Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler saves lives and property in apartment fire (Neath, UK)

March 29, 2014 viking210

A fire began in a flat in the United Kingdom on Thursday, March 20. It broke out in the kitchen, and it was suppressed by the sprinkler system that had been installed in the building weeks earlier. The Neath Port Talbot Community Safety Department, Coastal Housing, and NPT Social Services had determined in February that the tenant of the flat was sufficiently at risk and had the fire sprinkler installed. Following the extinguishing of the fire by the sprinkler system, the man was found on the premises and was evacuated safely. No injuries were reported.

Apartment Building, Residential

Apartment building saved thanks to fire sprinklers (Redding, CA)

March 28, 2014 viking210

When a resident of an apartment building left coconut oil heating on the stovetop, a fire ignited which then spread to the cabinets and microwave. The heat from the fire activated the overhead fire sprinklers, which eliminated the fire. 

“In this case, the sprinkler system saved the structure,” said Battalion Chief Cullen Kreider said.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Sprinkler system limits damage at country club fire (Hoover, AL)

March 28, 2014 viking210

A little after 9:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a fire at a country club. The flames, which started on the loading dock of the club, traveled into the building’s attic, where the fire sprinklers activated and contained the fire .

“The fire was under control within 15 minutes,” Hoover Fire Department Executive Director Rusty Lowe said.

The cause of the fire appears to be accidental. This is not the first fire that the clubhouse has suffered, however; in 2007, the same country club was destroyed in a fire.

“When the clubhouse was rebuilt, it was built to current code that required the modernized fire suppression system,” Lowe said. “Had it not been for the sprinklers the fire might have spread extensively throughout the attic.”

No injuries were reported.

Residential

Post office fire quickly eliminated by sprinkler system (Snellville, GA)

March 26, 2014 viking210

Fire sprinklers quickly put out a fire that began at a post office distribution center on Monday evening. The fire, which began in a cubicle area near the bathroom, began around 8 p.m. and forced the evacuation of the building. No injuries were reported, and investigators are trying to determine the cause of the fire.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Fire sprinklers keep fire from spreading at manufacturing plant (Paris, IL)

March 25, 2014 viking210

A lighting manufacturing plant had a fire break out early Sunday morning. The fire sprinkler system operated, keeping the fire to one area. All of the employees were able to evacuate the plant safely. 

Paris Fire Chief Brian Gates said of the incident, “The sprinkler system worked and contained the fire.”

Department Store, Retail

Retail store fire squelched by sprinkler system (Charlottesville, VA)

March 25, 2014 viking210

Fire crews were called to the scene of a retail store after a clothing rack caught fire on Sunday evening. The fire sprinklers in the store eliminated the blaze prior to the firefighters’ arrival. There were no injuries, and the fire’s cause remains under investigation.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Fire at multi-business building contained by sprinkler system (Folsom, CA)

March 25, 2014 viking210

A fire began in the electrical box at a restaurant on Sunday morning. Employees of the restaurant, which shares a building with several other businesses, were able to evacuate safely. According to the fire crews at the scene, the building’s fire sprinklers activated on the fire, preventing the damage to the building from being much worse. No injuries were reported.

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Sprinklers extinguish grocery store fire before firefighters arrive (Calgary, BC)

March 22, 2014 viking210

Over 50 customers and employees had to leave a local grocery store on Friday after a fire broke out. Officials say the area where the fire originated had a sprinkler system which went off, along with a fire alarm. The sprinkler system extinguished the fire before crews even arrived on scene. There were no reports of injuries, and investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire.

Apartment Building, Residential

Fire sprinklers save property and lives from arson fire (Harrisburg, PA)

March 21, 2014 viking210 1 Comment

Investigators are reporting that a fire that began in a vacant apartment was intentionally set on Thursday morning. Fire Chief Brian Enterline said that the fire sprinkler system had not only prevented significant property loss, but possibly saved several lives. At the time of the fire, firefighters were already suppressing a fire at another location; two city units as well as surrounding fire companies were sent out to cover the apartment fire. Enterline also said that had it not been for the fire sprinklers, the fire would have spread throughout the apartment before it would have been discovered. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Fire sprinklers help put out fire at bowling alley (Minneapolis, MN)

March 18, 2014 viking210

Early Monday morning, a fire was reported at a bowling alley; fire crews arrived to find that the fire behind the pin racking machine. While the exact cause of the fire remains under investigation, fire crews agree that the facility’s fire sprinkler system helped to quickly eliminate the flames. No injuries were reported.