Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Sprinkler System Contains Fire at Senior Apartment Complex (Eau Claire, WI) June 20, 2012 viking210 No one was hurt in a fire Monday afternoon at a senior apartment complex and nursing home on the city’s far northwest side. An investigation determined the fire was caused by boxes that had been left on a stove while the occupant was in the process of moving. The fire was contained to the stove and cabinets above. It was doused by the sprinkler system.
Residential, Residential High Rise High-rise condo fire on 18th floor controlled by sprinkler system (Honolulu, HI) June 19, 2012 viking210 The fire broke out on the 18th floor of the King Tower at Liliuokalani Gardens. Fire officials said everyone in the building evacuated. The occupant of the unit where the fire started was not at home at the time of the blaze. Since the mid-1970s, all high-rise building on Oahu above 75-feet-tall were required to have a sprinkler system. Liliuokalani Gardens was built in 1984 and had its sprinklers built in. “The fire was controlled by a sprinkler head in the room where it began,” said Honolulu Fire Department Capt. Terry Seelig. “It appears that it began in the living room.”
Residential, Single Family Home Residential fire sprinkler system successfully extinguishes house fire (Lake Havasu City, AZ) June 19, 2012 viking210 Lake Havasu City Fire Department responded to a fire early Sunday at a newly constructed residence. During the fire, the home’s fire protection system successfully doused flames inside the home after two fire sprinkler heads were activated, one in a hallway and the second within a bedroom. The fire was extinguished within 15 minutes. The cause of the fire is considered arson and there are no suspects at this time, fire officials said Sunday.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire sprinkler kept dumpster fire from spreading to apartment complex (Medford, OR) June 18, 2012 viking210 The sprinkler controlled the fire until firefighters arrived at the scene, according to a press release from Medford Fire and Rescue. Firefighters fully extinguished the fire. Fire officials say the dumpster was housed in an enclosed structure that contained a laundry room. They believe the fire was started by improperly discarded cigarettes.
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Sprinkler system contains kitchen fire at resident hall (Mount Pleasant, MI) June 14, 2012 viking210 Central Michigan University’s Campbell Hall was evacuated at about midnight Wednesday after a small fire broke out in the kitchenette on the first floor. Residents believe that a stove knob was bumped, turning the burner on and causing a basket placed near it to catch fire. The fire alarm and sprinkler systems were activated. All of Campbell Hall’s safety devices worked correctly and safety procedures went according to plan, said CMU Police Officer Carl Williams. “The entire system did exactly what it was designed to do,” he said. “In the kitchenette area, the sprinkler system activated … like it was supposed to.”
Residential, Residential High Rise Sprinkler system aids firefighters in high-rise apartment fire (Daytona Beach, FL) June 13, 2012 viking210 Daytona Beach firefighters said the woman was sleeping in a 12-story high-rise apartment building off of South Beach Street about 7 p.m. when the bed caught on fire from the lit cigarette. The building’s sprinkler system put out the blaze just as firefighters arrived, said David Newell, a spokesman with the department. Newell credited the relatively new sprinkler system with saving the woman’s life.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire confined to garbage bin by sprinkler system (Medford, OR) June 12, 2012 viking210 A sprinkler system helped contain a trash fire at a Medford apartment complex this morning, Medford Fire-Rescue officials reported. The trash bin was in a building that houses garbage collection and a laundry room for two eight-unit apartment buildings, which are located right next door. Damage was confined to the garbage bin. The fire sprinkler prevented the fire from gaining enough momentum to seriously damage the facility, officials said.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Sprinklers allow time for successful evacuation of nursing home during fire (Attica, IN) June 11, 2012 viking210 All of the 43 residents and three staff members were evacuated after a fire broke out in one of the rooms in the north wing, according to Attica fire Chief Ed O’Farrell. “I feel the staff took charge of the situation and collaborated well with the departments,” said Gustus, “The residents were evacuated outside, warm and secure within minutes.”
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at senior citizen apartment complex (Vallejo, CA) June 11, 2012 viking210 At about 6:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a fire in the first level of the apartment building at 40 Valle Vista. The fire was already extinguished by the sprinkler in the apartment by the time firefighters arrived.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire controlled by sprinkler system (Portland, OR) June 6, 2012 viking210 A fire sprinkler held the fire in check until crews could reach the area, firefighters said. Several of the units were occupied by mobility-impaired residents, officials said. Firefighting crews said they quickly put out the fire.
