Other / Not Specified, Other Business Lumberyard Arts Center damage limited thanks to fire sprinklers (Baldwin City, KS) May 21, 2012 viking210 A fire that started at around 4:30 in the morning on Sunday morning could have been devastating to the collection of art as well as the newly renovated Lumberyard Arts Center. The Center’s fire sprinkler helped suppress and contain the blaze. “Fire protection measures built into the Lumberyard Arts Center proved their worth in the fire,” said Sandy Cardens, Lumberyard Arts Center board secretary and gallery coordinator. “Damage from the fire was limited to the non-renovated north section of the building, which is to be a future theater.” “The (Douglas County) fire marshal said the sprinkler system paid for itself last night,” she said. No injuries were reported from the fire.
