Other Business, Place of Worship Sprinkler system extinguishes church fire (Salt Lake City, UT) April 18, 2012 viking210 A fire that broke out in the mechanical room of a church was extinguished by the building’s fire sprinkler system before fire crews arrived, reported the Salt Lake City Fire Department spokesperson Jasen Asay. No injuries were reported.
Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Grocery store fire suppressed by fire sprinklers (Westborough, MA) April 16, 2012 viking210 A fire sprinkler quickly put out the flames from a two alarm fire that started in the rotisserie oven of a grocery store. No injuries were reported.
Other - Residential, Residential Boarding house fire put out by fire sprinkler (Nashua, NH) April 16, 2012 viking210 A fire sprinkler knocked out the fire that occurred in a room at a boarding house. Fire Marshal Richard Wood reported, “Had the sprinkler not activated and controlled the fire while small, it is highly likely the occupant would have suffered serious injury or death.”
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Sprinkler system ensures safe end to chemical fire (Lees Summit, MO) April 16, 2012 viking210 Firefighters who arrived at the scene of a chemical fire that broke out in a warehouse found the flames contained to a few buckets of a chemicals and nearby boxes. The sprinkler system had responded to the heat from the the fire and controlled it accordingly. No injuries were reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinklers control apartment fire (Denver, CO) April 16, 2012 viking210 A fire that broke out in an apartment building was contained to just one apartment thanks to its fire sprinkler system. No injuries were cited.
Residential, Residential High Rise Sprinklers extinguish high rise fire (Columbia, MO) April 14, 2012 viking210 Fire sprinklers put out a fire that broke out in a high rise apartment. “This is the second time this month that fire sprinklers have prevented what could have been a large-loss fire, both in terms of lives and property,” Columbia Fire Department Captain John Metz reported to the Columbia Daily Tribune.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Damage minimized at school thanks to fire sprinkler system (Perris, CA) April 13, 2012 viking210 A small fire that broke out in a school bathroom was controlled by firefighters and the school’s sprinkler systems. No injuries were reported.
Residential, Residential High Rise Fire sprinklers prove effectiveness in high rise fire (Gainsville, FL) April 11, 2012 viking210 A fire sprinkler contained the blaze that broke out in a high rise before firefighters arrived. “The importance of fire sprinklers in these buildings cannot be overstated, what was easily dealt with here today could have been a huge disaster without fire sprinklers and the rapid response from fire rescue,” Gainesville Fire Rescue District Chief Jeff Lane reported to The Gainesville Sun.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Nursing home blaze controlled by sprinklers (Middletown, OH) April 11, 2012 viking210 50 residents were evacuated from a nursing home as firefighters and the unit’s fire sprinkler controlled the blaze.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Sprinkler system aids firefighters in hospital fire (Kamploops, BC) April 11, 2012 viking210 A fire that broke out in a hosptal caused “a full emergency response because of the life risk,” said Fire Chief Dave McMahon. Thanks to the fire sprinkler and the firefighters, the flames were quickly doused. McMahon went on to say, “The sprinkler did its job, it suppressed the fire and kept it to a minimum.” No injuries were reported.
