Apartment Building, Residential Victoria, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system contains apartment fire as RCMP officers help residents evacuate March 15, 2017 viking210 French fries are being blamed for an apartment fire on Peatt Road that sent four RCMP officers to hospital due to smoke inhalation. A member of the West Shore RCMP was on patrol at 11:00 p.m. on Mar. 8 when he was flagged down by a pedestrian and advised of a fire at 2791 Peatt Rd. in Langford. Police helped evacuate the smoke-filled building and the four injured officers were released from hospital after being administered oxygen. Langford Fire responded with members from all three halls, including approximately 17 firefighters in total. The fire, which originated in a third-floor suite, was contained by the building’s sprinkler system. “They cause some water damage but in this case the fire would have been fairly significant if the sprinklers hadn’t contained the fire…some wet floors is a small price to pay,” said Assistant Chief Chris Aubrey, adding that only sprinklers in the vicinity of the fire went off, as is standard with modern systems. Evacuated residents waited in a bus provided by BC Transit and were allowed back into their apartments approximately two hours later. Only the occupants of the unit where the fire began and the unit directly below weren’t able to return to their suites that night. The investigation into the cause of the fire revealed that it was accidental and resulted from some oil catching fire while a resident was cooking french fries.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Kitchener, ON, Canada – Sprinklers extinguish fire at Colt Canada firearms manufacturing plant; No injuries March 14, 2017 viking210 The Colt Canada firearms manufacturing plant in Kitchener was evacuated Thursday morning due to a fire inside the building. Firefighters were called to the Wilson Avenue facility around 8:30 a.m.When they arrived, they found that the fire had already been extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system. Water from the sprinklers damaged some computers. Damaged is estimated at $10,000 to $20,000. Fire officials say the fire began when workers were test firing casings, one of which landed in “residual matter.” No injuries were reported.
Retail Montreal, QC, Canada – Sprinkler system activates to help suppress arson fire at retail store March 13, 2017 viking210 The Montreal police arson squad is investigating a fire at a downtown clothing store that may have been intentionally set. Firefighters were alerted to the situation around 6 a.m., when the alarm system went off at Giorgio Gruppo Roma, a men’s clothing store on Peel Street. Once they arrived, they found a broken window and an incendiary device, which had been thrown inside. Police Const. Daniel Lacoursière said the sprinkler system activated soon after the fire started.Damage to the store was mainly caused by the water. Lacoursière said there are no witnesses nor suspects, and no arrests have been made so far. Manager Tony Elian told CBC News he doesn’t know who might have targeted his business or why. He said he knew now-deceased crime boss Vito Rizzuto and Ducharme Joseph, reputed gang leader, but he said they were both clients. He attended Rizzuto’s funeral. Elian refutes claims he is linked to the mob.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Barrie, ON, Canada – Sprinkler system assists firefighters in controlling nursing home fire February 27, 2017 viking210 Barrie Fire says Barrie Police and the Ontario Fire Marshal are investigating a fire at Woods Park Care Centre. Firefighters, police and paramedics were called to the retirement and long-term care facility on Lillian Cres. around 7 p.m. Wednesday evening. The fire started in a resident’s room on the third floor. “The resident got out of the room. The sprinkler activated. The affected area was evacuated to a safe zone,” said Barrie Fire’s Samantha Hoffmann. Hoffmann reports that 35 out of the 180 residents were removed from the third floor to a smoke free zone. Firefighters vented the building and Hoffmann says there’s smoke and water damage. About 20 residents were unable to return to their rooms and were being housed in another part of the building. “Because it is a care facility with vulnerable people it’s automatically going to get more response,” Hoffmann said. The building was inspected in October and they did their fire drill in November and they passed, she added. Sprinklers and staff training were instrumental in the success of the call, according to Barrie Fire. The cause of the blaze and damage estimate are not yet known.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Armstrong, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system douses fire; Assist firefighters in controlling fire in commercial building February 19, 2017 viking210 There was very little sleep for Armstrong-Spallumcheen firefighters. The volunteer firefighters were first called to a blaze in downtown Armstrong Wednesday night and then to a fire at a Spallumcheen farm early Thursday morning. “Our crew did a terrific job,” said Ian Cummings, fire chief. The first call came in at 10:21 p.m. Wednesday at the Rose Valley Square on Pleasant Valley Road in Armstrong. “The sprinkler was activated and there was smoke in the building,” said Cummings. It’s believed spontaneous combustion caught some oily rags on fire, but the sprinkler was able to douse the flames.
Apartment Building, Residential Chilliwack, BC, Canada – Fire at four story apartment building suppressed by sprinkler system; No injuries reported February 12, 2017 viking210 With cold weather here and a Winter Storm Warning in effect the Chilliwack Fire Department is warning residents not to leave combustibles near heat sources after a fire Monday night. On Feb. 6 at approximately 9:45 p.m. the Chilliwack Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 8900-block of School Street. On arrival crews saw smoke from a second-storey apartment window of a four-storey residential building. Firefighters responded from Halls 1 and 4. The sprinkler system was primarily responsible for extinguishing the fire, minimizing fire damage to the tenant’s unit. The tenant was home at the time of the fire. There were no firefighter or civilian injuries. The cause of the fire appears to be accidental. The Chilliwack Fire Department is reminding residents to keep combustibles at least one metre away from heat sources.
Government/Military, Other-Government/Military Hamilton, ON, Canada – Fire at city recycling center extinguished by sprinkler system February 9, 2017 viking210 … Units reported to a fire inside a city recycling facility at 1579 Burlington Street, where garbage had caught fire. Mostacci said the building’s sprinkler system had extinguished most of the fire, but firefighters pulled garbage out of the building and wet it down. There was no financial loss as a result of the fire, he said.
Apartment Building, Residential Burlington, ON, Canada – Sprinkler system activates in apartment blaze caused by unattended candle February 6, 2017 viking210 An apartment fire last weekend caused $10,000 damage but no injuries. The incident occurred on Sunday, Jan. 29 around 9:20 p.m. at 982 Falcon Blvd., south of Plains Road about halfway between King Road and Shadeland Avenue, in Aldershot. When firefighters arrived there was no obvious sign of fire. The suspected cause of the fire is an unattended candle. The unit’s sprinkler system activated, which in turn sounded the apartment’s main alarm
Other - Retail, Retail Mississippi Mills, ON, Canada – Forklift fire at hardware store contained with help from sprinkler system January 18, 2017 viking210 Mississippi Mills Fire Department responded to a fire at 476 Ottawa Street Monday January 16 at approximately 8:08 a.m. Upon arrival fire crews found a forklift on fire along with some building supplies. The operator of the forklift was taken to Almonte Hospital with minor burns and to be assessed. The store was evacuated when the fire department arrived. Fire was contained to the rear storage area of the main store with some smoke and water damage. The fire was controlled with help of the store sprinkler system and quick work by the Mississippi Mills Fire Department. It has not been determined what caused the equipment malfunction and the dollar value of the damage. Fire is still under investigation.
Retail, Shopping Mall Brampton, ON, Canada – Shopping mall fire held in check by sprinkler system; Fire started in clothes dryer January 10, 2017 viking210 Two burnt towels in a clothes dryer started a fire that forced the evacuation of a Brampton shopping mall on Thursday morning (Jan. 5), according to Brampton Fire and Emergency Services officials. A sprinkler kept the fire in check at Royal Crest Mall, at 50 Kennedy Rd. S., according to firefighters; but a significant amount of smoke was generated. Firefighters were called at 10:20 a.m., with reports of smoke coming from the mall at Clarence Street. Five trucks and a district chief initially responded, but the first alarm was quickly upgraded to a second alarm in response to the heavy smoke. Three more trucks and a platoon chief responded. The mall was evacuated, and a Brampton Transit bus kept evacuees out of the cold. Tenants and shoppers were allowed to return after the smoke was cleared.
