Apartment Building, Residential

Residents of historic apartment building saved with help from fire sprinkler system (Minneapolis, MN)

Four people escaped an apartment fire in Minneapolis overnight. Crews say the fire broke out around 11 p.m. Wednesday on the third floor of the Stonehouse Square Apartments on the 200 block of Broadway Street Northeast. The fire was contained to one unit and was extinguished by a sprinkler system in the apartment complex, firefighters say. The fire chief says the fire appears to have started on the stove.

Apartment Building, Residential

Automatic fire sprinkler system helps minimize damage in apartment fire (Brattleboro, VT)

A fire that originated inside a Western Avenue building early Thursday morning left only one room and part of the roof damaged. The building was totally occupied at the time of the fire, Brattleboro Fire Chief Mike Bucossi said. According to Bucossi, the fire started where the vent pipe furnace comes off the pellet furnace. It traveled up the wall and into the attic space.  “Two of the sprinkler heads activated and it really helped to contain the fire,” said Bucossi. “It made a big difference in the overall outcome of how serious this fire could have been.”

Apartment Building, Residential

Kitchen apartment fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Elkton, MD)

A stove-top fire caused about $7,500 damage to an apartment building in Elkton, Maryland, fire officials said Wednesday. The fire was reported about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in an apartment under renovation in a three-story building formerly known as The Ritz, said Oliver J. Alkire, senior deputy state fire marshal. A sprinkler system put out the first-floor fire before firefighters arrived.  No injuries were reported.

Primary / Secondary School, School / University

Arson fire at high school controlled with help from sprinkler system (Norcross, GA)

One Gwinnett County high school student is out of jail on bond but the other remains on an immigration hold after their misguided prank at Meadowcreek High School backfired and got them charged with arson and committing a terroristic act. They are accused of setting toilet paper on fire in school bathrooms in September.  The fire caused the school sprinkler system to go off.

Apartment Building, Residential

Fire sprinklers suppress fire and limit damage in apartment fire (Denton, TX)

At 6:30 p.m., the Denton Fire Department responded to an apartment fire. Upon arrival, fire crews discovered light smoke coming from the doorway, and the fire had already been suppressed by a fire sprinkler in the apartment’s kitchen. The resident of the apartment claimed the fire began as a result of a cooking fire on the stove top, and the occupant tried to retrieve the fire extinguisher when the sprinkler activated and extinguished the flames.  No injuries were reported.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Sprinklers extinguish laundry room fire at Hawthorn Suites hotel (Vandalia, OH)

A gas leak caused a fire in the laundry at the Hawthorn Suites, Vandalia. Fire crews say gas leaking from a broken gas line was ignited by the hot water heater. Fire crews partially evacuated the building. Officials say the sprinkler system activated and extinguished the flames before firefighters arrived. No one was injured in the fire.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Sprinkler system puts out fire at DoubleTree hotel (Tucson, AZ)

An afternoon fire began on the sixth floor of a hotel on October 16. The hotel was equipped with fire sprinklers, which activated in the room where the fire began and suppressed the flames. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and the Tucson Fire Department is unsure if anyone was in the hotel room when the fire broke out. No injuries were reported.

Apartment Building, Residential

Three fires extinguished thanks to sprinkler systems (Las Cruces, NM)

Over the last three weeks, fire sprinklers have eliminated three separate apartment fires in Las Cruces – September 26, October 3, and October 7. In every single one of the fires, the cause was unattended cooking, and in two of the incidents, the residents were not aware that the fire had begun. According to the Las Cruces Fire Department, the sprinklers activation in each of the incidents kept property losses minimal and prevented any injuries.

Office Building, Other Business

Sprinklers help control fire in commercial office building (Anaheim, CA)

Firefighters have put out a structural fire at Anaheim Corporate Office Plaza, across the street from Angel Stadium on East Orangewood Avenue.  Firefighters responded at 6:17 p.m. on Monday after an alarm company for the plaza noticed that its sprinkler system had been activated, a fire official said.  There were no injuries reported.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Firefighters credit sprinkler system for controlling fire at manufacturing plant (Temple, TX)

Crews responded to a fire Saturday afternoon at the Lock Joint Tube manufacturing plant in Temple. When crews got there they found employees had already evacuated the building. When they went inside, they found one fire sprinkler head flowing water close to machinery which had a small amount of fire underneath. Crews put out the flames and credit the fire sprinkler system with keeping the fire from spreading.

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