Apartment Building, Residential New Brighton, MN – Sprinklers prevent apartment blaze from spreading; No injuries May 27, 2016 viking210 The New Brighton Department of Public Safety responded to the report of a fire at an apartment building in New Brighton last week. Emergency responders were dispatched to the 600 block of Old Highway 8 N.W. after the building’s fire alarm sounded around 11:25 a.m. April 15. When the fire engines arrived, crews found the remnants of a fire in an apartment on the third floor. After gaining entry to the apartment, firefighters determined the building’s sprinkler system had controlled and nearly extinguished the fire completely and prevented the blaze from spreading further. “The presence of a working fire-suppression sprinkler along with a properly working building fire alarm system saved significant property damage and potentially saved many lives,” the public safety department said in a statement. According to the city officials, the cause of the fire is not believed to be suspicious. There were no injuries as a result of this incident. City fire crews added reminders to residents to clean out dryer vents routinely, and to make sure smoke detectors are functioning properly.
