Tag Archives: Afternoon (12pm-6pm)
Sprinkler system puts out fire at hospital (San Bernadino, CA)
Fire investigators are still looking into the cause of a fire at a hospital on the afternoon of September 21. Fire sprinklers activated and completely extinguished the fire prior to the arrival of fire crews.
“Sprinkler systems, if they don’t extinguish fires, keep them in check,” Battalion Chief Alan Duggan said. “The sprinklers worked properly and the fire was extinguished prior to our crews’ arrival.”
The facility, which was evacuated, reported no injuries from the incident.
Fire contained by sprinkler system at townhouse (Annapolis, MD)
Damage minimized at apartment complex thanks to fire sprinklers (Santa Rosa, CA)
Sprinkler system aids firefighters at sporting goods store (Eugene, OR)
Sprinklers make the difference in apartment fire (Rochester, NY)
Damage minimized at apartment thanks to fire sprinkler system (Rochester, NY)
A second story apartment unit had a kitchen fire the afternoon of September 1. Fire crews were alerted to the fire by the activation of the building’s fire sprinkler system. The sprinklers quickly suppressed the fire.
“This was a great save,” said Rochester Fire Marshal Larry Mueller. “Had the sprinkler not been installed in the structure, the fire would have rapidly grown and caused extensive damage to the structure.”
Sprinklers control fire at apartment building (Alabaster, AL)
***Blog Editor’s Note – Please let us know what you think of the coverage by AL.com and journalist Martin Reed, who focused on water damage rather than the lives and property saved by the automatic fire sprinkler system.***