Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Fire sprinklers prove worth at medical center fire (Yuma, AZ) April 16, 2013 viking210 The Yuma Fire Department arrived to a medical center to find that the fire had been contained and extinguished by the center’s fire sprinkler system. The fire never extended past the second floor office of pediatrics. No injuries were reported.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Fire sprinklers save popular movie theater, no injuries reported (Lexington, KY) April 13, 2013 viking210 A fire broke out inside the Movie Tavern off Richmond Road in Lexington, forcing everyone out of the building. Firefighters were called to the scene around noon. When they arrived, they found a fire in the office on the first floor. The sprinkler system already had most of the fire contained by the time crews got there, but everyone in the building was evacuated as a precaution.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire sprinkler helps fire crews extinguish apartment fire (Normal, IL) April 6, 2013 viking210 An unattended candle was the culprit in an afternoon apartment fire. Fire crews arrived to the scene and found that the fire sprinkler had stopped the flames from spreading and had limited them to a small fire in the rear bathroom. There were no injuries reported.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Fire sprinkler contains chemical laboratory fire (Des Plaines, IL) April 5, 2013 viking210 When fire crews arrived to a chemical fire at a laboraty, the building was already evacuated, and they found the fire limited thanks to building’s fire sprinkler. Fire crews were able to eliminate the rest of the fire within a half hour. No one was reported injured from the fire.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Fire sprinklers credited with extinguishing hotel fire (Kiawah Island, SC) March 31, 2013 viking210 Guests who were staying at the Sanctuary Hotel were evacuated when a fire began in the hotel’s storage room. The sprinkler system extinguished the fire keeping the damage to that single room. No injuries were reported. “Fire sprinklers have proven themselves yet again as an invaluable tool to improve property and life safety,” said Fire Marshal Mike Julazadeh. “A single fire sprinkler head activated and controlled the fire until the fire department arrived.”
Other - Residential, Residential Multi-family residence kitchen fire extinguished by fire sprinklers (Lake Havasu City, AZ) March 21, 2013 viking210 A cooking fire that broke out in a multi-family residence was quickly eliminated by the unit’s fire sprinkler system. The fire crew that arrived to the afternoon incident reported that the occupants were able to escape the unit unharmed.
College/University (on campus), School / University Fire on college campus put out by fire sprinklers (Piscataway, NJ) March 15, 2013 viking210 Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire in the academic building of Rutgers University. The afternoon fire, which was deemed as accidental, was eliminated by one sprinkler by the time fire crews arrived. No injuries were reported as a result of the fire.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Fire sprinkler system contains manufacturing plant blaze (Auburn, ME) March 12, 2013 viking210 An afternoon fire that began in one of the processing machines at a fabric manufacturing plant was limited by the building’s fire sprinkler system. Firefighters arrived soon thereafter to douse the remaining flames. “This is exactly what should have been done,” Fire Chief Frank Roma stated. No one was reported injured as a result of the incident.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment saved thanks to fire sprinklers (Concord, CA) March 9, 2013 viking210 Fire crews who responded to a mid-day apartment fire found it largely extinguished thanks to the unit’s fire sprinklers. The fire, which started in the apartment’s kitchen, was deemed under control within fifteen minutes, and no injuries were reported in connection with the fire. “Fire sprinklers saved lives and property today.” the Contra Costa Fire Protection’s Twitter feed stated.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Fire sprinkler system suppresses elementary school fire (Milwaukie, OR) February 27, 2013 viking210 Clackamas Fire Units were dispatched to Linwood Elementary School to a report of a fire in the building. Crews quickly arrived to find that a small fire had occurred in the bathroom and was quickly extinguished by the fire sprinkler system. All students made it out of the building safely and no injuries were reported. Clackamas Fire Investigators have determined that the fire was intentionally set. The fire damage in this case was limited due to the early detection and extinguishment by the fire sprinkler system that was in place.
