Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Kitchener, ON, Canada – Sprinklers extinguish fire at Colt Canada firearms manufacturing plant; No injuries March 14, 2017 viking210 The Colt Canada firearms manufacturing plant in Kitchener was evacuated Thursday morning due to a fire inside the building. Firefighters were called to the Wilson Avenue facility around 8:30 a.m.When they arrived, they found that the fire had already been extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system. Water from the sprinklers damaged some computers. Damaged is estimated at $10,000 to $20,000. Fire officials say the fire began when workers were test firing casings, one of which landed in “residual matter.” No injuries were reported.