Primary / Secondary School, School / University Sprinkler system puts out fire at middle school, 1,300 students and 80 staff evacuate safely (Temple, AZ) March 1, 2012 viking210 A fire at Tempe’s Kyrene Middle School caused the evacuation of about 1,300 students and 80 staff members on Thursday morning. A teacher noticed smoke coming out of a classroom at the school moments before the sprinkler system was activated and the fire was put out. The fire was caused by an electrical motor failure in the skylight system. One student complained about breathing problems, but no other injuries were reported, according to the city of Tempe.
College/University (on campus), School / University Sprinkler system doused refrigerator fire at the University of Texas chemistry building (Austin, TX) March 1, 2012 viking210 Crews were called to Welch Hall on the University of Texas campus shortly after 3 a.m. Thursday. By the time they arrived, Lieutenant Jim Baker with AFD said sprinklers had already doused the flames of a refrigerator on fire. Since the refrigerator housed dangerous chemicals, the call was upgraded to a hazardous materials 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.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University High school briefly closed due to fire, sprinkler system limits damage(Mission, BC) February 29, 2012 viking210 Investigators determined Monday morning the fire originated in a fire-rated storage container. Plastic left on top of the canister eventually caught fire and triggered the sprinkler system, which limited damage to that room.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Students evacuate safely after sprinkler controls fire at high school (Salem, OR) February 9, 2012 viking210 Damage minimized,no injuries in daytime fire after sprinkler system successfully operates
College/University (on campus), School / University College commercial dryer fire contained by sprinkler system (Chesterfield, MO) January 29, 2012 viking210 A fire ignited by a commercial dryer in the basement laundry room of an administration building at Logan College of Chiropractic was contained by a sprinkler system Sunday night.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Sprinkler system extinguished high school fire (Des Moines, IA) January 29, 2012 viking210 Des Moines firefighters say a small fire in a Des Moines high school was extinguished by the school’s sprinkler system.
College/University (on campus), School / University Sprinkler system kept lab fire in check at the University of Maryland (College Park, MD) January 17, 2012 viking210 Sprinkler system activated at the University of Maryland and kept lab fire in check until firefighters arrived. Everyone was evacuated safely.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Sprinkler System Contains High School Electrical Fire Christmas Morning (Valrico, FL) December 27, 2011 viking210 Sprinkler system contains high school electrical fire to media room Christmas morning
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Middle School Bathroom Fire Extinguished by Sprinklers (Charlottesville, VA) December 20, 2011 viking210 The flames were put out by the bathroom sprinkler, and no one was injured, said Capt. Kelly Walker, of the Waynesboro Police Department.