Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Sprinkler system extinguishes grocery store arson fire (Leesburg, GA) September 11, 2012 viking210 A fire at the Lee County Publix is being investigated as arson by Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens’ office. No injuries were reported, and the blaze was extinguished by the store’s sprinkler system. Customers and employees were evacuated.
Other Business, Place of Worship Sprinkler system extinguishes church fire set by arsonist (Bellingham, WA) August 21, 2012 viking210 Local and federal authorities are investigating arson at a Bellingham church. Firefighters found two set fires in the church. A small fire in a hallway was put out by a fire extinguisher. The church’s sprinkler system extinguished a larger fire in the sanctuary.
Residential, Townhouse / Condominium Townhouse arson attempt prevented by sprinkler system (Seattle, WA) July 23, 2012 viking210 Investigators came to believe someone broke a window of a townhouse there and tossed an “incendiary device” inside, a police spokesman said in a statement. The device kindled a small fire, which was extinguished by the home’s sprinkler system. A man and a woman inside the home at the time of the attack were not injured, the spokesman continued. Police do not believe it was a random attack.
Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Two small fires set by arsonist controled by sprinkler system (Palmetto, GA) June 22, 2012 viking210 A Palmetto man has been arrested for setting two small fires at the Kedron Fieldhouse and Aquatic Center overnight, police said. Police said the fires appear to have been started with some sort of ignitable liquid, and an unidentified liquid also had been poured on several desks in the office area. But the fires set off the sprinkler system in the gymnasium.
Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Sprinkler system extinguishes dollar store fire set by arsonist (McKinney, TX) June 5, 2012 viking210 Police said 33-year-old Damon Cooper walked into the dollar store in McKinney on Monday afternoon, doused it in lighter fluid and set it on fire. The flames were quickly extinguished by a sprinkler system and everyone inside the store was able to escape without injury.
Other Business, Place of Worship Church damage from arson minimal, sprinkler system extinguished fire (Snellville, GA) February 24, 2012 viking210 “This is a prime example of the effectiveness of fire sprinklers inside buildings,” Gwinnett Fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge said.
Apartment Building, Residential Arson causes fire; sprinkler system contains it (Pittsburgh, PA) February 23, 2012 viking210 About two dozen residents were forced to evacuate their apartments after a man who had been fighting with his girlfriend set fire to mattresses in her bedroom. The sprinkler system inside the building kept the fire from spreading beyond the room.
