Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler extinguishes apartment grease fire (Scottsdale, AZ) October 8, 2014 viking210 A man sustained minor burns on his arm from a small grease fire in his Scottsdale apartment Sunday evening, authorities said. The fire was extinguished by a sprinkler head in the apartment, near 70th Street in downtown Scottsdale, according to a Scottsdale Fire Department spokesman.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinklers contain fire in apartment with mentally and physically challenged residents (Knoxville, TN) October 7, 2014 viking210 The Knoxville Fire Department says the blaze started around 2 a.m. at the Parkridge Harbor Apartments. When crews arrived, smoke was found coming from a burning mattress in a common area laundry room on the second floor of the building. According to officials, an automatic sprinkler had activated, keeping the fire at a minimum.
Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Fire at food market controlled with help from sprinkler system (San Jose, CA) October 7, 2014 viking210 The two-alarm fire started just after 11 p.m. at the Senter Foods market in South San Jose, and firefighters brought the blaze under control shortly after midnight. There were no injuries reported, and the store was closed at the time. The sprinkler system was activated and helped control the fire. The cause is under investigation.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Kitchen fire extinguished by sprinkler system at senior apartment complex (Huntsville, TX) October 7, 2014 viking210 A kitchen fire Friday afternoon led to the forced evacuation of at least 42 people from the National Church Residence Parkview Place senior living center in downtown Huntsville. Firefighters responded to a call in the 1100 block of Avenue N after residents reported smelling smoke. “About 3 p.m. we got a call of the smell of smoke at the Parkview assisted-living facility,” Huntsville assistant fire chief John Hobbs said. “We arrived around 3:05 p.m. The building’s sprinkler system had already extinguished any fire. Ventilators were required, however, to ventilate the building of smoke.”
Government/Military, Other-Government/Military Fire at MSP international airport controlled by single sprinkler (Minneapolis, MN) October 7, 2014 viking210 A small fire in a break room at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport set off smoke detectors and a sprinkler above Gate G-1, causing some minor disruption before operations returned to normal. “It was a small stove fire in a storage and break area,” MSP spokesman Patrick Hogan said Monday. The fire was in an employee-only area, one floor above the public concourse used by passengers.
Food Processing, Manufacturing Sprinkler system helps control fire at Cargill Grain Mill (Ogden, UT) October 6, 2014 viking210 A fire broke out Thursday afternoon at the top of the Cargill Grain Mill near G Avenue and 27th Street. Seven emergency vehicles responded to the scene at about 4:20 p.m. after smoke was initially seen near the top of the structure. A fire had broken out on the ninth floor, a flour processing area, the Ogden Fire Department reported. All employees were evacuated from the mill with no injuries. A sprinkler system was activated as crews from the Ogden and Roy fire departments worked on the blaze. The cause of the fire is still being determined by investigators.
Other - School / University, School / University Sprinkler system activates in off-campus apartment building fire (East Lansing, MI) October 6, 2014 viking210 No one was hurt but a dozen apartment units were damaged by the fire Sunday evening at the Landings at Chandler Crossings apartment complex, located off campus from Michigan State University. East Lansing Fire Marshal Gerald Rodabaugh said the fire remains under investigation. An alarm system in the building was triggered and caused occupants to flee the building. Firefighters evacuated others. A sprinkler system in the building also was activated, officials said. No one was injured.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinklers keep fire from spreading in apartment – no injuries (Olympia, WA) October 6, 2014 viking210 No one was injured in an Olympia apartment fire Wednesday afternoon, according to the Olympia Fire Department. Firefighters responded to a fire at the Woodland Park Apartments, located on the 800 block of Yauger Way SW, at about 3:30 p.m. The fire started in a kitchen, but hadn’t spread thanks to the building’s sprinkler system, according to Deputy Chief Gary Wright. The fire was extinguished quickly, and smoke and water damage were limited to the one apartment, Wright said. The fire likely started when food in the oven or on the stove was left unattended.
College/University (on campus), School / University Arson fire at Yale University bookstore controlled by building’s sprinkler system (New Haven, CT) October 5, 2014 viking210 On Monday, the bookstore called in Fire Investigators to investigate an arson fire. According to a statement issued by NHPD spokesman David Hartman, after reviewing the store’s security footage, the police found the suspect lighting several fires throughout the bookstore with a lighter. The fire in the bathroom also triggered the bookstore’s sprinkler system, helping to limit the damage.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Super 8 Motel fire extinguished by automatic fire sprinkler system (San Antonio, TX) October 5, 2014 viking210 A fire forced evacuations at a motel on San Antonio’s Southeast Side Friday morning. Two rooms were destroyed at the Super 8 in the 700 block of Hot Wells Boulevard near Interstate 37, a San Antonio Fire Department representative said. Hotel staff evacuated everyone in the motel and the sprinkler system kicked on well before firefighters arrived. Firefighters say the fire was actually out before they even got there. They went around checking for hot spots and called a second alarm as a precautionary measure. No one was hurt. Fire department investigators have ruled the fire accidental.
