Tag Archives: Arizona

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Sprinkler system puts out fire at senior apartment complex (Payson, AZ)

Crews responded to a small fire Wednesday morning at the Canal Senior Apartments that activated the building’s fire sprinkler  system. No one was injured.  It appears a candle burning in a resident’s living room lit some nearby decorative dried reeds on fire, setting the sprinklers off, which quashed the flames before it could spread.

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Sprinklers put out early morning fire, keep fire from spreading (Phoenix, AZ)

An Ahwatukee business suffered a fire early Monday morning, prompting a lot of smoke in the area. Fire crews were called to the Harem Lounge near 48th Street and Ray Road overnight after a fire broke out. The sprinkler system was able to successfully put out the fire. Luckily, nearby businesses, like an AMC movie theater located in the same strip mall, were spared from the fire spreading.

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Sprinkler saves business from overnight fire (Cottonwood, AZ)

Shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday, Cottonwood Fire crews weresent to a business in the 1700 block of East Villa Drive. Firefighters found the building was full of smoke and the fire sprinkler alarm was sounding. Crews quickly got inside the building and located the seat of the fire. The blaze had been controlled by a single fire sprinkler in the ceiling. Fire damage was isolated to the room where the fire started. Fire officials credit the sprinkler with saving the structure, furnishings and business documents from extensive fire damage.

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Sprinkler system keeps fire from spreading at grocery store (Mesa, AZ)

A small fire was big enough to force the evacuation of a Basha’s grocery store in Mesa on Monday night. The fire started in one of the store’s aisles about 9 p.m. and the store’s sprinkler system prevented it from spreading, a Mesa Fire Department spokesman said. All customers were evacuated safely from the store near Brown Road and Mesa Drive, the spokesman said.

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.

Residential, Single Family Home

Sprinkler system controls house fire, residents evacuate safely (Tucson, AZ)

Capt. Adam Goldberg with Northwest Fire tells KGUN9 that crews responded to the 11,400 block on North Vista Ranch Place near Thornydale and Tangerine Roads for a house fire.  The residents were preparing for a dinner party when they saw fire coming from the microwave. The couple and a neighbor who was over for the dinner were able to evacuate safely and call 911.

Department Store, Retail

Sprinkler system controls suitcase fire at Dillard’s department store (Tucson, AZ)

Tucson Fire was dispatched to the Dillard’s at Park Place Mall where Firefighters discovered two suitcases on a shelf in the luggage department that were charred, but there were no active flames.  Once crews determined the fire was out, efforts were immediately made to shut-off the sprinkler system which had activited. The fire began on a shelf where suitcases were displayed, where the suitcases were firmly pressed up against a fluorescent light bulb.

Apartment Building, Residential

Apartment fire knocked down by sprinklers (Yuma, AZ)

Last week, fire and rescue departments responded to a kitchen fire in an apartment unit. The fire began when grease that was cooking ignited, and when the resident threw water on the fire, it flared up and spread quickly to the ventilation fans and surrounding cabinets. The apartment was equipped with fire sprinklers, which activated upon the fire and extinguished the flames. No injuries were reported.