Tag Archives: Afternoon (12pm-6pm)

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Sprinkler system contains fire at retirement home, 40 residents evacuate safely (Eugene, OR)

March 6, 2012 viking210

According to a fire department report, a small fire broke out about 12:15 p.m. in an imitation potted plant in a stairwell of the two-story building. That triggered smoke alarms and the building’s overhead sprinkler system.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinkler system saves Uncle Ron’s bar allowing Uncle Kracker concert to go on without delay (Lincoln, NE)

March 5, 2012 viking210

Fire Inspector Rick Campos says the fire was caused by an improperly disposed of match. The bar was not open at the time. Campos says owner Ron Tegtmeier lit a candle in his office and threw the match away in the garbage can, which later started on fire.Campos says the fire was contained to the office because Uncle Ron’s had a sprinkler system installed.

Apartment Building, Residential

Fire at apartment building extinguished by building’s sprinkler system (East Bay, RI)

March 2, 2012 viking210

A small fire broke out inside an apartment at Franklin Court Independent Living Community at around noon on Friday, prompting “all available manpower” to be called to the scene. By the time firefighters arrived, the building’s sprinkler system had been activated and the fire had been extinguished.

Retail, Shopping Mall

Fire sprinklers helped douse blaze in strip mall, no injuries reported (Henderson, NV)

March 2, 2012 viking210

Authorities say an automatic fire sprinkler system helped douse a blaze in a dry cleaning business in a strip mall in Henderson.

Apartment Building, Residential

Mother charged after apartment fire with her two children at home, sprinkler system credited with containing fire (Laurel, MD)

February 27, 2012 viking210

A Laurel mother was arrested and charged this afternoon after firefighters found her unconscious and her two young children wet from the spray of the sprinklers in their Main Street apartment.

Department Store, Retail

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at a Macy’s laundry room fire (Temecula, CA)

February 27, 2012 viking210

A fire started in the wall of a laundry room at a Macy’s store but was quickly extinguished, aided by a sprinkler system, officials said. No one was injured in the fire.

Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential

Sprinkler system successfully extinguishes a university dorm fire (Rochester, NY)

February 23, 2012 viking210

Sprinkler system successfully activated and extinguished a dorm fire at the University of Rochester. The fire was caused after a burn paper towel was thrown down the trash shoot igniting items in the dumpster.

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Sprinkler system suppresses fire at convenience store (Fond du Lac, WI)

February 20, 2012 viking210

Fire sprinklers prove effectiveness during a fire at a Pick ‘n Save store bathroom. Employees and patrons were safely evacuated and allowed back in the store after 30 minutes. There were no injuries.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at apartment fire (The Colony, TX)

February 18, 2012 viking210

Upon arrival, Fire Chief Scott Thompson said firefighters found light smoke showing. They gained entry into a third-story apartment and found a fire that had been predominantly extinguished by the sprinkler system.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinkler system activates to control fire at McDonalds (Corpus Christi, TX)

February 15, 2012 viking210

Flour Bluff McDonalds Evacuated After Fire – KiiiTV3.com South Texas, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend

Reporting on lives and property saved by fire sprinklers