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.
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Category Archives: Townhouse / Condominium
Sprinklers control fire in parking garage (Lexington, KY)
Sprinklers make the difference in a condo fire on the 17th floor (Grand Rapids, MI)
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Fire contained by sprinkler system at townhouse (Annapolis, MD)
Sprinkler system douses townhouse kitchen fire (Langley, BC)
Langley Township firefighters were called in at about 4:30 p.m. to the home in the 8900 block of Walnut Grove Drive, said assistant fire chief Bruce Ferguson. The fire was caused by a stove left on, Ferguson said. The building’s sprinklers largely doused the flames.
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Condominium fire contained by fire sprinklers (Coconut Creek, FL)
Sprinkler system allows family time to evacuate safety from their townhouse (Perryville, MD)
Condominium fire contained by fire sprinklers (Cape Coral, FL)
Fire sprinklers save multiple homes from damage (Chapel Hill, NC)
A fire that broke out in a garage of a townhouse was quickly extinguished by the home’s fire sprinkler system. The home, which is connected to several other town homes, sustained minimal fire damage.
In a release, the fire department stated, “The presence of an automatic fire sprinkler system in this home prevented a fire in an unattended home from growing larger and causing severe damage to the owner’s home as well as the neighbors’ homes within the building.”