Self-Storage Facility, Storage / Warehouse Sprinklers stop self storage facility fire (Toms River, NJ) June 11, 2013 viking210 1 Comment When fire crews arrived to a fire at a self storage facility, they found that the flames had already been extinguished by the building’s fire sprinklers. The cause of the fire was inappropriate disposal of smoking materials. Bureau of Fire Prevention Director James Mercready said, “A properly designed and maintained fire sprinkler system is an essential component in fire protection in both residential and commercial structures.”
Self-Storage Facility, Storage / Warehouse Storage unit fire squelched with help of fire sprinklers (Las Vegas, NV) May 30, 2013 viking210 Faulty power strips were to blame for the fire that erupted the evening of May 28 in several self-storage units. The building’s fire sprinklers quickly contained the blaze until fire crews arrived. No injuries were reported.
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Fire at warehouse contained by fire sprinklers (Bridgeport, CT) April 25, 2013 viking210 A warehouse where tires are melted had a fire break out in one of the machines. The sprinkler system helped to suppress the fire until fire crews arrived, and no one was reported injured in the incident.
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Warehouse fire limited thanks to fire sprinklers (Somerset, PA) March 25, 2013 viking210 A fire that broke out in an electronic recycling warehouse caused 30 fire firefighters from four county fire departments to respond. They arrived to find a small fire which was limited due to the warehouse’s fire sprinklers. “Basically the sprinkler system knocked down the fire,” reported Somerset First Leutenant Bart Close. “We took about 10 more minutes to finish the knockdown.” There was minimal damage to the building, and no one was reported injured.
Other - Storage / Warehouse, Storage / Warehouse Fire sprinklers keep fire from spreading in medical equipment building (Las Vegas, NV) March 20, 2013 viking210 A fire that began in one of the scooters that was housed in a medical supply business was limited thanks to the building’s fire sprinklers. Fire crews arrived to douse the remainder of the fire. No injuries were reported.
Other - Storage / Warehouse, Storage / Warehouse UPS facility saved by fire sprinkler system (Violetville, MD) November 30, 2012 viking210 The Baltimore County Fire Department said that the call came in at about 9:45 a.m. reporting that a conveyer belt had caught fire. Batallion Chief Joe Brown said the fire was difficult to locate due to the smoke, size of the building and number/layers of conveyer belts. “Thankfully, the sprinkler system activated, suppressing the fire to the point that we could get in there,” he said.
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Sprinkler system contains warehouse fire (North Bergen, NJ) October 25, 2012 viking210 North Bergen Fire and Rescue put out a warehouse fire early this morning that was contained by the building’s own sprinkler system, officials said. The fire was contained and a search of the building confirmed there were no people inside.
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Sprinkler system contains warehouse fire (New Britain, CT) August 24, 2012 viking210 Firefighters arrived at the 50,000-square-foot building after the fire alarm went off at 3:57 a.m. to find the sprinkler system had kicked on, Acting Deputy Chief Capt. Paul Walsh said. “It took us a few minutes to find it, but we found a car on fire in an inside dock. The sprinkler system pretty much handled it and we were able to quickly put it out.”
Other - Storage / Warehouse, Storage / Warehouse Sprinkler system kept harbor fire from spreading (Kahului Harbor, Maui) July 30, 2012 viking210 Witnesses saw a teenager use a cigarette lighter to start a fire in a new canoe hale, built from traditional materials of dried palm leaves. The fire damaged about a 100 square feet of the structure before a sprinkler system kept it from spreading. The sprinkler system was installed to bring the structure into compliance with Maui’s building codes.
Other - Storage / Warehouse, Storage / Warehouse Chemical company fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Hinsdale, IL) June 20, 2012 viking210 A Willow Springs chemical company was saved on Monday because of an automatic fire sprinkler system, said the town’s fire chief. A box alarm and hazmat team was called, and members found a single sprinkler head extinguished the wooden pallets and two drums of materials that caught fire. “These systems are in place for this reason, I can not find a better example of why we require fire alarms and sprinklers,” said Willow Springs Fire Chief Larry Moran.
