Residential, Residential High Rise Sprinkler system extinguishes fire in fourth floor high rise apartment (Houston, TX) November 5, 2012 viking210 Investigators believe Christmas decorations started a fire in a high rise in downtown Houston. Firefighters with the Houston Fire Department said they spotted smoke coming from the fourth floor of Houston Center, but the building’s fire sprinklers had already put out the flames. No injuries were reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire in a public housing apartment contained by sprinkler system (Jackson, TN) November 2, 2012 viking210 An efficient sprinkler system was quick to put out a small mattress fire in one of the rooms of a public housing apartment building. “The sprinkler system saved the day,” Deputy Chief David Dillingham, of the Jackson Fire Department, said. Residents were allowed to go back to their rooms once the fire was contained and firefighters finished their inspection, about three hours later. “It’s imperative that a system comes on and puts a fire out,” he said. “With as many people on each floor of the building, without a sprinkler system, this could have been a major fire.”
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire contained by sprinkler system (Tampa, FL) October 29, 2012 viking210 A Tampa apartment building was briefly evacuated overnight after a fire. According to Tampa Fire Rescue, a couch located in a room in a second-floor apartment caught fire. Crews were able to quickly put the fire out after the sprinkler system was activated. No injuries were reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system extinguishes a 12th floor apartment fire (Flint, MI) October 29, 2012 viking210 A small fire displaced some residents in downtown Flint according to Flint Fire Battalion Chief Joe Morrison. The fire department’s Morrison said someone was cooking on a hot plate on the 12th floor when the sprinkler system was set off. The fire was put out by sprinklers. No one was injured.
Apartment Building, Residential Highrise fire controlled by sprinkler system (Hamilton, ON) October 29, 2012 viking210 Fire crews were called after a fire began in the garbage chute. The building’s sprinkler system controlled the blaze before fire crews arrived on scene. No one was injured and the fire caused very little damage to the building.
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Sprinklers extinguish burning couch at University of Arizona dorm (Tucson, AZ) October 29, 2012 viking210 An early morning fire at a University of Arizona dormitory was held in check by fire sprinkler systems, a Tucson Fire Department spokesman said. More than 100 students were evacuating the building when crews arrived. No one was injured.
Office Building, Other Business, Residential Sprinklers controlled kitchen fire at residential and commercial building (Iowa City, IA) October 25, 2012 viking210 The main body of the fire, contained to the underside of a kitchen counter, was controlled by the sprinkler system. The rest of the fire was extinguished within 15 minutes. Though occupants were evacuated as a result of the fire, the release said there were no injuries and the fire did not leave the commercial portion of the building.
Residential, Single Family Home Sprinkler system contains residential garage fire (West Dundee, IL) October 23, 2012 viking210 A husband and wife were home at about 8:47 p.m. when a smoke detector went off. Investigating, they discovered the attached garage was engulfed in flames. Sprinklers saved a home from what it could have been total destruction, according to West Dundee Fire Chief Randy Freise. The couple got out safely and no one was injured.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire sprinklers control apartment fire at senior living center (Fresno, CA) October 23, 2012 viking210 A fire broke out in a third-floor apartment at a senior living center. Fire officials said the fire was caused when a tenant smoked a cigarette indoors. The building’s sprinkler system controlled the fire before firefighters arrived. Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/10/20/3036702/cigarette-sparks-fire-at-downtown.html#storylink=cpy
Apartment Building, Residential Fire at independent living high-rise contained by sprinklers (Saginaw Township, MI) October 18, 2012 viking210 Saginaw Township Fire Department Chief Jim Peterson said the fire started in a couch in an independent living high-rise. Peterson said the building’s sprinkler system helped suppress the fire and contained it to the room where it started, though there was water damage to some other rooms. “The suppression system put out the majority of the fire,” he said.
