Primary / Secondary School, School / University Sprinkler system douses fire at high school (Hitchcock, TX) May 16, 2012 viking210 A Southeast Texas school has reopened a day after a clothes dryer fire sent smoke into the building and forced cancellation of classes. Authorities say the school’s sprinkler system helped douse the flames. Hitchcock police say students and staff were evacuated, nobody was hurt and damage was limited to the dryer area.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler keeps residents safe at apartment fire (Kansas City, MO) May 16, 2012 viking210 A fire that broke out on the stove in an apartment near 56th Street and Norton Avenue was knocked down by the unit’s fire sprinklers. The residents included an eight-month old baby, who was uninjured but brought to the hospital as a precaution.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Restaurant fire contained by fire sprinklers (Blairs, VA) May 16, 2012 viking210 According to Pittsylvania County fire marshal Steven Bowman, a fire broke out in the attic of the Woodlake Bar and Grill early Sunday morning. The heat from the flames activated the restaurant’s fire sprinkler system which suppressed the fire until fire crews arrived to completely put out the fire.
Residential, Townhouse / Condominium Residential Sprinkler Prevents Potentially Devastating Fire (Lansdowne, VA) May 15, 2012 viking210 A small fire broke out on a kitchen stove in a condominium in Lansdowne on Saturday, May 12. Units responding from Lansdowne and Ashburn arrived on the scene to find that the fire, in a ninth-floor unit, had been extinguished by the sprinkler system.
Apartment Building, Residential Suspicious apartment fire contained by sprinkler system (Manchester, CT) May 15, 2012 viking210 According to a statement released by Manchester Fire Chief Robert Bycholski, residents in the complex reported a fire at approximately 3 a.m. Saturday morning. Bycholski said the unit’s sprinkler system was able to contain the fire, and when firefighters began to search for any hidden embers or additional areas of fire they noticed what appeared to be several other attempts in the unit to start a fire and called police.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Sprinklers contain fire at popular establishment (Charlotte, NC) May 15, 2012 viking210 A fire that erupted in the North Carolina Music Factory was contained by the building’s fire sprinklers. No injuries were reported.
Other - Retail, Retail Retail store fire suppressed by fire sprinklers (Ballard, WA) May 15, 2012 viking210 A passerby notified authorities of a fire inside of a retail paint store. Firefighters arrived at the scene, and according to Kyle Moore, spokesman for Seattle Fire, the building’s fire sprinklers helped to keep the fire from rapidly spreading. No one was reported injured from the fire.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Fire Sprinkler System Extinguishes Fire at Ohio Plant (Bellevue, OH) May 12, 2012 viking210 Firefighters responded to a Friday evening fire on a line at the A. Schulman Inc. plant in Bellevue. An employee reported a fire on line 5, and firefighters found water on the floor from the sprinkler system and smoke in the building, said Lt. Tony Schaffer of the Bellevue Fire Department. The sprinkler system put out the fire after about 20 minutes, Schaffer said
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Fire sprinkler system aids firefighters in factory fire (Bend, OR) May 12, 2012 viking210 Firefighters arrived at a window and door factory fire to find that fire sprinklers had been activated by the flames. Fire crews extinguished the remaining flames. No one was reported injured.
Other - Storage / Warehouse, Storage / Warehouse Fire sprinklers make the difference in distribution store fire (Hendersonville, NC) May 11, 2012 viking210 Fire crews responded to a building fire, finding the inside of it filled with smoke but the building saved thanks to the unit’s fire sprinkler. “The sprinkler system saved that building,” Blue Ridge Fire and Rescue Chief Gary Brown said. No injuries were reported.
