College/University (on campus), School / University Fire at University of Illinois laboratory extinguished by sprinkler system (Champaign, IL) October 24, 2014 viking210 Nobody was hurt in a fire at a University of Illinois laboratory on Wednesday afternoon. Urbana Fire Marshal Phil Edwards said firefighters were called to Roger Adams Laboratory (600 S. Mathews Ave.) at 4:13 p.m. We got a call that somebody reported smoke and flames coming from a closet in one of the rooms,” Edwards said. By the time firefighters arrived, the building’s sprinkler system had already put out the fire, he said. Since the fire took place in an electrical closet, firefighters believe that electrical problems may have been the cause.
Other - Retail, Retail Fire at Menards store put out by sprinkler system, suspect being held (Evansville, IN) October 21, 2014 viking210 Evansville Police and fire departments were called out to the east side Menards shortly after 4:00 pm for a fire in the back section of the store. Investigators say the store’s sprinkler system immediately activated and put out the flames. EPD confirms one employee was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. A Robards, Kentucy man is behind bars, accused of starting the fire.
Apartment Building, Residential Another apartment building saved by fire sprinkler system (Pullman, WA) October 21, 2014 viking210 A kitchen stove and cabinets in a third floor apartment in Pullman were damaged when a pot on a stove caught fire about 2:30 p.m. Saturday. It was extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system, the fire department reported. No injuries reported. The unit was occupied by a family of three.
Apartment Building, Residential Kitchen apartment fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Elkton, MD) October 18, 2014 viking210 A stove-top fire caused about $7,500 damage to an apartment building in Elkton, Maryland, fire officials said Wednesday. The fire was reported about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in an apartment under renovation in a three-story building formerly known as The Ritz, said Oliver J. Alkire, senior deputy state fire marshal. A sprinkler system put out the first-floor fire before firefighters arrived. No injuries were reported.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Sprinkler system puts out fire at DoubleTree hotel (Tucson, AZ) October 17, 2014 viking210 An afternoon fire began on the sixth floor of a hotel on October 16. The hotel was equipped with fire sprinklers, which activated in the room where the fire began and suppressed the flames. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and the Tucson Fire Department is unsure if anyone was in the hotel room when the fire broke out. No injuries were reported.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Firefighters credit sprinkler system for controlling fire at manufacturing plant (Temple, TX) October 13, 2014 viking210 Crews responded to a fire Saturday afternoon at the Lock Joint Tube manufacturing plant in Temple. When crews got there they found employees had already evacuated the building. When they went inside, they found one fire sprinkler head flowing water close to machinery which had a small amount of fire underneath. Crews put out the flames and credit the fire sprinkler system with keeping the fire from spreading.
Government/Military, Other-Government/Military Sprinkler system contains truck fire at City of Dayton garage (Dayton, OH) October 12, 2014 viking210 Dayton crews were dispatched just before 5:30 p.m. Saturday. The sprinkler system in the City of Dayton garage at the public works facility worked as designed in containing the vehicle fire to the one heavy-duty truck, Dayton Fire Chief and Director Jeffrey Payne said. The sprinkler system had knocked out the flames by the time firefighters arrived, he said. An investigator was called to the scene as a matter of standard department protocol, as Payne said it appears no one was in the building when the fire erupted under the truck’s hood.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Kitchen fire extinguished by sprinkler system at senior apartment complex (Huntsville, TX) October 7, 2014 viking210 A kitchen fire Friday afternoon led to the forced evacuation of at least 42 people from the National Church Residence Parkview Place senior living center in downtown Huntsville. Firefighters responded to a call in the 1100 block of Avenue N after residents reported smelling smoke. “About 3 p.m. we got a call of the smell of smoke at the Parkview assisted-living facility,” Huntsville assistant fire chief John Hobbs said. “We arrived around 3:05 p.m. The building’s sprinkler system had already extinguished any fire. Ventilators were required, however, to ventilate the building of smoke.”
Food Processing, Manufacturing Sprinkler system helps control fire at Cargill Grain Mill (Ogden, UT) October 6, 2014 viking210 A fire broke out Thursday afternoon at the top of the Cargill Grain Mill near G Avenue and 27th Street. Seven emergency vehicles responded to the scene at about 4:20 p.m. after smoke was initially seen near the top of the structure. A fire had broken out on the ninth floor, a flour processing area, the Ogden Fire Department reported. All employees were evacuated from the mill with no injuries. A sprinkler system was activated as crews from the Ogden and Roy fire departments worked on the blaze. The cause of the fire is still being determined by investigators.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinklers keep fire from spreading in apartment – no injuries (Olympia, WA) October 6, 2014 viking210 No one was injured in an Olympia apartment fire Wednesday afternoon, according to the Olympia Fire Department. Firefighters responded to a fire at the Woodland Park Apartments, located on the 800 block of Yauger Way SW, at about 3:30 p.m. The fire started in a kitchen, but hadn’t spread thanks to the building’s sprinkler system, according to Deputy Chief Gary Wright. The fire was extinguished quickly, and smoke and water damage were limited to the one apartment, Wright said. The fire likely started when food in the oven or on the stove was left unattended.
