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Category Archives: Residential
Berkeley, CA – Fire in on-campus housing unit extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries
Clinton, NC – Cooking fire at senior housing complex put out by sprinkler system
Houston, TX – Fire at assisted living center extinguished with help from sprinkler system; No injuries
Orono, ME – Sprinkler system knocks down grease fire at apartment building
Crews responded to a fire at an apartment complex in Orono Monday afternoon.
The call came in around 2:30 to the Reserve apartments, formerly known as the Grove.
There was significant smoke and water damage, though, leaving the apartment unliveable for now.
Fire officials remind you to always use baking soda–not water–to put out a grease fire.
Richmond, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system knocks down apartment fire possibly caused by Molotov cocktail
Phoenix, AZ – Sprinkler system assists firefighters in controlling high rise fire
Lafayette, LA – Trash compactor fire at apartment complex suppressed by sprinkler system
(Blog Note: Smoke does not cause a sprinkler to activate, but rather only the substantial heat from a fire).
A Friday afternoon fire at a downtown Lafayette apartment complex likely was caused by an improperly trashed lit cigarette, according to the Lafayette Fire Department.