Sprinklers save three-story apartment building from damage (Cape Coral, FL)
A grease fire began in a third floor unit of an apartment building on Tuesday evening. When fire crews arrived soon after they received the alert, they found that a single fire sprinkler had activated and eliminated the fire with no fire damage to the building.
According to City Fire Marshal Alan Carter, “Without fire sprinklers and quick extinguishment, this could have easily been fire that could cause a very significant loss from fire, displaced twelve families, and potential loss of life.”
New Year’s Day fire at restaurant eliminated by fire sprinklers (Las Vegas, NV)
Sprinkler keeps fire from spreading at strip mall (San Jose, CA)
Fire on college campus eliminated by sprinkler system (Cortland, NY)
** Blog Editor’s Note – Please let us know what you think of the coverage by Syracuse.com, which focused on water damage rather than the lives and property saved by the automatic fire sprinkler system**
Sprinklers prove worth in nightclub fire set by arsonist (Seattle, WA)
Mattress fire at apartment complex contained by fire sprinklers (Tinley Park, IL)
** NO MEDIA COVERAGE – FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED **
A fire sprinkler helped to extinguish a bedroom mattress fire at the Edgewater Walk Apartments on Tuesday (Dec. 31). The sprinkler activated minimizing fire, heat and smoke damage. The fire did not extend past the area of origin. The cause of the fire is not known, but is considered suspicious.
