Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Waldorf, MD – Single sprinkler head douses flames at senior apartment building November 21, 2014 viking210 The Maryland State Fire Marshall determined that carelessly discarded smoking materials caused a fire at Astor Senior Apartments, 3605 Moses Way, Waldorf at around 12:31 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19. According to Deputy Fire Marshal John Nelson, a sprinkler system in the apartment was activated and the fire was out by the time 40 volunteer firefighters from Waldorf, La Plata, Bryans Road, Hughesville, Accokeek, Baden and Bel Alton arrived on the scene. Firefighters discovered smoke on the second floor of the apartment building with an activated fire alarm and sprinkler system. A single sprinkler head activated in Apartment 223, extinguishing the fire, which originated in the bedroom.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire marshal credits sprinkler with averting disaster in overnight apartment fire (Grafton, IL) November 17, 2014 viking210 There were no news trucks outside 100 Forest Lane at 3 a.m. Thursday, no reports of deaths from a terrible fire, no flames filling the darkened skies. Oh, there was a fire at an apartment at the 10-unit building and there was some damage to an apartment, but by the time firefighters arrived, the blaze was out because a single sprinkler head had been activated and doused the flames. No one was hurt.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Charleston, MD) November 15, 2014 viking210 A fire broke out at an apartment in the Alta Chesapeake Ridge community Saturday night. The Maryland State Fire Marshal Office is investigating the blaze, which occurred in a ground floor unit in building 206 and was reported around 7:50 p.m. on Saturday. Witnesses at the scene reported seeing flames shooting from an exterior wall. The residential sprinkler system extinguished the blaze by the time firefighters arrived, according to officials.
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.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system possibly saved resident’s life in apartment fire, according to fire department (Mankato, MN) November 8, 2014 viking210 Firefighters reported a sprinkler system in the complex in the 100 block of Glenwood Avenue possibly saved a resident’s life and greatly reduced damage to the apartment, said Don Lehne of the Mankato Department of Public Safety. Two sprinklers kept the fire from spreading to other apartments.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinklers control fire, limit damage in fire at multi-use complex (Pawtucket, RI) November 8, 2014 viking210 A small fire in a third-floor space of the Hope Artiste Village complex was put out by firefighters Wednesday night. Battalion Chief Joseph Murray said that the fire started on a wood floor that was being renovated, triggering the sprinkler system. Murray said the sprinklers contained the fire to about a 15-foot section of floor. The floor was unoccupied and there were no injuries, said Murray. The complex houses shops, workshop studio apartments and other businesses in a 19th-century mill complex.
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.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment balcony fire extinguished by sprinklers (Columbus, IN) November 5, 2014 viking210 A second-floor balcony at Riverstone Apartments was damaged after discarded smoking materials in a plastic container ignited a wooden flower box, Columbus firefighters said. The fire was reported at about 5 p.m., fire investigator Matt Noblitt said. The apartment’s sprinkler system immediately kicked on, dousing the fire and preventing damage, Noblitt said. The fire was out when firefighters arrived.
Apartment Building, Residential Middle of night apartment fire extinguished by single sprinkler (Savannah, GA) November 4, 2014 viking210 Savannah firefighters are investigating a blaze downtown which forced several people out of their apartments overnight. About 1:30 a.m. Thursday, firefighters were called to the apartment house in the 400 block of West Congress Street. The building also houses B&B Billiards. When firefighters arrived, they found smoke inside the apartment house and a sprinkler had been set off in one of the rooms. The water from the sprinkler had put out a fire on the third floor.
