Other - School / University, School / University Sprinklers make the difference in arson fire at learning center (Las Vegas, NV) November 4, 2013 viking210 Justice was served regarding the fire that was intentionally set on April 15 at a learning center for children with autism. The person responsible for setting the fire with gasoline and Molotov cocktails was sentenced on Friday, November 1. Authorities say that the fire could have been much more catastrophic had it not been for the building’s fire sprinkler system, which helped eliminate the blaze. No injuries were reported in the fire.
Other - School / University, School / University Fire sprinklers prove worth in college apartment fire (Nashville, TN) October 7, 2013 viking210 A fire which began in the kitchen of one of Vanderbilt University’s apartment units was quickly extinguished by the building’s fire sprinkler system on the afternoon of Saturday, October 6. The suspected cause of the fire was an unattended pan on a heated stove which then ignited. All of the resident’s were able to evacuate the apartment safely, and no one was injured.
Other - School / University, School / University Sprinklers aid firefighters in school fire (Worcester, MA) June 14, 2013 viking210 A fire that began in a gas-powered clothes dryer of a technical school the evening of June 13 was almost completely eliminated by the school’s fire sprinkler system by the time fire crews arrived. No one was injured in the fire.
Other - School / University, School / University Fire sprinklers stop university fire (Los Angeles, CA) April 30, 2013 viking210 A fire at Viterbi School of Engineering on the University of Southern California was quickly eliminated by the school’s fire sprinkler system. The cause of the fire is equipment in the high rise that overheated; no one was injured from the fire.
Other - School / University, School / University Sprinkler system contains apartment fire at Loras College (Dubuque, IA) March 1, 2012 viking210 Authorities say a meth lab explosion caused a fire at a Loras Collage apartment building early Wednesday. The sprinkler system went off and damage was limited to the bathroom.
Other - School / University, School / University Fire Sprinkler Stops Blaze at Cornerstone Christian Academy & Tyke’s Preschool (Las Vegas, NV) December 8, 2011 viking210 Fire Sprinkler Stops Blaze at Cornerstone Christian Academy & Tyke’s Preschool
