Apartment Building, Residential Sprinklers credited with minimizing fire damage and safety of residents in apartment fire (Cookeville, TN) July 12, 2013 viking210 A grease fire that began in a two story apartment building set off the alarm notifying residents to evacuate the premises. The fire sprinkler, which had limited the flames to the apartment kitchen, put out the fire by the time fire crews arrived to the scene. Fire Department Lt. Marvin Montgomery stated, “We figure the total damage at around $7,000, but if that building had burned, it would have been a million dollars. And when you think about the water damage from the sprinkler, just remember things will dry out, but they will never unburn.” No one was injured in this incident.
