Category Archives: Residential

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler aids firefighters in apartment bedroom fire (New Braunfels, TX)

New Braunfels Fire officials are investigating a small fire that started inside a bedroom at an apartment complex yesterday afternoon. When firefighters arrived, they found that the fire had been contained to a single bedroom inside one of the units, but it had triggered the apartment’s sprinkler system, keeping the fire under control.  No one was injured in the fire.

Apartment Building, Residential

Single sprinkler helps control apartment fire (Abington, MA)

No one was injured after a fire broke out at 2 Forsyth Drive in Abington. That address houses a 15-unit, three-story apartment complex according to Abington Fire Chief John Nuttall. Everyone was evacuated, and one sprinkler head inside helped to contain the flames according to Nuttall. While the fire is under investigation, Nuttall said that it looks accidental and that it started from the outside of the apartment complex.

Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential

College housing fire put out by fire sprinkler (Philadelphia, PA)

When a fire broke out in an unattended unit in a college housing building, fire sprinklers activated and eliminated the fire. The cause of the fire was a blender set on top of an oven that had been left on. No injuries were reported.

“[We’re] very fortunate to have fire sprinkler systems in all of the College Houses — they did their job,” said Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers credited with minimizing fire damage and safety of residents in apartment fire (Cookeville, TN)

A grease fire that began in a two story apartment building set off the alarm notifying residents to evacuate the premises. The fire sprinkler, which had limited the flames to the apartment kitchen, put out the fire by the time fire crews arrived to the scene.

Fire Department Lt. Marvin Montgomery stated, “We figure the total damage at around $7,000, but if that building had burned, it would have been a million dollars. And when you think about the water damage from the sprinkler, just remember things will dry out, but they will never unburn.”

No one was injured in this incident.

Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Sprinkler system allows family time to evacuate safety from their townhouse (Perryville, MD)

Investigators are crediting a sprinkler system with taming the flames before they spread throughout the residence, leaving responding firefighters with little to do but vent theplace and perform a safety check, fire officials reported.  The occupants at that time — a mother and her two children — were able to safely escape the townhouse after discovering thefire.  The fire detective also reported,“Damages were minimal and the family was able to remain inside their home for the night.”

Apartment Building, Residential

Small fire suppressed by sprinklers at apartment complex (Spartanburg, SC)

A minor fire at an apartment complex was suppressed by the automatic sprinkler system.  According to the fire chief, who said the sprinkler system did exactly what it was supposed to do.  ***Blog Editor’s Note – Please let us know what you think of the coverage by the FOX Carolina and journalist Joseph Pereira, who focused on water damage rather than the lives and property saved by the automatic fire sprinkler system. ***