Tag Archives: Afternoon (12pm-6pm)

Apartment Building, Residential

Fire at high-rise apartment building put out by sprinkler system (Roanoke, VA)

Some residents in Melrose Towers in Roanoke are displaced after their homes sustained water damage in a small fire Monday afternoon. No one was hurt. The fire was reported at 1:50 p.m. Monday at Melrose Towers, which is in the 3000 block of Melrose Avenue. The fire started in an eighth-floor apartment. The fire was put out by the sprinkler system in the building.

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Fire in movie theater storage closet controlled by sprinkler system (Hilton Head, SC)

A storage room at a Hilton Head Island movie theater caught fire Sunday afternoon, according to Hilton Head Island Fire and Rescue spokeswoman Joheida Fister. The building’s sprinkler system was activated by the fire, limiting damage to the closet where the fire started, Fister said.  All theater occupants were evacuated before Fire and Rescuearrived, and no injuries were reported.

Apartment Building, Residential

Kitchen fire at apartment building controlled by sprinklers (Holyoke, MA)

A sprinkler system in a Paper City apartment building did exactly what it was designed to do on Saturday after a resident left food to burn on a stove.  The alarm sent firefighters to 164 Sargeant St. just after 1 p.m. Saturday. Upon arrival, firefighters saw no outward signs of fire but the 5-story apartment building’s alarm and sprinkler system were activated. An investigation determined that a tenant in an apartment left food on the stove unattended, causing the building’s fire suppression system to activate. No injuries were reported in the incident.

College/University (on campus), School / University

Fire at University of Illinois laboratory extinguished by sprinkler system (Champaign, IL)

Nobody was hurt in a fire at a University of Illinois laboratory on Wednesday afternoon. Urbana Fire Marshal Phil Edwards said firefighters were called to Roger Adams Laboratory (600 S. Mathews Ave.) at 4:13 p.m. We got a call that somebody reported smoke and flames coming from a closet in one of the rooms,” Edwards said.  By the time firefighters arrived, the building’s sprinkler system had already put out the fire, he said. Since the fire took place in an electrical closet, firefighters believe that electrical problems may have been the cause.

Other - Retail, Retail

Fire at Menards store put out by sprinkler system, suspect being held (Evansville, IN)

Evansville Police and fire departments were called out to the east side Menards shortly after 4:00 pm for a fire in the back section of the store. Investigators say the store’s sprinkler system immediately activated and put out the flames. EPD confirms one employee was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. A Robards, Kentucy man is behind bars, accused of starting the fire.

Apartment Building, Residential

Kitchen apartment fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Elkton, MD)

A stove-top fire caused about $7,500 damage to an apartment building in Elkton, Maryland, fire officials said Wednesday. The fire was reported about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in an apartment under renovation in a three-story building formerly known as The Ritz, said Oliver J. Alkire, senior deputy state fire marshal. A sprinkler system put out the first-floor fire before firefighters arrived.  No injuries were reported.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Sprinkler system puts out fire at DoubleTree hotel (Tucson, AZ)

An afternoon fire began on the sixth floor of a hotel on October 16. The hotel was equipped with fire sprinklers, which activated in the room where the fire began and suppressed the flames. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and the Tucson Fire Department is unsure if anyone was in the hotel room when the fire broke out. No injuries were reported.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Firefighters credit sprinkler system for controlling fire at manufacturing plant (Temple, TX)

Crews responded to a fire Saturday afternoon at the Lock Joint Tube manufacturing plant in Temple. When crews got there they found employees had already evacuated the building. When they went inside, they found one fire sprinkler head flowing water close to machinery which had a small amount of fire underneath. Crews put out the flames and credit the fire sprinkler system with keeping the fire from spreading.