The flames had also melted a cabinet door and a plastic kettle on the counter before being doused. “It would have been a totally different scenario without the sprinkler,” said Walker.
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Vernon, BC, Canada – Suspicious overnight fire at restaurant extinguished by sprinkler system
Kelowna, BC, Canada – Deliberately set fire in nursing home extinguished by sprinkler system
Fire sprinkler limits damage and save lives in apartment fire (Chilliwack, BC)
Golf club fire halted by sprinkler system (Kelowna, BC)
Manufacturing fire controlled by sprinklers (Kelowna, BC)
After midnight on Thursday, a fire was reported in the attic space of a manufacturing facility. Upon entering the building, fire crews found that most of the fire had been put out by the facility’s fire sprinkler system. Firefighters put out the rest of the fire.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation; no injuries were reported.
Sprinklers extinguish grocery store fire before firefighters arrive (Calgary, BC)
Christmas tree fire extinguished by sprinkler system (North Vancouver, BC)
Fire controlled by fire sprinkler system at sawmill (Prince George, BC)
Sprinkler system douses townhouse kitchen fire (Langley, BC)
Langley Township firefighters were called in at about 4:30 p.m. to the home in the 8900 block of Walnut Grove Drive, said assistant fire chief Bruce Ferguson. The fire was caused by a stove left on, Ferguson said. The building’s sprinklers largely doused the flames.
** Blog Editor’s Note — Please tell us what you think of the media coverage by Matthew Claxton at the Langley Advance. Sprinkler systems work to save lives and reduce property damage by controlling or extinguishing fires when they are small, prior to flashover. **