Henderson, NV – Electrical fire in condominium building contained by sprinkler system
Gilroy, CA – Sprinkler system helps protect Salvation Army store from fire set by thieves
A 2-alarm fire at a Salvation Army facility in Gilroy destroyed $5,000 worth of donations.
Flames spread through a trailer filled with donations.
Workers at the Salvation Army said the trailer has been broken into several times before at night, and the thieves use candles to light their way through darkness.
Workers suspect a thief’s candle sparked the fire.
The Gilroy Fire Department wrote on Facebook, “Crews responded to the Salvation Army store on Camino Arroyo, where they found a 53 (foot) trailer on fire up against the loading dock. The fire extended into the building but was held in check by the sprinkler system.”
Phillipsburg, NJ – No injuries as sprinkler system helps knock down fire at Toys R Us
No one was injured in the 3:59 p.m. blaze, which burned boxes, computer materials and other office items in the building at 1280 Route 22 in Pohatcong Township.
“The fire was confined to an office area off of the retail floor,” Huntington fire Chief Dave Cupon said. “It was a lot more smoke damage than anything, but the store will be closed for an undetermined amount of time while they make repairs.”
Cupon said the fire appeared to have started accidentally in an electrical fixture. No one was in the office when the flames broke out, he said.
“The sprinkler system, once it was activated, knocked down a lot of the fire,” Cupon said. Firefighters quickly finished extinguishing the fire.
Three firetrucks extended their ladders to the Toys R Us and Babies R Us roof, where firefighters used fans to help suck the smoke out of the store.
Assisting Huntington Fire Company were Alpha, Greenwich Township, Phillipsburg, Harmony, Washington and Pohatcong Township fire companies.
St. Paul, MN – Sprinkler system extinguishes electrical fire in dorm room at University of St. Thomas
The sprinkler system extinguished the fire. St. Paul Fire Department also responded promptly.
Fire alarm and suppression systems worked the way they were designed to work, and the fire was contained to a small area. Residents evacuated and everyone is safe.
The University of St. Thomas places the safety and security of our students, faculty and staff as our highest priority. The university regularly tests fire safety and suppression systems. In this instance, all systems worked as required.
Yuma, AZ – Fire at linen services company contained by sprinkler system; Third Yuma sprinkler save in one week
Farmers Branch, TX – Office fire on 9th floor of Federal Building extinguished by single sprinkler
*** FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED – NO MEDIA COVERAGE *** On the afternoon of September 13, 2017, the Farmers Branch Fire Department was dispatched to an automatic fire alarm at a 14-story Federal Building located at 4050 Alpha Rd. Upon arrival, smoke was showing on the ninth floor. A full assignment response was initiated. Upon investigation, fire crews identified an oscillating fan and chair on fire in a ninth floor conference room. One sprinkler head activated and extinguished the fire. Fire was determined to be accidental. No injuries occurred.