Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Sprinklers extinguish fire at fiberglass manufacturing plant (Wapato, WA) October 17, 2012 viking210 A building sprinkler system quickly extinguished a fire at a fiberglass component manufacturing plant. The fire began in a room where fiberglass and resin are sprayed into molds. The cause of the fire is believed to have been spontaneous combustion from a buildup of fiberglass and resin in a spray booth.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire contained by sprinkler system (St. Cloud, MN) October 17, 2012 viking210 St. Cloud Deputy Fire Chief Dean Wrobbel says a sprinkler system saved an apartment building from going up in flames early this morning. Wrobbel says when they got there, they found a mattress on fire in a second floor hallway. The sprinkler system had been activated, which kept the fire contained.
Retail, Shopping Mall Sprinkler system contains fire at strip mall (Ogden, UT) October 16, 2012 viking210 Ogden firefighters credited a sprinkler system for keeping a strip mall fire from becoming a major conflagration. “The sprinkler system did activate and extinguish the majority of the fire,” Deputy Fire Chief Eric Bauman said. While three people were evacuated from Beto’s, none was injured, Bauman said. “This is another example of the benefits of sprinkler systems in businesses,” he added. “The early activation of the business’ sprinkler system played a huge role [in preventing the] spread of the fire.”
Other - Retail, Retail Sprinklers suppress fire at University of New Hampshire marketplace (Durham, NH) October 16, 2012 viking210 A fire broke out at a University of New Hampshire marketplace. Firefighters who arrived at the scene found smoke and steam coming from the building. Inside, the sprinkler system had already been activated. “One sprinkler had been activated and suppressed the fire. The origin was in the area of the cheese cooler,” Powers said.
Residential, Residential High Rise Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at high-rise apartment building (Boise, ID) October 16, 2012 viking210 Boise firefighters responded with a full high-rise response after an alarm from the 15th floor of the Grove Hotel. The alarm and sprinklers were apparently activated by a candle burning in a Halloween decoration left outside one of the residential condominiums. The hotel suffered no fire damage. The hotel was briefly evacuated with only a minor disruption to ongoing business.
Dry Cleaner, Retail Fire at dry cleaners contained by sprinkler system (Jackson, WY) October 15, 2012 viking210 A fiberglass cart filled with rags spontaneously combusted in one of the truck bays at dry cleaners. When firefighters reached the building, there wasn’t much of a fire. A few spots were still were smoldering, but the sprinklers had doused the truck bay pretty well, Fire Marshal Kathy Clay said. “The sprinkler system did its job,” she said.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system contains apartment kitchen fire (Oak Ridge, TN) October 15, 2012 viking210 Fire crews responded to a third story apartment fire that started accidentally on the stove. It was contained by sprinklers and quickly put out by the fire crews. No one was injured.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Fire in hotel laundry room extinguished by sprinklers (Vineland, NJ) October 15, 2012 viking210 A small fire occurred at the Hampton Inn. Luckily, the building’s sprinkler system took care of the fire. According to Lt. David Bell, the fire department is unsure if it was a dryer malfunction or the clothes in the dryer that caused the incident.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinkler system aids firefighters in restaurant kitchen fire (Maricopa, AZ) October 15, 2012 viking210 A small fire at a Sonic restaurant was kept in check by an effective sprinkling system, according to a spokesman with the Maricopa County Fire Department. Brad Pitassi said firefighters were able to quickly bring the fire under control because of the sprinklers.
Residential, Single Family Home Residential sprinkler system makes the difference in garage fire (Green Valley, AZ) October 12, 2012 viking210 A residential sprinkler system quickly doused garage blaze according to the Green Valley Fire District. Fire crews found smoke and flames coming from the garage and were able to quickly extinguish it. The fire did not reach the house.
