Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Sprinklers control laundry room fire at fitness facility (Portland, OR) June 5, 2012 viking210 Fire crews were called to a commercial fire at All Star Fitness. Firefighters found the fire in the clothes dryer, but it had been nearly extinguished by the fire sprinkler system by the time crews got to it. It took about 10 minutes for crews to put the fire out. No people or firefighters were injured during the fire.
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Warehouse fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Edgerton, WI) June 4, 2012 viking210 Fire crews arrived to find that sprinklers had doused an eight-foot tall stack of plastic foam sheeting that had caught on fire in the warehouse. The sprinklers had extinguished the fire by the time firefighters arrived, Edgerton Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Beckwith said.
Other Business, Place of Worship Sprinkler system aids firefighters at church fire (Speedway, IN) June 4, 2012 viking210 “The sprinkler system once again saved the church. It probably would have been gone by the time they got here,” said the Reverend Mike Welch. A previous fire damaged the church in 2001 when lightning hit the building.
College/University (on campus), School / University Sprinkler system limits college campus fire to small area (Hayward, WI) June 4, 2012 viking210 Ray Burns, the college’s interim president, said there were about thirty people in the building at the time of the fire and all made it out safely. The building’s sprinkler system limited the actual fire to a small area.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system controls apartment cooking fire (Allentown, PA) June 4, 2012 viking210 Sprinklers took care of whatever had flared on the stove of the second-floor apartment. No one was injured.
Office Building, Other Business Fire at accounting office extignished by sprinkler system (Montreal, QC) June 1, 2012 viking210 1 Comment The Montreal police arson squad is investigating after someone launched a Molotov cocktail into an accountant’s office in one of the city’s northeast boroughs. The building’s sprinkler system activated and quickly put out the fire, Const. Daniel Lacoursière said. No one was in the office at the time.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire caused by careless smoking put out by sprinkler system (Saginaw, MI) June 1, 2012 viking210 A fire at Lakeside Village apartments Tuesday began with careless smoking, but was put out moments later by a sprinkler system that was installed after a more devastating fire in 2005. The sprinkler system paid for itself Tuesday and may have saved lives, especially because some of the residents are disabled, Saginaw Township Fire Department Inspector Kevin O’Brien said.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire sprinkler system extinguishes apartment kitchen fire (Prescott, AZ) May 31, 2012 viking210 1 Comment A sprinkler system at a two-story apartment complex in Prescott put out a fire in a kitchen, preventing damage to other units in the building, said Prescott Fire Capt. Jeff Knotek. “The fire got hot enough to set off the sprinkler head above, which quickly extinguished the fire,” Knotek said.
College/University (on campus), School / University Sprinkler system keeps college campus fire damage to a minimum (Pullman, WA) May 30, 2012 viking210 Fire crews say an arsonist broke into a research building on the Washington State University campus early Tuesday morning, setting the 3rd damaging fire on campus in a week. The overhead sprinkler system limited fire damage.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Sprinkler system helps contain resort laundry room fire (Ridgedale, MO) May 30, 2012 viking210 Assistant Fire Chief James Single says the fire sprinkler system and employees with fire extinguishers kept the fire contained to the laundry area.
