Medical facility fire stopped by fire sprinkler system (Sussex, WI)
Apartment fire suppressed by fire sprinklers (Champaign, IL)
Fire at warehouse contained by fire sprinklers (Bridgeport, CT)
Fire sprinklers help to knock down university fire (Saginaw, MI)
Fire sprinklers suppress arson fire at retail store (Fort Pierce, FL)
Fire officials are ruling the cause of a fire that started in the early afternoon at a retail store as arson. The fire started in the paper products aisle, and the fire sprinkler kicked on to keep the fire in control until fire crews arrived.
“The fire sprinklers did exactly what they were supposed to do. If it wasn’t for the fire sprinklers, there would have been more extensive damage,” Fire District Captain Derek Foxx said.
Kitchen fire suppressed by fire sprinkler (Meriden, CT)
Fire sprinklers eliminate automotive repair shop fire (Hoover, AL)
Fire crews arrived to an early afternoon fire that began in a paint booth of an automotive repair shop. The shop’s fire sprinkler system doused the flames, and no injuries were reported.
“This is a good example of what sprinklers do,” Hoover fire Executive Officer Rusty Lowe said. “These prevented a fire from becoming a lot larger and causing more damage and perhaps even injuries.”
Fire sprinklers save multiple homes from damage (Chapel Hill, NC)
A fire that broke out in a garage of a townhouse was quickly extinguished by the home’s fire sprinkler system. The home, which is connected to several other town homes, sustained minimal fire damage.
In a release, the fire department stated, “The presence of an automatic fire sprinkler system in this home prevented a fire in an unattended home from growing larger and causing severe damage to the owner’s home as well as the neighbors’ homes within the building.”
