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Canton, MI – Sprinkler system puts out fire due to a recliner chair catching on fire

It’s back to business for the Art Van Furniture’s Canton location, which kept its doors shut over the weekend because of a small fire.

The Ford Road doors reopened today after two days of cleanup work.

Store personnel declined comment. They learned Saturday morning a recliner with electrical components had combusted.

Fire Chief Chris Stoecklein said firefighters were dispatched to an alarm at the store around 5 a.m. Saturday

Upon arrival, they saw some light smoke inside the building. They made a forced entry and discovered a sprinkler system had put out the fire.

They worked on mitigating the smoke damage and turning off the sprinkler system.

Stoecklein said the small blaze was probably an electrical fire, causing about $30,000 in damage to the recliner and its surroundings.

Art Van’s Canton store opened in early 2018. It was the first completely new store the furniture business built in 20 years.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Enfield, CT – Hotel dryer fire contained by fire sprinkler activation; No injuries reported

Early Friday morning, crews responded to the Hampton Inn at 20 Phoenix Ave., for a fire in a laundry room. Firefighters from Shaker Pines, Hazardville, North Thompsonville and Thompsonville responded to the scene, Richards said.

“Crews encountered flames in a commercial laundry dryer. The fire spread outside the machine, causing the activation of the automatic sprinkler system, which contained the fire,” Richards said.

The inn was evacuated while crews removed smoke from the five-story building. There were no injuries and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

College/University (on campus), School / University

Cheney, WA – (No media coverage) Sprinklers extinguish fire in kitchen prep area at University

An early morning fire was extinguished when sprinkler heads were activated in the linen area of a kitchen at Eastern Washington University. The alarm came in at 0405. The first unit on scene arrived to the sprinkler gong sounding on the outside of the building. Upon entry to the building the remnants of a linen fire was found on the second floor at the rear of the kitchen. Fire was out upon arrival. The final cause is still under investigation.

College/University (on campus), School / University

Atlanta, GA – Fire sprinkler system puts out fire at Morris Brown College office

A weekend fire damaged Morris Brown College’s administrative offices, its interim president said.

Atlanta Fire Rescue Department officials got a call about a structure fire on the campus at about 6:15 a.m. Saturday, according to an incident report the department gave The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Monday. Firefighters found a small trash fire that reached the president’s desk. The sprinkler system put out the fire, the report said. The cause of the fire was not determined and is under investigation, said Atlanta Fire Rescue Sgt. Cortez Stafford.

Kevin E. James, the college’s interim president, shared a photo on social media showing a charred chair, desk and burned papers strewn across the office. James said in a video posted later Saturday that the water damage destroyed his office and other parts of the administration building were flooded. He asked alumni to donate.

“We need to raise $100,000 to get the water out of our building,” James, who said he was in Florida meeting with alumni, said in the video.

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools revoked Morris Brown’s accreditation in 2002 after ballooning debt. Because Morris Brown is not accredited, students are not able to receive federal loans. James said in March the college had 42 students.

James began a fundraising campaign in March as part of an effort to regain its accreditation, which it is pursuing through the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. James said the college raised $85,000 since March 1 and set a goal of raising $5 million in six months. 

Morris Brown, founded in 1881, was the first historically black college and university in Georgia founded by African Americans.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Circleville, OH – Restaurant saved by sprinkler system

“Thank goodness for the sprinkler system,” said Katy Powers, manager of Roosters, 23865 U.S. Route 23 South. A small fire broke out in the kitchen around 6 a.m. Tuesday and was extinguished by the sprinkler system. Cleaning crews were working at the restaurant Tuesday and Powers said she is looking for the restaurant to reopen by Thursday and definitely by the weekend. The Circleville Fire Department responded to the scene.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sechelt, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system saves building after discarded cigarette starts fire

Cleanup continues at the Pier 17 building in Davis Bay after a fire last week.

Sechelt Fire Chief Trevor Pike said the May 9 fire started on the deck of the building’s only residential suite when a cigarette butt that had been thrown into a planter smouldered and set mulch and other dry material ablaze around 4 a.m. Pike said the fire ran up an exterior post and beam and was starting to spread through the attic of the building when the sprinkler system kicked in.

When firefighters arrived, the fire in the attic had been suppressed and all that remained was to douse the flames on the exterior.

“That sprinkler system saved the building,” Pike said. “Pier 17 is still here because of the sprinklers.”

The two people in the unit at the time were able to get out safely after being awakened by the smoke alarm.

The businesses that suffered water damage included Gourmet Girl Café and the constituency office of Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons.

Simons said the damage to his office was extensive and they will need to move into a temporary space for as long as four months during repairs.

“I’m looking forward to being part of the FUSE space until repairs are complete at Pier 17,” Simons told Coast Reporter this week.

The Fuse Work Hub was recently opened by the Sunshine Coast Regional Economic Development Organization at Teredo Square in Sechelt.

Constituents will be able to contact the office at the same number: 604-741-0792.

The owners of Gourmet Girl said May 9 via their Facebook page that they did not expect to be closed long. They reopened May 16.

“Thankfully there were no injuries, and we hope to be back up and running in the next few days,” the post said. “If you see a firefighter or other first responders around town, give them a high-five for being so helpful and supportive.”

Pike said the other businesses on the upper floor should also be able to reopen soon.

He said the incident should serve as a reminder that it’s not safe to dispose of cigarettes or other smoking material in planters, as they can often smoulder undetected for hours and then burst into flame.

Apartment Building, Residential

Stafford, TX – (No media coverage) Single sprinkler extinguishes kitchen grease fire before fire department arrives

** User Submitted Post – No Media Coverage**  On 5/16/2019 at approximately 0540 hours, Investigators from Fort Bend County Fire Marshal’s Office were dispatched to a kitchen fire at 630 Colony Lakes Estates Drive Stafford, TX 77477. Stafford FD was on scene requesting fire investigators.  Upon arrival of investigators, they found that a cooking fire in the kitchen of a residential apartment had occurred. The fire was due to cooking grease coming in contact with the heating surface of the stove. The fire resulted in the activation of one sprinkler head, which extinguished the fire prior to the arrival of the fire department. Firefighters checked for fire extension with no findings.  Only one residential unit was affected by this incident.