At about 8:45 a.m. on February 24, a fire was reported at a John Deere manufacturing facility. The incident began in the dust collection unit for a plasma cutting machine, and the fire sprinkler activated in that area, containing the fire until fire crews arrived.
The plant was evacuated, and no injuries were reported. Personnel in the unaffected work areas were able to return within 20 minutes.
Manufacturing plant fire put out by sprinkler system (Quincy, IL)
A malfunctioning air compressor was to blame for the fire which started at a manufacturing facility on Monday morning. Fire crews arrived at 9:45 a.m. to find heavy smoke but no fire.
Lt. Richard Kestner of the Tri-Township Fire Department said of the fire, “The sprinkler system had already put it out.”
No injuries were reported.
Sprinkler keeps fire from spreading at supermarket (Redding, CA)
A fire which began in the dock area of a supermarket early Sunday morning activated the store’s sprinkler system. The fire was contained by the sprinkler until fire crews arrived.
Firefighters at the scene said, “The properly maintained and functioning fire sprinkler system prevented a major fire and large loss to property.”
The cause of the fire is under investigation, but initial reports show that it was caused by humans. There were no injuries reported.
Single sprinkler head controls apartment fire (Katy, TX)
*** FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED – NO MEDIA COVERAGE *** A three-story apartment building caught on fire on Monday afternoon after a candle was left unattended. When fire crews arrived to the apartment, they found that there was no fire showing from the outside of the building, and upon investigating the unit in which the fire began, discovered that the fire had been mostly extinguished by a single sprinkler head. There were no injuries reported.
Apartment fire squelched by sprinklers (Ft. Wayne, IN)
Fire at high school quickly doused by sprinkler system (Chicago, IL)
*** FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED – NO MEDIA COVERAGE *** An explosion occurred during a cooking class at a high school on Wednesday. The fire began when students ignited a gas burner; the fire then went up to the ceiling, at which point the fire sprinkler system eliminated the flames.
