Category Archives: Residential

Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Fire extinguished by sprinkler system at condominium complex (Auburn, WA)

October 30, 2013 viking210

A fire was reported in a dryer in a condominium unit on the afternoon of Saturday, October 26. The condominium’s fire sprinkler system put out the fire, and no one was injured.

*** Blog Editor’s Note – Please let us know what you think of the coverage by the Auburn Reporter, which focused on water damage rather than the lives and property saved by the automatic fire sprinkler system ***

Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Sprinklers control fire in parking garage (Lexington, KY)

October 29, 2013 viking210

A fire began during the early morning hours of October 25 in a parking garage located beneath a condominium complex. The fire sprinklers and alarms were activated, and the sprinklers contained the fire until the fire crews came to the scene and eliminated it completely. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Apartment Building, Residential

Damage minimized at four-story apartment building thanks to fire sprinklers (Portland, ME)

October 29, 2013 viking210

An unattended stove while cooking was the cause of a fire which began in a second-floor apartment on Friday, October 25. Firefighters arrived to the scene at about 10 p.m. and praised the building’s fire sprinkler system, with Fire Chief David Jackson saying that the fire could have been much very dangerous had it not been for the sprinkler system. 

“The systems worked exactly as they should have,” Jackson said.

Apartment Building, Residential

Small fire suppressed by fire sprinkler system at apartment fire (Pearland, TX)

October 25, 2013 viking210

A resident of an apartment was cooking when grease spilled on the stovetop, and the grease then caught on fire. Fire crews were called to the apartment complex, and when they arrived, they discovered that the building’s fire sprinkler had eliminated the fire. No one was injured in the fire.

Residential, Single Family Home

Sprinklers make the difference in home fire (Middletown, CT)

October 24, 2013 viking210

Fire crews arrived to a single family home after having been called to a fire during the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 21. Investigators reported that the fire, which began in the wall next to a fireplace, was contained and eliminated by the home’s fire sprinkler system. No one was injured in the incident.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler system aids firefighters in apartment fire (Kennewick, WA)

October 23, 2013 viking210

There were no injuries in a fire that occurred in an apartment on Monday, August 21. A resident was cooking that afternoon when the fire erupted near the stove, which then set off the building’s fire sprinklers. The sprinkler system contained the fire to the kitchen and put out the flames.

Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential

Sprinklers control fire at college residence hall (Beatrice, NE)

October 23, 2013 viking210

A residence hall on the campus of Beatrice College had a fire begin in one of it’s apartments on Monday, October 21. The fire was reported that evening, and fire crews discovered that a fire sprinkler had helped to control the fire which began when some cooking oil caught fire. No one was reported injured in the incident.

***Blog Editor’s Note – Please let us know what you think of the coverage by the Fremont Tribune, who focused on water damage rather than the lives and property saved by the automatic fire sprinkler system ***

Apartment Building, Residential

Fire contained by sprinkler system at apartment (Lake in the Hills, IL)

October 21, 2013 viking210

A fire broke out in the kitchen of an apartment on Thursday, October 17 evening; the fire sprinkler system in the building activated and kept the fire contained to the kitchen until fire crews arrived to eliminate the flames and ventilate the smoke. No one was injured in the fire.

Apartment Building, Residential

Fire controlled by sprinklers at apartment (Prescott, AZ)

October 16, 2013 viking210

Firefighters were called to a fire in an apartment unit on Saturday, October 12 when a pot of unattended cooking oil was left unattended on a hot stove. A fire ignited, and the fire sprinkler system activated, saving the structure.

Fire investigator Len DeJoria said, “The fire could have been a significant event. If the sprinkler had not had fire sprinklers, the building would have been a total loss.”

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Sprinkler system puts out fire at senior apartment complex (Des Moines, IA)

October 12, 2013 viking210

The Des Moines Fire Department says a sprinkler system helped keep a fire from spreading at an apartment complex for seniors. Fire crews were called to South View Senior Living Apartments at 1900 SE 6^th Street around 1:30 Thursday. When they arrived they found a fire on a stove in one of the apartments. The sprinkler system in the apartment quickly put out the fire. No one was injured and damage was contained to one apartment.