On Sunday, just before 1 p.m., Ithaca Firefighters, along with Cornell University Environmental Health and Safety workers to the Alice Cook House, a residential dorm on University Avenue for a kitchen fire. The cause of the fire was found to be boxes left on the stove which ignited, setting the third-floor kitchen ablaze. Luckily, a working sprinkler system was in place and kept the fire at bay until firefighters were able to arrive on the scene.
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Reno, NV – Sprinkler system extinguishes basement boiler explosion that caused fire at University
The initial explosion occurred Friday at Argenta Hall while a contractor was working on the boiler that had developed mechanical problems and was shut down earlier in the week, state Fire Marshal Bart Chambers said.
Preliminary information showed the initial blast started a small fire that was extinguished by sprinkler systems.
Chambers said natural gas started leaking from a 3-inch-diameter feeder line to the boiler, but investigators have not yet determined how the gas ignited.
The boiler in question had no history of safety violations or active inspection issues, he said, noting it was last inspected 18 months ago in compliance with state codes mandating checks every two years.
Shannon Ellis, UNR vice president of student services, said students, faculty and staff members were “feeling incredibly grateful that there were no serious injuries and no lives were lost.”
Argenta will remain closed for at least a year, possibly two. Nye Hall, a neighboring dorm damaged by the explosion, will stay closed into the fall, Ellis said.
About 200 students have been displaced and school officials were trying to establish living arrangements for 1,300 students expected for the fall semester
Cleburne, TX – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at high school; No injuries reported
Cleburne firefighters responded to an alarm call at 10:27 p.m. June 20 at Cleburne High School.
Upon arrival they discovered that training supplies stacked in a storage room had caught fire. Firefighters described the items as “football type rubber training pads.”
The sprinkler system had activated and extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived. Firefighters described the damage as minimal, limited to the rubber pads, though some water damage occurred, according to reports. The water damage, however, was limited to the school’s “inside rubber type football field,” according to reports.
School officials and construction personnel were on hand when firefighters arrived. Reports list no cause for the fire and no injuries were reported.
Amherst, MA – Fire from an oven malfunction at college science center quickly put out by fire sprinkler system; No injuries reported
The college’s spokeswoman Caroline Hanna described the fire at the Science Center as small and was quickly put out by the building’s sprinkler system.
Amherst Fire Chief Tim Nelson told 22News firefighters and police were alerted after alarms activated at the Science Center located at 25 East Drive shortly after 7 p.m.
“There were no injuries and property damage was minimized. The fire started when a piece of equipment in one of the biology labs on the third floor overheated. The lab sustained some smoke damage, and there is some water damage in the spaces below the lab. No other portion of the building was affected.”
CAROLINE HANNA, AMHERST COLLEGE SPOKESWOMAN
The Science Center was unoccupied at the time. Chief Nelson explained that the building’s sprinkler system kept the fire from spreading throughout the rest of the building.
The building will be cleaned and systems will be restored before opening on Saturday, Hanna told 22News.
All off-duty Amherst firefighters were called in to assist as well as officials from the Hadley Fire Department and ambulance services from Belchertown, Northampton, and South County.
The South Hadley Fire Department covered the Amherst fire station while crews assisted with the fire at the Science Center.
Cheney, WA – (No media coverage) Sprinklers extinguish fire in kitchen prep area at University
An early morning fire was extinguished when sprinkler heads were activated in the linen area of a kitchen at Eastern Washington University. The alarm came in at 0405. The first unit on scene arrived to the sprinkler gong sounding on the outside of the building. Upon entry to the building the remnants of a linen fire was found on the second floor at the rear of the kitchen. Fire was out upon arrival. The final cause is still under investigation.
Atlanta, GA – Fire sprinkler system puts out fire at Morris Brown College office
A weekend fire damaged Morris Brown College’s administrative offices, its interim president said.
Atlanta Fire Rescue Department officials got a call about a structure fire on the campus at about 6:15 a.m. Saturday, according to an incident report the department gave The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Monday. Firefighters found a small trash fire that reached the president’s desk. The sprinkler system put out the fire, the report said. The cause of the fire was not determined and is under investigation, said Atlanta Fire Rescue Sgt. Cortez Stafford.
Kevin E. James, the college’s interim president, shared a photo on social media showing a charred chair, desk and burned papers strewn across the office. James said in a video posted later Saturday that the water damage destroyed his office and other parts of the administration building were flooded. He asked alumni to donate.
“We need to raise $100,000 to get the water out of our building,” James, who said he was in Florida meeting with alumni, said in the video.
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools revoked Morris Brown’s accreditation in 2002 after ballooning debt. Because Morris Brown is not accredited, students are not able to receive federal loans. James said in March the college had 42 students.
James began a fundraising campaign in March as part of an effort to regain its accreditation, which it is pursuing through the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. James said the college raised $85,000 since March 1 and set a goal of raising $5 million in six months.
Morris Brown, founded in 1881, was the first historically black college and university in Georgia founded by African Americans.
Meadville, PA – Fire started by students in paint mixing room quickly stopped from spreading by fire sprinklers; No injuries reported
The fire, which was reported at 8:58 a.m., was contained to a paint mixing room in the school’s auto collision technology department, according to Hasko and Crawford County 911.
“We had a little incident at the vo-tech this morning,” Hasko said. “The sprinkler system did what it was supposed to do.
No one was injured, Hasko said, and the damage, primarily caused by the water that extinguished the fire, was minimal.
Hasko described the paint mixing area where the students set the fire as a booth not quite 8-by-10 feet in area.
Firefighters checked that the fire had been completely extinguished and shut off the water supply to the sprinkler system when they arrived, according to Hasko.
Three students were involved in setting the fire, Hasko said, and they were “turned over to school officials and law enforcement to handle.”
Hasko declined to identify the students, citing their status as minors.
“They fessed up,” Hasko said of the students. “I’m sure their parents aren’t going to be happy to get a call.”
Bethel, CT – Fire at middle school put out by fire sprinklers
According to the Stony Hill Volunteer Fire Company’s Facebook page, numerous companies from Fairfield County responded to a large fire in the Francis J Clarke business park.
Firefighters also responded to Bethel Middle School on calls of smoke in the building. The sprinkler system was able to put out the fire.
Bethel Middle School will not be session Monday.
It is unclear if anyone was inside or hurt at the time of the fires.
Hingham, MA – Classroom electrical fire kept in check by fire sprinklers
The fire was put out by 7 a.m., but Deputy Fire Chief William Powers said there is smoke and water damage throughout the building. He said fire, cleanup and alarm crews on scene are hoping the school can reopen Monday morning, Wicked Local reported.
“On scene we had a heavy smoke condition and a water flow, which meant the sprinklers had fused,” Powers said.
The deputy chief said the fire started in a classroom cabinet that held a TV, VCR and several computers.
“Something obviously overheated and caused an electrical fire,” he said. “The sprinkler head directly above the cabinet kept the fire in check, but it continued burning in the cabinet until we got there.”
Firefighters cut off power to the building.
“There is a need for cleanup and we cannot occupy the building today,” Superintendent Dorothy Galo said in a message Friday morning. “We will appreciate everyone’s cooperation in staying away from the HS building to allow the needed cleanup.”
All classes and Advanced Placement exams have been cancelled. Galo said students who were scheduled to take an AP exam will be contacted individually.
High School administrators are working from Town Hall. Classes in Hingham’s other five schools will still take place.
Weymouth, Hull and Cohasset firefighters responded to the school when the second alarm sounded, and Rockland and Scituate covered the station.
Powers said the school is about 800 feet from the Hingham fire headquarters, which prompted quick response from firefighters. He said there were no injuries.
The fire is being investigated by Hingham police and fire, the Hinghal building inspector and the state fire marshal’s office.
Plainfield Township, MI – Classroom fire quickly extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
The Plainfield Township Fire Department says the fire was out by the time fire crews got on the scene. No one was hurt.
Photos posted to the department’s Facebook page show minimal fire damage to a lab.
The cause of the fire has not yet been released.
Tuesday classes are not expected to be affected.
