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Farmers Branch, TX (No Media Coverage) – Warehouse fire kept in check by sprinkler system
***FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED – NO MEDIA COVERAGE888 On June 25, 2017 at 12:08 pm, a fire occurred at 4263 Simonton Rd., Farmers Branch, TX 75244. The business occupying the warehouse is Friesing Investments. Fire originated at an overheated motor for an exhaust fan in the shop off the warehouse. Occupants sprayed with extinguisher and a sprinkler head activated and kept the fire from extending into the walls.
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Nurnberg described the fire as “a great example of the importance of having a sprinkler system in the building.”
“Had there been no sprinkler system here, the damage would have crept into the millions easily,” he said.