Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire extinguished thanks to fire sprinklers (Kent, WA) June 6, 2013 viking210 A fire that began in the kitchen of an apartment in the middle of the night of June 6 was quickly put out by the unit’s fire sprinkler system. No injuries were reported from the incident.
Office Building, Other Business Fire sprinklers prove worth in office building fire (Miami, FL) June 3, 2013 viking210 A fire that was intentionally set in an empty office building activated the unit’s fire sprinkler system. The fire sprinklers eliminated the fire, and no damage occurred. No injuries were reported.
Residential, Townhouse / Condominium Condominium fire contained by fire sprinklers (Cape Coral, FL) May 28, 2013 viking210 1 Comment The Cape Coral Fire Department responded to a call of an early morning fire at a condominium complex. The fire had started in the kitchen of a second story unit and was contained to that area until fire crews arrived to extinguish the remaining flames.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Restaurant fire kept in control by fire sprinklers (Union City, NJ) May 6, 2013 viking210 A toaster oven was to blame for the start of a fire in a deli early Sunday morning. The restaurant’s fire sprinkler system contained the fire to the area of the toaster oven, and fire crews eliminated the remaining flames. Residents who lived above the restaurant were able to come back to their homes soon after, and no injuries were reported.
Government Office, Government/Military Fire sprinklers douse government building fire (Washington, DC) May 4, 2013 viking210 A fire that was reported in the early morning hours of Friday, May 3, at the Labor Department Building was eliminated before fire crews arrived thanks to the building’s fire sprinklers. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and no injuries were reported from the fire.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Medical facility fire stopped by fire sprinkler system (Sussex, WI) April 25, 2013 viking210 A fire that began in a storage room at Quad Med was likely caused by the malfunction of a heating element. When fire crews arrived, the fire had been put out by the fire sprinkler system. The responding fire department reported that the fire sprinkler limited the amount of damage caused by the fire.
Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Fire sprinklers contain fire at major league baseball stadium (Flushing, NY) April 16, 2013 viking210 An early morning fire that broke out in the administrative office complex at Citi Field was quickly controlled by the building’s fire sprinkler. The fire department extinguished the remaining flames, and no injuries were reported.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Kitchen fire at senior citizen complex extinguished by sprinkler system (Stamford, CT) April 14, 2013 viking210 Firefighters say they responded to a call early this morning at a high-rise senior citizen housing complex in Stamford after two people started a fire in their kitchen. Officials say the building’s indoor sprinkler system extinguished the flames by the time emergency crews arrived. No one was hurt.
Residential, Townhouse / Condominium Fire sprinklers credited with saving lives and property at condo complex (Vancouver, BC) April 14, 2013 viking210 Fire crews responded to an early morning blaze on the city’s west side. As Quinn Campbell reports, fire officials say this blaze could have been much worse if it weren’t for a properly working sprinkler system in the building.
Government Office, Government/Military Sprinklers do their job after lighting causes fire at Old Town Hall (Exeter, NH) April 13, 2013 viking210 A lightning strike from a quick-moving storm early Tuesday morning caused the fire at the old Town Hall, according to firefighters. The fire was reported in a second-floor storage room around 8:30 a.m., and it was brought under control quickly by the building’s sprinkler system. “This building is like holy ground,” Dean said. “We’ve put so much work into it. When something happens, everybody swarms to the scene.” Comeau said the building has a history of fires and its sprinkler system has done its job each time. “There have been three fires and all were controlled by the sprinkler system,” he said. “We’re very fortunate.”
