Tag Archives: Canada

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.

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Sprinklers suppress fire at senior living facility (Kitchener, ON)

March 6, 2014 viking210

A suspect was arrested in a string of fires over the last eight months at a seniors apartment. The latest fire, on Monday, March 3, began in a recycling bin. The fire sprinkler system activated, which eliminated the fire; no one was hurt from the incident.

Apartment Building, Residential

Suspicious apartment fire put out by sprinkler system (North Bay, ON)

March 3, 2014 viking210

A flaming object that was thrown down the garbage chute of an apartment on Thursday night at about 10 p.m. The sprinkler system activated and put out the fire, and police report that thanks to the fire sprinkler, there was no damage to the building. This is the fourth time that a fire has started for similar reasons in this apartment building.

Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility

Sprinklers keep fire from spreading at waste and recycling facility (Calgary, AB)

January 22, 2014 viking210

A fire that began in a pile of rubble in a waste and recycling facility brought fire crews at about 5:30 p.m. on Monday, January 20. The building’s fire sprinkler had activated, which contained the fire to it’s source. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Arson fire at emergency shelter extinguished by sprinkler system (Saskatoon, SK)

December 24, 2013 viking210

An early morning fire at The Lighthouse emergency shelter and supported living center in downtown Saskatoon was extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system.  Fire officials say the fire was intentionally set. Fire crews were called to the building just after 1:30 a.m. after receiving reports of smoke coming from the second floor. Firefighters arrived to find smoke and water on the second floor which was traced to the closet. No injuries were reported.

Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Christmas tree fire extinguished by sprinkler system (North Vancouver, BC)

December 22, 2013 viking210

Firefighters responded to a call around 6:20 p.m. Thursday after a Christmas tree caught on fire in a townhome. “Luckily the townhouse unit has a sprinkler system in the building,” said Dan Pistilli, fire chief at the City of North Vancouver fire department. The tree ignited when the homeowner lit a sparkler for their young child and got too close to the tree.  Pistilli said the situation could have been much worse. “If the unit did not have a sprinkler system it would have been a different result,” he said.

Other - Retail, Retail

Fire eliminated by sprinklers at retail plaza (Airdrie, AB)

November 25, 2013 viking210

A fire sprinkler system, which activated at a retail plaza which houses multiple businesses, extinguished a fire that occurred in the plaza’s utility control room. The fire crews found that the fire which had been burning but was the eliminated by the sprinkler system. No injuries were reported and the businesses in the plaza were not affected. “This was an instance of the way the building is engineered, with alarms and fire sprinkler system, doing what it is supposed to do,” said AFD Deputy Chief Garth Rabel. The cause of the fire is being investigated, but preliminary reports show that it is “suspicious in nature.”

Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at warehouse fire (Calgary, AB)

November 11, 2013 viking210

Firefighters were called to a warehouse on Sunday night when a propane powered floor sweeper caught fire. The warehouse’s fifty employees were evacuated safely, and the fire sprinkler system activated and helped to control the fire. 

Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic

Arson fire at treatment center extinguished by sprinklers (Sheshatshiu, NL)

October 3, 2013 viking210

Four youths have been charged with arson in connection with a fire Wednesday night that started in a bedroom at the Charles J. Andrew Treatment Centre in Sheshatshiu. The Sheshatshiu Fire Department and the North West River Fire Department responded but the sprinkler system in the building had already extinguished the small fire.

Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill, Residential

Fire controlled by fire sprinkler system at sawmill (Prince George, BC)

September 17, 2013 viking210

A fire broke out in a sawmill the evening of September 15, and fire sprinklers as well as mill workers kept the fire contained to the exterior wall and connecting roof until firefighters were on the scene. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.