Other Business, Place of Worship Damage from church fire limited thanks to fire sprinklers (Isanti, MN) May 29, 2012 viking210 Police suspect arson was reason for the fire that occurred at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church at 3:17 a.m. The church’s fire sprinkler was activated and contained the flames until fire crews arrived. No injuries were reported.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Fire sprinklers ensure safe end to fast food restaurant fire (Phoenix, AZ) May 29, 2012 viking210 A grease fire that errupted at a Taco Bell at 7:30 a.m. was quickly contained by the restaurant’s fire sprinklers, according to Fire Capt. Bob Costello. The fire crews put out the rest of the flames, and no employees were injured as a result of the fire.
Department Store, Retail Department store fire suppressed by fire sprinklers (Herndon, VA) May 29, 2012 viking210 A fire that was set intentionally at a Kohl’s department store was promptly suppressed by the store’s fire sprinkler system. Firefighters arrived soon afterward and finished putting out the flames.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Hospital fire extinguished by fire sprinklers (Clearwater, FL) May 25, 2012 viking210 A fire that began in a patient’s room at Morton Plant Hospital could have had a more devastating outcome had fire sprinklers not been present. Fire crews received the call about the fire at 8:16 a.m., and when they arrived three minutes later, the fire sprinkler system had already put out the flames.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Hotel fire knocked down with help from fire sprinklers (Rosemont, IL) May 25, 2012 viking210 A fire that broke out at the Holiday Inn Express in Rosemont, fire sprinklers were present to contain the flames before firefighters arrived to suppress the rest of the fire. No one was reported injured in this incident.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Electrical fire at hospital contained by fire sprinklers (Mount Vernon, OH) May 23, 2012 viking210 An electrical fire began at Knox Community Hospital when a short from one of its industrial floor scrubber shorted out. The hospital’s fire sprinkler ensured that the fire started and ended right there, containing the blaze until fire crews arrived to eliminate the fire. No one was reported injured.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinklers prove worth in restaurant fire (Portsmouth, NH) May 23, 2012 viking210 According to fire crews, a fire that started in the Chinese restaurant Water Margin could have been much worse had fire sprinklers not been present. Further praising the sprinkler system, Incident commander Glenn Bowyer said, “What was good was the sprinklers, they helped control the fire and minimized damage.” The building was evacuated during the fire, and no injuries were reported.
Residential, Residential High Rise High rise fire extinguished by fire sprinklers (Nashville, TN) May 23, 2012 viking210 A fire eruprted at the Parthenon Towers Monday afternoon, and according to Maggie Lawrence of the Nashville Fire Department, the building’s fire sprinkler completely suppressed the flames. No one was reported injured.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire sprinklers put out apartment fire (Madison, WI) May 22, 2012 viking210 Firefighters who arrived to the scene of an apartment fire on High Point Road found that the flames had been completely eliminated by the building’s fire sprinkler system. No injuries were reported.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinkler system helped keep the fire in check at coffee shop (Homewood, IL) May 22, 2012 viking210 A Homewood Dunkin’ Donuts is scheduled to be back up and running early this week after a boiler fire over the weekend. An automatic sprinkler system helped keep the fire in check before the firefighters were able to finish the job with extinguishers, Homewood Fire Lieutenant Bill Wright said. According to Wright, firefighters were able to pinpoint the blaze in a storage room.
