Office Building, Other Business High rise fire eliminated thanks to fire sprinklers (Pittsburgh, PA) June 12, 2014 viking210 A fire began on the 18th floor of a high rise office building on Wednesday at about 6:35 p.m. The fire sprinkler activated in the office where the fire began and confined the flames to that area until fire crews responded. The cause of the fire was a switch in the heating unit, and no injuries were reported.