Primary / Secondary School, School / University Sprinkler system puts out fire in high school wood shop (Broadview Heights, OH) May 18, 2012 viking210 The Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School will be closed Friday after a fire erupted in a wood shop class Thursday, according to the high school’s website. Broadview Heights Fire Chief Jeffrey Hajek said that the fire broke out about 4:15 p.m. The sprinkler system was activated and put out the fire. No one was injured.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Sprinkler system douses fire at high school (Hitchcock, TX) May 16, 2012 viking210 A Southeast Texas school has reopened a day after a clothes dryer fire sent smoke into the building and forced cancellation of classes. Authorities say the school’s sprinkler system helped douse the flames. Hitchcock police say students and staff were evacuated, nobody was hurt and damage was limited to the dryer area.
Primary / Secondary School Fire sprinklers control school fire (Des Moines, IA) April 30, 2012 viking210 A fire that broke out in a high school art room was suppressed by the building’s fire sprinkler system. According to Pleasant Hill Fire Department Chief Reylon Meeks, the fire was mostly extinguished before before fire crews arrived. Associate Superintendent Joe Horton said of the fire sprinkler system, “The upside is no kids, nobody in the building, nobody got hurt. It did exactly what you would want the sprinkler system to do.” No injuries were reported.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Damage minimized at school thanks to fire sprinkler system (Perris, CA) April 13, 2012 viking210 A small fire that broke out in a school bathroom was controlled by firefighters and the school’s sprinkler systems. No injuries were reported.
College/University (on campus), School / University University fire extinguished by fire sprinkler system (Tempe, AZ) April 5, 2012 viking210 1 Comment After a fire broke out at Arizona State University, the fire system kicked in and put out the fire by the time the fire department arrived, Tempe fire investigator Mike Reichling told the East Valley Tribune. No injuries were reported.
Residence Hall/Dormitory, School / University On-campus university apartment fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Eunice, LA) April 2, 2012 viking210 An on-campus apartment cooking fire ignited in the room. The apartment’s sprinkler system turned on and put out the fire before the Baton Rouge Fire Department arrived. There were no injuries.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University School fire contained by fire sprinklers (Laguna Hills, CA) March 27, 2012 viking210 A fire that broke out in a classroom at Laguna Hills High School activated and kept the flames small, Orange County Fire Association spokesperson Captain Marc Stone stated. No injuries were reported.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Sprinkler system contains electrical fire at school; no injuries reported (Kent, CT) March 26, 2012 viking210 The Rev. Richardson W. Schell, headmaster of the school, said an automatic alarm sounded at about 10 a.m., and the sprinkler system then kicked in, extinguishing the blaze in Field Dormitory.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Classroom fire contained by sprinkler system at high school (El Paso, TX) March 13, 2012 viking210 A Molotov cocktail or incendiary device was thrown through a window at El Dorado High School early Sunday morning. The School District said the device started a fire which triggered a sprinkler system. The classroom, which is used to teach English courses, should be cleaned up and operational by Wednesday.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University School fire extinguished by sprinkler system, students returned to class within the hour (Bracebridge, ON) March 5, 2012 viking210 Students at Bracebridge and Muskoka Lakes Secondary School were evacuated briefly this morning following a fire in the school’s woodworking shop. The fire was reported at 10 a.m., and was soon extinguished by the school sprinkler system. Students were evacuated as a precaution, but returned to class within the hour. No injuries were reported.
