Category Archives: Residential

Apartment Building, Residential

Salt Lake City, UT – Sprinkler system prevents apartment fire from spreading likely saving lives and property

Crews responded to a two-alarm fire in Salt Lake City Friday night, and occupants in all 18 units are displaced for the night due to smoke and water damage. The fire broke out at an apartment building at 647 South and 1200 East just after 9 p.m.

According to the Salt Lake City Fire Department, the blaze affected one apartment on the first floor of the three-story building. There was also smoke damage throughout the building.

All residents of the building are displaced for the night, fire officials said. They estimate 30-40 people total live in the 18 impacted units. A nearby LDS Church has opened their doors for anyone who needs a place to go.

When crews arrived on scene, there was heavy smoke, and fire officials said the apartment sprinkler systems activated to control the fire.  There were no injuries reported, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Mark Green
Fox 13 News
Salt Lake City, Utah

Apartment Building, Residential

Portland, OR – Sprinkler system credited with controlling apartment fire; No injuries reported

A working fire alarm and sprinkler system helped people get safely out of an apartment complex Tuesday with a unit on fire, Portland firefighters said.

When firefighters arrived at the complex at 12110 E. Burnside Street at about 10 p.m., smoke was coming from the back of a second-story unit.

Firefighters said no one was injured. They said people had time to evacuate the building because the apartment’s fire alarm went off and the building’s sprinkler system put most of the fire out.

Firefighters said the cause of the fire is being investigated.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Severna Park, MD – Fire at assisted living center suppressed by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

Nearly 60 residents have been displaced from a Severna Park senior living complex after a two-alarm fire broke out late Monday afternoon, an Anne Arundel County Fire Department spokesman said. Firefighters were called to the Kris-Leigh assisted living facility in the 800 block of Ritchie Highway around 4:45 p.m., Lt. Erik Kornmeyer said.

When they arrived, crews found the four-story building full of smoke. A small fire was found in a common area of the building. It had been mostly extinguished by the sprinkler system, and the fire was contained within minutes, Kornmeyer said.

No injuries were reported. Sixty-eight firefighters from the county, Annapolis and the Naval Academy helped with evacuation and smoke removal, Kornmeyer said.  The facility is expected to be closed for several days, Kornmeyer said.

Kris-Leigh staff was working with the families of the complex’s 56 residents to make arrangements for Monday evening and plans to transfer residents whose families cannot assist with arrangements to Kris-Leigh’s locations in Davidsonville and Gambrills, Kornmeyer said.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Southbury, CT – Sprinkler system keeps fire from spreading at retirement community

A resident of The Watermark at East Hill was treated at a hospital for minor smoke inhalation and released Tuesday following the 11:50 a.m. fire, C. Jill Hofer, Watermark’s director of communications said Tuesday.  Hofer said the fire was “contained’ and may have been caused by microwaved popcorn.  The alarm and sprinkler system activated and the fire was extinguished, Hofer said.

Residential, Residential High Rise

Nashville, TN – Elevator motor fire in high-rise condominium building extinguished by sprinkler system

Firefighters responded to a downtown Nashville condo building after an elevator motor caught fire.  The fire broke out at Virdian Condos on the 400 block of Church Street around 3:15 Tuesday afternoon.  Crews on scene said that an elevator motor caught fire. It was put out by the sprinkler system before firefighters got on scene.  No one was injured during the incident.

Residential, Single Family Home

Turlock, CA – Residential garage fire kept from spreading to home by sprinkler system

The Turlock Fire Department responded to a fire early Sunday morning that was sparked by a malfunction in a refrigerator in the garage.  The residents were all able to get out of the home safely, thanks in part to their smoke alarm and residential sprinkler system, the fire department reported.

The fire was reported shortly before 5:30 a.m. Sunday at 1882 Moonbeam Way.  The first engine to arrive at the scene found smoke coming from the garage area of the two-story home.

Firefighters found the fire in the garage coming from a refrigeration unit. The fire was kept from spreading to the house by the residential fire sprinkler system. Turlock firefighters went to work, stretching fire hose, ventilating the home, extinguishing the fire, and performing a search to ensure the home was clear of any other occupants or pets.

“Quick extinguishment prevented thousands of dollars worth of damage to the home,” said Turlock Fire Chief Robert Talloni.  The fire spread to some nearby storage items and a vehicle parked inside the garage.

Turlock Fire responded with two chief officers and four Engine companies. Turlock Rural and Ceres Fire Department provided city coverage during the fire.

The fire department said the event was a good example of the benefits of having a working smoke alarm. “The residential sprinkler system and working smoke detectors were instrumental in giving the family time to safely escape the home,” the fire department stated in a news release.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Pacific, WA – Cooking fire at senior apartments extinguished by sprinkler system

Firefighters from the Valley Regional Fire Authority quickly responded and contained an unattended cooking fire at the Rainier Vista Apartments, 134 3rd Ave. SE, Pacific, early Saturday afternoon.

There were no reported injuries.

Responding to an automatic fire alarm at 1:45 p.m., the initial unit found smoke showing with a possible fire from the third floor. Firefighters soon discovered the source, an unattended cooking fire, which the automatic sprinkler system extinguished within several minutes.

The fire was contained to the original unit. The residence was unoccupied at the time of the fire. About a half dozen rooms and residents were affected by ongoing water mitigation efforts.

Apartment Building, Residential

Old Orchard Beach, ME – Kitchen fire at apartment complex extinguished by sprinkler system

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.

Adult Care/Rehab Center, Nursing Home/Senior Living

Antioch, CA – Fire at senior memory care facility controlled by single sprinkler

Nearly 40 people were displaced after electrical smoke activated a fire sprinkler Tuesday afternoon at a senior living center.  A fire was reported around 2:57 p.m. at Hillcrest Memory Care Living at 825 East 18th Street, said Contra Costa County Fire Inspector Steve Aubert. No injuries have been reported.

An individual was working in a maintenance room when smoke from an electronic device activated the fire sprinklers in the building. The incident was under control around 3:30 p.m. The senior living center cares for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, said Contra Costa County Fire Marshal Robert Marshall. The small electrical fire was controlled by a single sprinkler head.

“If there was a bigger fire in there, we would have had a much bigger problem and possibly fatalities,” Marshall said.  Aubert said the water damage impacted 39 tenants.  They were “relocated to a different center because it’s going to take some time to clean up the area,” he said.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Richland, WA – Kitchen fire at assisted living facility extinguished by sprinkler system

A stove fire broke out at a retirement and assisted living home in Richland on Wednesday but no residents were hurt.  Richland fire crews were alerted around noon to a fire at Riverton by Bonaventure on Bellerive Drive. A sprinkler system extinguished the small kitchen fire before crews arrived, said Battalion Chief Ron Duncan.

“Somebody left something on the stove and walked away from it,” he said.  Richland fire crews then received calls about an hour later because someone smelled smoke. It turned out to be smoke lingering from the previous fire, Duncan said.

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