Tag Archives: Afternoon (12pm-6pm)

Residential, Single Family Home

Residential fire sprinklers protect lives and property from fire (Prescott, AZ)

An afternoon fire erupted in a single family home on July 1st. The residents of the home were not aware that their home was on fire until a neighbor notified them. The fire, which began in the garage, had reached the ceiling when the residents first saw it; however, the installed fire sprinkler activated on the fire, and by the time the fire department arrived, the fire was out. 

The estimated loss from the fire was $1,000, and an estimated $600,000 in building and contents were saved thanks to the fire sprinkler system. The cause of the fire was overheated batteries which were being charged on a work bench. No injuries occurred in the incident.

Apartment Building, Residential

Fire sprinkler limits damage and save lives in apartment fire (Chilliwack, BC)

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on July 2, fire crews responded to a fire in the third floor of a four-story apartment building. The apartment’s fire sprinkler system helped to put out the fire, and the tenant, who was home when the fire erupted, was able to evacuate safely along with the apartment’s other residents. The cause of the fire appears to be smoking materials.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers save property and lives in apartment fire (Fergus Falls, MN)

At about 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, a grease fire began in the kitchen of an apartment. The residents, a mother and her two children, were able to evacuate without injury as the fire sprinkler activated and squelched the fire. 

Fire Chief Mark Hovland said about the incident, “The fire sprinkler did its job. It could’ve been a lot worse if that sprinkler head would not have been in there.”

Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility

Sprinklers keep damage minimal at recycling facility fire (Regina, SK)

A fire broke out at a recycling plant the afternoon of Friday, April 25. The fire began in a measuring bin, which had a fire sprinkler head installed in it. The sprinkler head activated and contained the fire to the bin until fire crews responded. Everyone was safely evacuated, and the exact cause of the fire is under investigation.

Other - Retail, Retail

Sprinklers limit damage at tire distribution business (Chambersburg, PA)

No injuries occurred from a fire at a tire distribution facility on Saturday afternoon. An employee smelled smoke coming from a stack of tires that were placed floor to ceiling, and he called fire crews to the scene.

“The fire triggered the sprinkler system and did what it was designed to do,” Chambersburg Fire Department Captain Tim Ebersole said. He does not believe that work will be suspended at the business.