Apartment Building, Residential Arlington, VA – Apartment fire extinguished with help from sprinkler system; No injuries May 24, 2017 viking210 Arlington County firefighters are on scene of an apartment fire in the Long Bridge Creek neighborhood. The fire was reported in the bedroom of an apartment on the 2600 block of S. Veitch Street around 8:45 a.m. It was extinguished within 10 minutes of firefighters arriving on scene, before it could spread to other apartments. No injuries were reported. Scanner traffic suggests the building’s sprinkler system was activated by the fire. The fire marshal’s office is now investigating the cause of the blaze.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential De Soto, MO – Overnight fire at residential care facility extinguished by sprinkler system May 21, 2017 viking210 A small fire Wednesday night (May 17) at the Villas residential care facility in De Soto led to the evacuation of about 35 residents, the De Soto Fire Department reported. At 11:32 p.m., the fire department got a call about an alarm sounding at the facility, 1550 Villa Drive, Fire Chief Craig Block said. When firefighters arrived at 11:40 p.m., they found light smoke showing in the building, he said. “Upon further investigation, they found there was a fire in a storage room, but the sprinkler system had put it out,” Block said. “We have an updated sprinkler system and a current digital alarm,” said Beverly Rector, administrator for the Villas. Because of the fire and smoke, a second alarm was struck and firefighters from the De Soto Rural, Hematite, Hillsboro, Festus and R-7 fire protection districts responded to the scene and helped with the evacuation. They also were joined by emergency medical personnel from Valle, North Jefferson, Joachim-Plattin and Rock Township ambulance districts, Block said. Rector said people were already being evacuated when emergency responders arrived at the facility. “We evacuated the entire campus to safe zones on the property,” she said. Residents were evacuated to the parking lot of the facility. Meanwhile, firefighters ventilated the building to remove the smoke, Block said. One patient, who complained about being injured during the evacuation, was transported to an area hospital, Block said. The state Fire Marshal’s Office was called in and determined the fire was accidental, Block said. “We still don’t have a report on the cause of the fire,” he said. Residents were back in their rooms at about 12:45 a.m., Block said. He said safeguards in the building stopped the situation from becoming worse. “Luckily, the sprinkler system did its job,” Block said. Rector said staff at the Villas were grateful to the emergency responders. “The fire department and EMS should be commended,” she said. “They have our gratitude. They were quick and helpful and efficient in the process.”
Apartment Building, Residential Hampton, VA – Sprinkler system assist firefighters in extinguishing apartment fire; No injuries May 18, 2017 viking210 Red Cross is assisting a woman and seven children after a fire broke out at their Hampton apartment on Wednesday morning. Hampton Fire and Rescue says firefighters were called to the 400 block of Jonquil Lane at about 11:40 a.m. Arriving units found a second floor apartment was filled with heavy smoke, and an activation of an overhead sprinkler system. Most of the fire was extinguished by the sprinkler system, while firefighters extinguished the rest. The fire was contained to the laundry closet area, but there was significant water and smoke damage to the apartment,. along with heavy water damage to apartments below it. Crews did rescue a small dog from the fire. No one was injured.
Apartment Building, Residential Jessup, MD – Apartment kitchen fire held in check by sprinkler system May 15, 2017 viking210 Firefighters were called to an apartment blaze in Jessup Saturday night. A kitchen fire had been reported before 8 p.m. in the 9900 block of Guilford Road. Officials found the fire had been held in check by the sprinkler system, according to the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services. By 8:09 p.m., authorities said that the fire was out. Crews were still at the scene removing smoke and water from the sprinkler system. The fire did not spread beyond the second-story apartment, officials reported.
Apartment Building, Residential, Residential High Rise Youngstown, OH – Fire on 15th floor of residential high-rise extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries May 14, 2017 viking210 A fire on the 15th floor of the International Towers in downtown Youngstown resulted in the building’s evacuation Friday. Youngstown Fire Department Battalion Chief Ron Russo said the department first became aware of the fire shortly after 6 p.m. Russo was dispatched alongside a pair of fire engines to the scene. There were no injuries from the fire and no external damage to the building. When the firefighters arrived, the fire was already extinguished thanks to the building’s sprinkler system. The firefighters remained to help mop up the water and investigate the fire source. Though the official cause of the fire was not determined at the time of this report, Russo suggested it likely began due to clothing or other items accidentally igniting after coming into contact with a heat source, such as a furnace. A small number of residents said they experienced some water damage to their property due to the sprinklers, but the majority of the individuals evacuated expressed relief that no one was hurt and that the fire did not spread to other parts of the tower.
Apartment Building, Residential Appleton, WI – Sprinkler system puts out apartment fire; Adult and child escape unharmed May 13, 2017 viking210 An automated sprinkler system is being credited with containing a fire at a 25-unit apartment complex in Appleton. Firefighters say they were called to Wire Works Apartments, 601 E. Hancock St., just after 9:30 a.m. Thursday. When they arrived, firefighters saw light smoke in the courtyard outside one of the units. When they went in, crews saw that the apartment’s living room was filled with smoke, and a sprinkler was running. Investigation showed that the water from the sprinkler had put the fire out. Firefighters shut down the sprinkler system and helped remove smoke and water from the apartment. When the fire started, one adult and one child were in the apartment. They got out safely and called 911. Firefighters determined the fire began when a heat lamp tipped over onto some boxes.
Apartment Building, Residential, Residential High Rise Calgary, AB, Canada – Sprinkler system stops high-rise balcony fire from entering building; No injuries reported May 7, 2017 viking210 Several floors of a southwest Calgary apartment building were evacuated Saturday night after a fire broke out on an upper storey balcony. Around 9:30 p.m., the Calgary Fire Department responded to several calls regarding visible flames coming off a balcony at the London Tower building in the 8000 block of Horton Road S.W. Calgary Fire Department Battalion Chief Alistair Tobin said residents in units two floors above and two floors below the fire were evacuated and placed onto city transit buses. No one was injured and fire crews managed to contain the fire and smoke damage to just one unit. “The sprinkler system worked perfect so it stopped the fire from entering the building much. The patio or the balcony was quite heavily damaged but the suite was protected by the sprinkler system,” Tobin said. Tobin said residents of six units were not allowed back into their homes last night. Everyone else who was evacuated was permitted to re-enter the building after the fire department completed its air quality monitoring. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Apartment Building, Residential Poughkeepsie, NY – Early morning apartment fire put out with help from sprinkler system; Fire started in closet May 1, 2017 viking210 An early morning apartment fire that began inside a closet was quickly put out with the help of a sprinkler system Monday, according to City of Poughkeepsie Fire Chief Mark Johnson. An automatic fire alarm at 4:15 a.m., shortly followed by a phone call, alerted firefighters to the fire at 150 Hudson Ave., Johnson said. Once on scene, firefighters discovered a fire in a first-floor apartment. Firefighters were met with heavy smoke, and heat from the fire had caused the sprinkler system to activate. The sprinkler system helped contain the fire, according to Johnson. The occupant of the apartment was not home at the time, Johnson said. No civilians or firefighters were injured. Firefighters from the Arlington Fire District and the Fairview Fire District assisted at the scene. All fire personnel had left the scene by 5:40 a.m., Johnson said. The fire is believed to have started “in a clothing closet,” he said, and its cause is under investigation by police and fire investigators.
Apartment Building, Residential Council Bluffs, IA – Apartment fire put out by sprinkler system May 1, 2017 viking210 One person was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries suffered in a Friday morning fire at a Council Bluffs apartment complex. Crews were called to the Deerfield Apartments in the 900 block of Franklin Avenue shortly after 7 a.m. Investigators say the fire started inside an apartment and was put out by the sprinkler system before they arrived on scene. There were four people inside the unit at the time. One of them was taken for treatment. Authorities say there is water damage to the apartment in which the fire originated and additional water damage to the unit below. There was no immediate word on the cause.
Apartment Building, Residential Austin, TX – Sprinkler system helps limit spread of 3rd floor apartment fire April 26, 2017 viking210 At least 2 people were displaced after an overnight fire at a southeast Austin apartment complex. Firefighters say the sprinkler system helped contain the fire to a 3rd-Floor apartment. According to the fire department, an improperly discarded cigarette triggered the fire. Damage is estimated to be $18.000. None was injured during the incident, according to AFD.
