Other / Not Specified, Other Business Laboratory fire contained by sprinkler system (Hayward, CA) June 11, 2012 viking210 The fire at the Seeo company was reported about 3:30 p.m., said Hayward fire Capt. Thor Poulsen. About 25 employees were evacuated from the facility in the 3900 block of Trust Way, at Eden Landing Road, he said. Investigators found a plastic bucket of hexane burning in a laboratory, said Poulsen, who described the chemical as an alcohol-type liquid fuel. The fire was contained in about 25 minutes, he said.
Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Sprinkler system aids firefighters at recycling plant fire (Hazelwood, MO) June 11, 2012 viking210 No one was hurt in the three-alarm fire, which started about 3:30 p.m. at the Republic Services plant in the 6600 block of Byassee Drive, just north of Lambert International Airport. Hazelwood Fire Chief Dave Radel said when firefighters arrived, the blaze had just reached the northern wing of the plant, which set off the sprinkler system, so it never spread into the building.
Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Sprinkler system extinguishes dollar store fire set by arsonist (McKinney, TX) June 5, 2012 viking210 Police said 33-year-old Damon Cooper walked into the dollar store in McKinney on Monday afternoon, doused it in lighter fluid and set it on fire. The flames were quickly extinguished by a sprinkler system and everyone inside the store was able to escape without injury.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire sprinkler system extinguishes apartment kitchen fire (Prescott, AZ) May 31, 2012 viking210 1 Comment A sprinkler system at a two-story apartment complex in Prescott put out a fire in a kitchen, preventing damage to other units in the building, said Prescott Fire Capt. Jeff Knotek. “The fire got hot enough to set off the sprinkler head above, which quickly extinguished the fire,” Knotek said.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Electrical fire at hospital contained by fire sprinklers (Mount Vernon, OH) May 23, 2012 viking210 An electrical fire began at Knox Community Hospital when a short from one of its industrial floor scrubber shorted out. The hospital’s fire sprinkler ensured that the fire started and ended right there, containing the blaze until fire crews arrived to eliminate the fire. No one was reported injured.
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.
