Primary / Secondary School, School / University Sprinkler system puts out fire in high school wood shop (Broadview Heights, OH) May 18, 2012 viking210 The Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School will be closed Friday after a fire erupted in a wood shop class Thursday, according to the high school’s website. Broadview Heights Fire Chief Jeffrey Hajek said that the fire broke out about 4:15 p.m. The sprinkler system was activated and put out the fire. No one was injured.
Residential, Townhouse / Condominium Residential Sprinkler Prevents Potentially Devastating Fire (Lansdowne, VA) May 15, 2012 viking210 A small fire broke out on a kitchen stove in a condominium in Lansdowne on Saturday, May 12. Units responding from Lansdowne and Ashburn arrived on the scene to find that the fire, in a ninth-floor unit, had been extinguished by the sprinkler system.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Firefighters cite sprinklers value in factory fire (New Holland, PA) May 5, 2012 viking210 Firefighters report that the fire at a New Holland factory could have been a lot bigger, but the building was spared by something very small – the building’s fire sprinklers. “They had a sprinkler head inside the unit itself,” said Deputy Chief Jeff Martin of the Liberty Fire Company. “It got hot enough to activate that sprinkler head so actually the sprinkler head didn’t complete out, but it controlled the fire and held it into tact until we could get into it and completely extinguish it. That goes to show you, sprinkler systems do save property and they save jobs for employees, too.”
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Retirement home fire extinguished by fire sprinkler system (Olathe, KS) April 27, 2012 viking210 Fire crews arrived to the scene of a grease fire at a retirement home to find that the building’s fire sprinkler system had already stopped the blaze. No injuries were reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire contained by fire sprinkler (Spokane, WA) April 23, 2012 viking210 Fire sprinklers kept a fire that broke out in the closet of a second story apartment from spreading throughout the apartment.
Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Grocery store fire suppressed by fire sprinklers (Westborough, MA) April 16, 2012 viking210 A fire sprinkler quickly put out the flames from a two alarm fire that started in the rotisserie oven of a grocery store. No injuries were reported.
Other - Residential, Residential Boarding house fire put out by fire sprinkler (Nashua, NH) April 16, 2012 viking210 A fire sprinkler knocked out the fire that occurred in a room at a boarding house. Fire Marshal Richard Wood reported, “Had the sprinkler not activated and controlled the fire while small, it is highly likely the occupant would have suffered serious injury or death.”
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinklers help ensure safe end to restaurant fire (Charlotte, NC) April 3, 2012 viking210 After a kitchen fire broke out at a restaurant, fire sprinklers operated and helped to contain the fire. Residents and patrons got out safely, leading to a textbook ending according to the Charlotte Fire Deparment.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant, Residential Fire sprinklers help keep hotel fire contained to laundry room (Lebec, CA) April 2, 2012 viking210 The cause of the fire was determined to be caused by a hotel dryer fire. There were no reported injuries to hotel occupants or firefighters. “The hotel’s sprinkler and alarm systems worked perfectly,” Captain Erik Vibe told The Mountain Enterprise.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University School fire contained by fire sprinklers (Laguna Hills, CA) March 27, 2012 viking210 A fire that broke out in a classroom at Laguna Hills High School activated and kept the flames small, Orange County Fire Association spokesperson Captain Marc Stone stated. No injuries were reported.
