Tag Archives: Canada

Apartment Building, Residential

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

July 6, 2014 viking210

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.

Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business

Golf club fire halted by sprinkler system (Kelowna, BC)

June 9, 2014 viking210

At around 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, fire crews were alerted to a fire at a golf club pro shop. When they arrived, they discovered a fire burning on the outside of the building. According to investigators, the cause of the fire appears to be an improperly disposed cigarette. The facility’s fire sprinkler system had contained the fire to the building’s exterior, and no injuries were reported.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Manufacturing fire controlled by sprinklers (Kelowna, BC)

June 2, 2014 viking210

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.

Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility

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

April 28, 2014 viking210

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.

Office Building, Other Business

Sprinklers save office building from fire (Saskatoon, SK)

April 28, 2014 viking210

Fire sprinklers acted quickly upon a fire at a 16-story office building on Saturday evening. The fire began on the fifth floor of the building but the sprinkler system contained it until fire crews arrived and suppressed the remaining flames. The fire’s cause remains under investigation; there were no injuries reported.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at hotel (Halifax, NS)

April 19, 2014 viking210

On the afternoon of Thursday, April 17, a fire began in a hotel room on the fourth floor. The fire, which fire officials are saying is suspicious, was put out by the room’s fire sprinklers. No injuries were reported, and the fire’s official cause is being investigated.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Sprinklers assist fire crews in putting out manufacturing plant fire (Oakville, ON)

April 9, 2014 viking210

At about 9 a.m. a fire began at an automobile manufacturing plant. An automobile caught fire during some welding work within the plant; the sprinkler system activated and this quick action combined with fire crews who arrived at the scene suppressed the fire.

There were no injuries during the incident.

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Sprinklers eliminate fire at church (Lethbridge, AB)

April 8, 2014 viking210

Firefighters were called to a church on Wednesday night when alarms rang on the second floor of the structure. The fire sprinklers activated in response to the heat from the fire, which began near the church’s organ. No injuries were reported from the incident, and the cause appears to be electric.

Other - Retail, Retail

Retail store fire suppressed by installed sprinklers (Cambridge, ON)

April 1, 2014 viking210

An electronics retailer had a fire break out, and local firefighters were alerted at about 1:30 a.m. on Monday. The facility’s fire sprinklers suppressed the majority of the flames. Cambridge fire officials believe the fire was started by a faulty extension cord. There were no reported injuries.

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Sprinklers extinguish grocery store fire before firefighters arrive (Calgary, BC)

March 22, 2014 viking210

Over 50 customers and employees had to leave a local grocery store on Friday after a fire broke out. Officials say the area where the fire originated had a sprinkler system which went off, along with a fire alarm. The sprinkler system extinguished the fire before crews even arrived on scene. There were no reports of injuries, and investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire.