Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Waltham, MA – Fire in Costco Wholesale tire center held at bay by sprinkler system April 7, 2019 viking210 The Costco on 2nd Avenue had to be evacuated after a car caught on fire in the garage, last Tuesday afternoon. Fire officials said there were no injuries, and crews were able to make quick work of the fire. By 3 p.m. the Costco was open for business again. Around noon a man pulled a car into the Costco garage, got out and it started smoking and ended up catching on fire, according to fire officials. “They believe it originated in the engine compartment,” said Lt. Scott Perry of the Waltham Fire Department. Employees evacuated the garage and the shopping center building for precautionary reasons, while firefighters dealt with the fire, which generated smoke that billowed out into the parking lot. Firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading outside the garage. “The sprinkler did what it needed to do and kept it at bay enough to let the firefighters do their work,” said Perry. “And now there’s a little bit of clean up.”
Apartment Building, Residential Westbrook, ME – Sprinkler system keeps apartment fire from spreading April 7, 2019 viking210 Crews are still investigating to find a cause of a fire in Westbrook. It happened on Bridge Street last Tuesday afternoon. Bridge Street is back open, and a few officials are on scene working with residents that are now displaced from the fire. Westbrook Fire Chief Andy Turcotte says they received the call of a fire outside of an apartment building. Chief Turcotte says it started on the second floor, making its way to the third-floor deck, and then extending to inside of the structure. Fortunately, all occupants made it out safely, and firefighters were able to knock it down fairly quickly. Chief Turcotte says that’s all thanks to the sprinkler system inside the building that was able to get ahead of the fire before it spread any further. Fortunately, the weather was in our favor,” Turcotte said. “It’s not -32, where we had issues with water freezing. And it was perfect day our staffing as perfect we had good neighboring response. And again, this was an example of how sprinklers worked in our favor.” While there are no injuries, the chief says all residents in the building will be displaced for at least Tuesday night because of the water damage that made its way to the first floor. They’re working with Red Cross right now to make sure everyone has a place to stay. There is no word yet on the cause we’ll have more details as we receive them.
Apartment Building, Residential Florence, SC – Sprinkler system kept stove fire in check until fire crews arrived April 3, 2019 viking210 One Florence apartment suffered slight fire and some water damage while 23 others in the same building escaped damage Sunday afternoon. Howe Springs firefighters responded shortly after 1:30 p.m. to Charles Pointe Apartments to a reported kitchen fire. A resident cooking lunch either left it unattended or it boiled over onto the stove and it caught fire, said Howe Springs Fire Chief William Dillon. The building’s sprinkler system kept the fire in check until firefighters arrived and extinguished it, Dillon said. The building’s fire alarm system alerted every other resident in the building to evacuate. Dillon said firefighters remained on scene to isolate the sprinkler flow to the apartment, salvage threatened content and then help remove water from the first-floor apartment before other apartments could be damaged. Dillon said the resident will be out of their apartment for several days while repairs are made. No injuries were reported as a result of the blaze. Howe Springs responded three engines, a ladder truck and 20 firefighters.
Apartment Building, Residential Gainesville, GA – Sprinkler system activated for stovetop fire at apartment complex; No injuries reported April 2, 2019 viking210 A pan of grease on a stovetop was determined to be the culprit for a fire report at Lenox Park Apartments Friday, March 29. Gainesville Fire spokesman Keith Smith said the department took the report around noon at the apartment complex off of Athens Highway. The fire activated the sprinkler systems. “There was minor damage to the stovetop and water damage to the fire apartment and the apartment below. Maintenance personnel were in the process of removing the water from both apartments,” Smith wrote in a news release. No injuries were reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Battle Creek, MI – Cooking fire extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported April 2, 2019 viking210 Battle Creek firefighters were called to 115 West Street for a cooking fire which caused minor damage. Firefighters were called at 12:25 p.m. Wednesday. Firefighters said when they arrived the fire was out from a sprinkler system. No one was injured.
Adult Care/Rehab Center, Residential Calgary, AB, Canada – Mattress fire at homeless shelter controlled by sprinkler system March 31, 2019 viking210 Two hundred people were cleared out of a downtown Calgary homeless shelter after a mattress caught fire on Tuesday. Crews responded to a triggered alarm system in the Salvation Army’s Centre of Hope, located in the 400 block of 9 Avenue S.E., at around 3:30 p.m., according to the Calgary Fire Department (CFD). A mattress in a third-floor room caught fire and activated the sprinklers, the CFD said. “The sprinkler successfully contained the fire to that unit until fire crews could get on scene and finish extinguishing it,” said Carol Henke, the CFD’s public information officer. After firefighters ventilated the building and ensured the air quality was safe, staff and residents were allowed back inside just before 6 p.m., the department said. Several residents were displaced due to fire and water damage and will be allowed back in their suites after they are cleaned, officials said. It is unknown if the resident of the unit was inside at the time the fire started. The fire’s origin and cause are under investigation.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Holyoke, MA – Machinery fire at medical device manufacturer is contained by sprinkler system March 31, 2019 viking210 A machine at a company which manufactures medical devices caught fire Tuesday afternoon. No one was injured in the blaze, which was contained to one machine at Marox Corp., on 373 Whitney Ave., Fire Capt. Kevin Cavagnac said. The fire was reported at about 2 p.m. and sprinklers in the building prevented the fire from spreading from the machine, he said. The fire caused minimal damage to the building, but utilities were shut off temporarily because of the water from the sprinkler system, he said.
Other - Residential, Residential Minot, ND – Fire at homeless shelter extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported March 30, 2019 viking210 An emergency homeless shelter was evacuated Sunday because of a fire. The Minot Fire Department and Police Department say that fire is suspicious. The fire happened shortly after 4 pm on Sunday at the shelter located at 205 3rd Ave SE in Minot. Smoke was coming from the buildings basement laundry room. Water damage is estimated at $5,000. No one was injured. Captain Aaron Peterson with the Minot Fire Department said the buildings sprinkler system extinguished the flames. The shelter was reopened, and evacuated residents were allowed to return. The incident is under investigation.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Ellicott City, MD – Fire at assisted living facility quickly controlled with help from sprinkler system March 29, 2019 viking210 There was an apartment fire in Ellicott City Monday at an assisted living facility, according to officials. It was quickly controlled with help from sprinklers, authorities said. Fire broke out in a second-floor apartment at Selborne House in the 5300 block of Dorsey Hall Drive, the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services reported on Monday, March 25. A sprinkler controlled the flames, and firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, officials reported; it was out by 6 p.m.
Apartment Building, Residential Rock Island, IL – Sprinkler system stops apartment kitchen fire March 27, 2019 viking210 A Rock Island apartment building is still standing tonight because of a fire sprinkler. Rock Island Fire Marshal Greg Marty said a stove fire started on the third floor of the Sala Apartments at 2:30 today. The <fire> triggered the sprinkler system, which put out the flames before firefighters arrived. Marty said this is why every house should have a smoke detector and a sprinkler system. “This lady’s going to get to stay in her own apartment tonight,” Marty said. “She’ll get to sleep in her own bed. You know, the cleanup is going to be with a mop and a bucket instead of potentially millions of dollars worth of damage and potentially other lives lost.” Marty said apartments have been required to have sprinklers for years. The City of Rock Island just made it mandatory that all new homes be built with sprinklers last year. It is the only Quad City to do so. EARLIER VERSION: Three fire engines are outside the Sala apartment building in downtown Rock Island. A battalion chief says there was a small stove fire in a unit on the third floor, but it was contained by the sprinkler system. No injuries reported so far.
