief: College fire due to ‘smoking material’ – NorthJersey.com (Bloomfield, NJ) November 28, 2011 viking210 Chief: College fire due to ‘smoking material’ – NorthJersey.com
