Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Nursing home fire controlled with help from sprinkler system (Champaign, IL) November 9, 2014 viking210 No one was hurt when a dryer caught fire at a west Champaign nursing home Thursday night. Champaign firefighters were called to Helia Healthcare of Champaign at 8:43 p.m. Thursday. Champaign Fire Marshal John Koller said fire was found in a dryer and quickly put out. The building’s sprinkler sysem activated as well. Residents were able to stay in the building, he said.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Sprinkler system puts out fire at senior apartment complex (Payson, AZ) November 7, 2014 viking210 Crews responded to a small fire Wednesday morning at the Canal Senior Apartments that activated the building’s fire sprinkler system. No one was injured. It appears a candle burning in a resident’s living room lit some nearby decorative dried reeds on fire, setting the sprinklers off, which quashed the flames before it could spread.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Another nursing home fire put out by sprinkler system, no one injured (Louisville, KY) November 5, 2014 viking210 A fire at a nursing home, called Christian Health Center West, led to the evacuation of residents on Monday. Officials said the fire started in the attic, but was located above the kitchen and cafeteria area. They evacuated 84 of the nursing homes residents. No one suffered from any smoke inhalation and the fire did not damage anyone’s room. The sprinkler system did leave water damage and it’s unclear whether some of the residents will be able to stay in their rooms Monday night. At this point, the fire department says it looks like an electrical fire but arson is still being investigated.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Sprinkler system helps save retirement home from fire, no injuries (Kennewick, WA) November 3, 2014 viking210 Several local fire crews were called to the Hawthorne Court retirement home at about 7 p.m. Sunday night due to a fire in the J wing of the facility. When crews arrived, there was black smoke coming from the building, but the building’s sprinkler system held the fire in check until firefighters could put it out. The fire may have started near a wall mounted air conditioning unit.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Kitchen fire at senior living facility suppressed by sprinkler system (Rochester Hills, MI) October 9, 2014 viking210 No one was injured as a result of the fire, which was reported around 7:20 p.m. at the “Waltonwood at University” senior living facility. The fire occurred in the north wing of the independent living building and resulted in a precautionary evacuation of nearly 30 apartments. The Rochester Hills Fire Department has deemed the fire accidental and said an item left on an electric stove caught fire and spread to a cabinet above the stove. Canto said the facility’s sprinkler system kept the fire from spreading further.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Kitchen fire extinguished by sprinkler system at senior apartment complex (Huntsville, TX) October 7, 2014 viking210 A kitchen fire Friday afternoon led to the forced evacuation of at least 42 people from the National Church Residence Parkview Place senior living center in downtown Huntsville. Firefighters responded to a call in the 1100 block of Avenue N after residents reported smelling smoke. “About 3 p.m. we got a call of the smell of smoke at the Parkview assisted-living facility,” Huntsville assistant fire chief John Hobbs said. “We arrived around 3:05 p.m. The building’s sprinkler system had already extinguished any fire. Ventilators were required, however, to ventilate the building of smoke.”
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Sprinkler system contains fire to one room at senior apartment complex (Saskatoon, SK) October 4, 2014 viking210 A kitchen fire prompted the evacuation of a seniors apartment complex Wednesday afternoon. The Saskatoon Fire Department was called to the apartment building at 2315 20th Street West just after 1:30 p.m. Crews found smoke on the fourth floor of the building before locating the fire in a single suite. The building’s sprinkler system was able to contain the blaze to one room, the fire department said in a media release. The blaze started during a tenant move. A plastic container left on a stove caught fire after a stove element was accidentally turned on. Damage is estimated at $40,000. No one was injured during the incident.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Sprinklers prove effectiveness in senior living facility fire (Venice, FL) July 16, 2014 viking210 Shortly before 10:00 p.m. on Monday, firefighters were alerted to a fire at a senior living facility. The fire, which began in a microwave in one of the units, was put out by the facility’s fire sprinkler system. No injuries were reported.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Senior center fire eliminated by sprinklers (Henderson, TX) June 29, 2014 viking210 A fire began on the third floor of a senior living center overnight on Saturday. The responding fire crews reported that the fire was put out by the building’s fire sprinkler system. All of the residents were able to evacuate the premises safely.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Sprinklers assist firefighters in retirement home fire (Tucson, AZ) May 20, 2014 viking210 A three-story retirement home reported a fire the morning of Friday, May 16. Smoke filled the first floor, and firefighters responded to the water flow alarm at the building. The facility was equipped with fire sprinklers, which extinguished most of the fire; firefighters arrived and put out the rest. A fire inspector reported that the cause of the fire was accidental; oil soaked towels spontaneously ignited because of a chemical reaction. There were no injuries reported.
