Food Processing, Manufacturing Fire causes minimal damage at packaging plant (Batava, IL) February 10, 2012 viking210 A fire early Friday at Portollo Packaging at 951 Douglas Road caused a minimal amount of damage. The company’s sprinkler system contained most of the fire; minimizing dollar loss and operations of the business.
Apartment Building, Residential Single sprinkler head contained apartment fire (Englewood, CO) February 10, 2012 viking210 Investigators say the fire was caused when a stove burner was left on high and items near the stove caught fire. The microwave above the stove was melting and kitchen cabinets were burning when a single sprinkler head activated and put out the fire. A smoke alarm in the apartment activated, but it was not until the sprinkler head went off that other alarms in the complex went off and the fire department was notified. No injuries.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinkler system keeps fire from spreading at popular restaurant (Honolulu, HI) February 10, 2012 viking210 Sprinkler system keeps fire from spreading at popular Aiea restaurant. Fire officials say the fire started just before 3 a.m. in a plastic trash container in the kitchen.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinklers credited with limiting damage of apartment fire (Sioux Falls, SD) February 9, 2012 viking210 Fire officials are praising fire sprinklers for extinguishing a fire in a 155-unit Sioux Falls apartment building Tuesday night before fire crews arrived.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Sprinkler system helped to put out lumberyard fire (San Rafael, CA) February 9, 2012 viking210 Fire was quickly controled by firefighters and sprinkler system, limiting the amount of damage done to the structure. Fire Chief Chris Gray said no civilian or firefighter injuries were reported.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Students evacuate safely after sprinkler controls fire at high school (Salem, OR) February 9, 2012 viking210 Damage minimized,no injuries in daytime fire after sprinkler system successfully operates
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Electrical fire activated sprinkler system just above the fire (Westerly, RI) February 8, 2012 viking210 An electrical fire at the Knickerbocker Café activated a fire suppression sprinkler just above the ice machine.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinklers minimize fire damage to sushi restaurant (Los Angeles, CA) February 7, 2012 viking210 An automatic sprinkler system helped minimize damage to a Woodland Hills sushi restaurant after a fire broke out in its kitchen on Sunday.
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Sprinkler system contained ASU dorm fire (Tempe, AZ) February 7, 2012 viking210 1 Comment A dormitory on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University caught fire, possibly sparked by a curling iron, but was quickly put out with help from the sprinkler system. About 70 to 100 students evacuated the building safely.
Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Sprinkler system contained grocery store fire (Colesville, MD) February 7, 2012 viking210 The store’s sprinkler system contained a fire inside of the store before fire crews arrived. No one was hurt.
