Category Archives: Townhouse / Condominium

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Branson, MO – Sprinkler system helps contain condominium fire

A Branson-area condominium was evacuated Saturday afternoon after flames broke out in one unit. According to the Southern Stone County Fire Protection District, crews were dispatched to the fire at 21 Stillwaters Trail in Indian Point just before 2:30 p.m. Officials say an Indian Point police officer who first arrived on scene and a maintenance worker extinguished the flames.

Crews say someone left a plastic cooler on an electric stove, which started the blaze. “This could have been bad. This is a large building with numerous tourists. The fire sprinkler activated with audible alarms. The alarm company notified us and everyone is safe,” stated Fire Marshal Jim Harding. Nobody was in the unit when the fire broke out. Both the Indian Point officer and maintenance worker were evaluated on scene by Taney County Ambulance for smoke inhalation.  No other injuries were reported.

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Hugo, MN – Sprinklers credited with containing fire to one room of townhome

No one was injured after a fire broke out at a group of townhomes in Hugo on Thursday morning.

The fire was reported at 4625 Victor Path when a woman awakened to the smell of smoke and called the fire department.

Crews from Hugo, White Bear Lake and Forest Lake all responded.

Firefighters say the fire started on the deck and moved into the unit. A sprinkler system is credited with confining the fire to one room of the house, which was the main living room.

No other units were damaged.

The woman was the only person home at the time and escaped uninjured.

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Stillwater, MN – Townhouse fire controlled by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

Just before 10 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were called to a townhouse fire in the 2800 block of Brewers Lane. When firefighters arrived, smoke was coming from the eight-unit townhouse complex.  Crews entered the unoccupied townhome, and found a sprinkler-controlled fire on the first floor.

Firefighters extinguished the fire and ventilated the building.  No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

 “The fire sprinkler in this building prevented significant fire damage to the complex and allowed the residents of the attached units to escape without injury,” a post on the Stillwater Fire Department’s Facebook page reads.

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Toms River, NJ – Fire sprinklers praised for effectiveness in condominium fire

A fire at the North Point Hollow condominium complex Thursday night caused only minor heat, smoke and water damage, after the condominium’s sprinkler system was activated by the fire, said James Mercready, director of the Toms River Bureau of Fire Prevention. Smoke alarms alerted a neighbor, who called the fire in at 5:25 p.m., he said.

The Pleasant Plains and Silverton fire companies responded and upon arrival, Pleasant Plains Fire Chief David George forced entry into the first-floor unit and found a heavy smoke condition, Mercready said. Upon further investigation, George found a single fire sprinkler activated and spraying water in a bedroom where it appears the fire originated, he said.

“The effectiveness of fire sprinklers has once again been proven as there was only minor heat, smoke and water damage in the affected unit, with no structural damage occurring to the building,” Mercready said.

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Lexington Park, MD – Townhouse fire caused by carelessly discarded smoking materials put out by sprinkler system

What authorities are calling “carelessly discarded smoking materials” sparked a fire in a St. Mary’s County home early Sunday morning, Dec. 28.  The home’s sprinkler system activated quickly and extinguished the fire. 

According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the blaze occurred at a two-story, middle unit townhouse on F. Radford Lane in Lexington Park and was reported shortly after 7 a.m.

“No one was home at the time of the fire,” stated Dfm. Caryn McMahon. “A neighbor smelled the odor of smoke and called 911. The fire originated in a small trashcan in the upstairs bedroom. The family has been temporarily displaced and is being assisted by the American Red Cross.”

Fifteen firefighters from Bay District and Patuxent Naval Air Station were dispatched to the one-alarm blaze. No injuries were reported.

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Langley, BC, Canada – Sprinker system credited with containing townhouse kitchen fire

 fire that started on the stove of a Walnut Grove townhouse on Thursday might have done far more damage than it did, if not for the presence of a working sprinkler system.

Pat Walker, assistant fire chief with the Township of Langley said the blaze started after a pot used to sterilize rubber nipples for baby bottles was accidentally left heating on the stove when the family went out.

“They left the house and thought they had turned (the burner) off, but it boiled dry,” said Walker. Eventually the nipples caught fire and ignited plastic components inside the stove’s hood.

The flames had also melted a cabinet door and a plastic kettle on the counter before being doused. “It would have been a totally different scenario without the sprinkler,” said Walker.

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Forestdale, MA – Sprinkler system puts out condominium fire

The Sandwich Fire Chief William Carrico is stressing the importance of residential sprinkler systems after a condominium was saved last night.  Crews arrived at the condo at 14 Brightside Lane in Forestdale just after 7:30 p.m. to find the fire had already been put out. The fire which started in the kitchen was confined to the stove top and was extinguished by the sprinkler system.  Carrico said if it were not for the sprinkler system, there would have been significant fire and smoke damage.

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Salisbury, MD – Townhouse fire contained to one room by residential sprinkler system

An electrical failure in an HVAC system is being blamed for a fire at a Salisbury townhouse Wednesday, the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said.  Deputy state fire marshals responded to 1733 Woodbrooke Drive in Salisbury at about 12:50 p.m. for a fire contained to a living room by a residential fire sprinkler.

A fire sprinkler head quickly activated near the small blaze and contained the fire, while protecting the remainder of the home and contents.  The home will remain unoccupied temporarily while maintenance personnel make minor repairs and clean-up from the incident.  There were no injuries.

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Sprinklers assist firefighters at condominium fire (Bath Township, OH)

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm call on Friday morning at a manufacturing plant and found heavy smoke on the ground floor as well as the roof of the building. The fire sprinkler system activated and contained the fire; fire crews were able to put out the fire within 30 minutes. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and all personnel evacuated the premises safely.

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Condominium complex fire eliminated by sprinkler (Charleston, SC)

Fire sprinklers put out a fire in a condominium complex on Thursday night. The fire began in the kitchen when the tenant left something cooking on the stove unattended; firefighters were called to the scene at 10:06 p.m. When they entered the premises, they reported that the fire had already been eliminated by the building’s fire sprinkler system.