Category Archives: Residential

Apartment Building, Residential

Sioux city, IA – Sprinkler system quickly extinguished fire at apartment complex; No injuries reported

Sioux City Fire Rescue was called to the Joan L. and Norm Wait Senior Apartments located at 3500 Peters Ave, on Morningside University’s campus.

Crews were initially called to the scene for a reported fire alarm. Once on scene, they had a fire that was put out by the building’s sprinkler system. They then called for additional rigs.

Sioux City Fire Rescue Assistant Fire Chief, Frank Fulton, told KTIV that the cause was something next to a space heater that caught fire.

He also says the fire was put out quickly by the building’s sprinkler system.

Morningside University says no students, faculty, or staff were injured during the incident.

“The safety and well-being of our students are our highest priorities,” said Morningside University. All residents of the building were temporarily evacuated as a precautionary measure and have since been cleared to return to their rooms.”

University officials say one residential unit was affected.

“Due to the incident, one residential unit was affected. The students residing in this unit will be temporarily relocated to other on-campus housing University staff are working directly with these students to ensure they have the support and resources they need,” said Morningside University. We are grateful for the swift response of the local fire department and our campus safety team.”

With many people using space heaters this season, Sioux City Fire Rescue wants to remind Siouxlanders to always be cautious.

“Something for people to remember is, you want to keep at least a 3-foot distance around your space heaters,” said Assistant Fire Chief Fulton. “They do get pretty hot, obviously, that is what started the fire tonight.”

Apartment Building, Residential

Los Angeles, CA – Sprinkler system activated for fire at apartment complex; No injuries reported

A stove fire activated sprinklers at a Wilmington apartment complex Thursday, but the blaze was largely extinguished by the time firefighters arrived.

The fire was reported at 11:05 a.m. at a two-story complex the 200 block of East E Street, according Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Lyndsey Lantz.

Firefighters encountered light smoke on arrival, shut down the sprinklers and ensured the fire had not spread into the walls or ceiling, Lantz said.

No injuries were reported.

Crews were expected to remain on scene for water removal, Lantz said.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Gastonia, NC – Fire at nursing home held in check by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

A Gastonia nursing home was evacuated after a fire started in a resident’s room, but nobody was injured, the Gastonia Fire Department said.

The fire was reported at Rosewood Rest Home at 8:12 a.m. Jan. 6, and firefighters arrived a little over three minutes later, Chief Phil Welch said.

The cause of the fire was a cigarette that had been discarded into some clothing, Welch said.

When firefighters arrived, they found that staff had evacuated some of the occupants’ rooms, but around 20 residents were still inside. Firefighters helped get them out.

The fire took about 10 minutes to get under control, as a sprinkler system had prevented it from spreading, Welch said.

Rosewood Rest Home, located on MLK Jr. Way, was built in 1925, according to Gaston County tax records.

Apartment Building, Residential

Georgetown, DE – Sprinkler system activated for balcony fire at apartment complex

Crews with the Georgetown Fire Company responded Monday afternoon to a fire alarm activation at an apartment complex on Light Street and found a small fire on a third-floor balcony.

Firefighters were dispatched at about 12:54 p.m. Jan. 5, to the 32000 block of Light Street in the Weston Willows community. The first responding units discovered a chair on fire on the balcony of a third-floor apartment, with the building’s sprinkler system activated, said Georgetown Fire Company.

Fire crews checked the area for if the fire spread and determined the flames did not reach inside the apartment.

The investigation is being handled by the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office.

Other - Residential, Residential

Greenacres, FL – Sprinkler system activated for fire at residential unit; No injuries reported

Fire rescue units responded to a fire in Greenacres on Sunday. Greenacres Fire Rescue said it, along with the assistance of the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded to a report of a room-and-contents fire at 3400 South Jog Road.

When crews arrived, they located a fire confined to a single resident’s room. Fire rescue said the fire was quickly controlled and did not spread beyond that area. Fire rescue also credited the building’s sprinkler system, which activated as designed and assisted with the suppression of the fire.

As a precaution, fire rescue said residents in the affected wing of the building were temporarily relocated due water damage from the sprinkler activation and the shutdown of electrical power to the wing of the building.

Fire rescue said residents will remain relocated until remediation is complete and power is safely restored.

No injuries were reported in the incident and fire remains under investigation.

Apartment Building, Residential

Bridgeport, CT – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at apartment complex; No injuries reported

Ten people are displaced after a fire broke out at the 400 block of Washington Avenue in Bridgeport.

At around 5:30 p.m., the Bridgeport Fire Department responded to a fire alarm.

Upon arrival, firefighters located heavy smoke conditions after the fire was extinguished in one unit by the sprinkler system.

Nine units were affected, displacing ten people.

There were no reported injuries.

The American Red Cross is working to help those who were displaced.

Other - Residential, Residential

Eugene, OR – Sprinkler system controls cooking fire

Eugene Springfield Fire responded Thursday to 3648 N. Delta Highway for a cooking fire that was controlled with a residential sprinkler system.

Officials say the resident was cooking and had a stovetop fire that spread up to the kitchen cabinets before being controlled by the sprinklers.

Fire crews on scene assured extinguishment, searched, salvaged belongings, and overhauled the scene to assure no spread.

“Ladder 11 from the Santa Clara station, Truck 1, Battalion 1 and the Fire Investigator are on scene,” the fire department said Thursday afternoon.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

East Hartford, CT – Trash can fire contained by sprinkler system at elderly public housing building

A fire in an elderly public housing building on Thursday morning displaced four residents due to sprinkler damage, officials said.

Fire crews responded to an alarm at the Raymond Miller Gardens on the 400 block of Main Street at 11:27 a.m. There, they found smoke coming from a second-floor apartment due to a small fire in a trash can, according to Assistant Fire Chief Eric Munsell.

The fire was kept small by a sprinkler and extinguished within seconds by responding firefighters with minimal damage, Munsell said. According to the fire marshal, the fire was caused by “smoking material” being discarded in the trash can.

No residents were injured from the fire, but the sprinkler did cause water damage in several apartments, and has displaced four residents in four apartments while the East Hartford Housing Authority works to restore the apartments, Munsell said.

Residential, Residential High Rise

Santa Rosa, CA – Sprinkler system activated for fire on 12th floor high-rise unit; No injuries reported

Several residents of a high-rise apartment building in Santa Rosa were displaced on New Year’s Eve after a fire broke out in one of the units, according to the Santa Rosa Fire Department.

Just after 3 p.m. on Wednesday, firefighters responded to a fire at the Bethlehem Tower apartment building at 801 Tupper St.

Firefighters found heavy smoke coming from one unit on the 12th floor, prompting calls for more backup. A fire sprinkler had activated and helped contain the spread of the fire.

Ten fire engines and two fire trucks were on the scene. Fire crews quickly extinguished the blaze using hose lines.

Residents from the 12th floor to the lower floors were evacuated and evaluated for medical complaints. No one was injured.

Several apartment units were impacted by water damage. The American Red Cross came to the scene to help displaced residents find temporary housing.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Other - Residential, Residential

Kelowna, BC, Canada – Fire extinguished by sprinkler system before fire crews arrived

The Kelowna Fire Department was called to the Samuel Place supportive housing building Tuesday afternoon for a minor fire.

The blaze was sparked shortly before 2 p.m. at 280 McIntosh Road, according to assistant fire chief Dennis Craig, and was contained to a single unit.

The building’s sprinkler system extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived and Craig says crews acted quickly to shut off the water to limit damage to the rest of the building.

A resident of the building tells Castanet residents of the floor where the fire occurred have spent the afternoon mopping out their rooms.

Craig says nobody was displaced due to water damage, but the unit where the fire occurred is uninhabitable for now. The people living there, however, have been moved to another unit within the same building.

Craig says the cause of the fire is still under investigation, but he recommends that anyone who receives electronics for Christmas with lithium-ion batteries, like e-bikes, should follow manufacturer advice when charging.

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