Perryville, MD – Sprinklers credited with quelling blaze in senior community building
Apison, TN – Fire in paint shop at manufacturing facility contained by sprinkler system
Erlanger, KY – Following explosion at candy factory, sprinklers assist in controlling fires inside building
Rollinsford, NH – Fire in 160-year-old mill building limited by sprinkler system
Toledo, OH – Fire in salvage shop garage controlled with help from sprinkler system
Mesquite, NV – Sprinkler system completely extinguishes fire at Conestoga Golf Club
E-11, R-11, Chief 2 Responded to the Conestoga Golf Club for a water flow alarm. Arrived to find audible and visual alarms and employees evacuated from building. Staff advises they have had a fire. Found an exterior storage rack under a covered patio near kitchen area that had burned boxes and other material on it. Fire completely extinguished by automatic sprinkler system which was still flowing water. Flow of water stopped and system returned to service other than the single head that activated and put the fire out. Minor scorching to building but no structural damage. Fire determined to be accidental in nature.
Portland, OR – Intentionally-set fires at high school kept in check by sprinklers
Students at Portland’s James Madison High School got quite a scare Monday morning.
But the two fires at Madison High on Monday weren’t the first to be set at the school recently.
“So far we have four fires that were set here. The 16th, the 17th and then two today,” said Tyler.
The principal also posted a letter to parents on the front page of the Madison High School website.