Apartment Building, Residential Franklin, TN – Sprinkler system extinguishes apartment fire July 17, 2018 viking210 A Franklin woman’s pet cat will live to see another day after a kitchen fire nearly destroyed the unit. Officials say the fire happened around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday evening at the Grove at Shadow Green apartments off Columbia Avenue. The fire was started when a burner on the stove was left on, igniting the microwave and other combustibles around the appliance. The blaze was extinguished by a single automatic fire sprinkler, officials say protected the other occupants in the three-story, 30-unit complex. “We are thankful the fire sprinklers performed as designed – preventing a much different outcome for the pet and the other families living in the building,” said Franklin Fire Marshal Andy King. “The Franklin Fire Department encourages all prospective tenants to choose apartment complexes with fire sprinklers when possible. They are lifesavers.” When responders arrived on the scene, they first rescued the tenant’s cat and then ventilated the unit and turned off the sprinkler. The tenant was not home at the time of the incident. She returned after neighbors notified her about the fire. The unit below also suffered water damage. Officials estimate the damage to the two units at around $25,000.
