Other - Retail, Retail Sprinklers credited with keeping fire contained at furniture store (Kutztown, PA) May 29, 2012 viking210 1 Comment Thanks to the building’s fire sprinklers, a fire that began in a used furniture store was contained to a small area until fire crews arrived, said Chief Troy Arndt of the Kutztown Fire Company. When the firefighters arrived, they found the fire smoldering behind the sales counter, and they put out the rest of the flames.
College/University (on campus), School / University Fire sprinklers keep fire at university from spreading (Manchester, NH) May 29, 2012 viking210 Fire sprinklers suppressed a fire which began under an aquarium in one of the offices at the University of Southern New Hampshire. Deputy Fire Chief Mark Pelletier said the sprinkler system activated in the office, which kept the flames from spreading to other areas of the building, including the college’s main computer server located across the hall. No injuries were reported.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinkler system helped keep the fire in check at coffee shop (Homewood, IL) May 22, 2012 viking210 A Homewood Dunkin’ Donuts is scheduled to be back up and running early this week after a boiler fire over the weekend. An automatic sprinkler system helped keep the fire in check before the firefighters were able to finish the job with extinguishers, Homewood Fire Lieutenant Bill Wright said. According to Wright, firefighters were able to pinpoint the blaze in a storage room.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Lumberyard Arts Center damage limited thanks to fire sprinklers (Baldwin City, KS) May 21, 2012 viking210 A fire that started at around 4:30 in the morning on Sunday morning could have been devastating to the collection of art as well as the newly renovated Lumberyard Arts Center. The Center’s fire sprinkler helped suppress and contain the blaze. “Fire protection measures built into the Lumberyard Arts Center proved their worth in the fire,” said Sandy Cardens, Lumberyard Arts Center board secretary and gallery coordinator. “Damage from the fire was limited to the non-renovated north section of the building, which is to be a future theater.” “The (Douglas County) fire marshal said the sprinkler system paid for itself last night,” she said. No injuries were reported from the fire.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Restaurant fire contained by fire sprinklers (Blairs, VA) May 16, 2012 viking210 According to Pittsylvania County fire marshal Steven Bowman, a fire broke out in the attic of the Woodlake Bar and Grill early Sunday morning. The heat from the flames activated the restaurant’s fire sprinkler system which suppressed the fire until fire crews arrived to completely put out the fire.
Apartment Building, Residential Suspicious apartment fire contained by sprinkler system (Manchester, CT) May 15, 2012 viking210 According to a statement released by Manchester Fire Chief Robert Bycholski, residents in the complex reported a fire at approximately 3 a.m. Saturday morning. Bycholski said the unit’s sprinkler system was able to contain the fire, and when firefighters began to search for any hidden embers or additional areas of fire they noticed what appeared to be several other attempts in the unit to start a fire and called police.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Fire Sprinkler System Extinguishes Fire at Ohio Plant (Bellevue, OH) May 12, 2012 viking210 Firefighters responded to a Friday evening fire on a line at the A. Schulman Inc. plant in Bellevue. An employee reported a fire on line 5, and firefighters found water on the floor from the sprinkler system and smoke in the building, said Lt. Tony Schaffer of the Bellevue Fire Department. The sprinkler system put out the fire after about 20 minutes, Schaffer said
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Fire sprinklers credited with safe ending to hospital fire (Safety Harbor, FL) May 9, 2012 viking210 Fire sprinklers quickly doused a fire that started in the bathroom of a hospital. No one was reported injured.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Senior living facility fire extinguished thanks to fire sprinklers (San Diego, CA) May 2, 2012 viking210 An electrical fire that began on the third floor of a senior apartment complex was completely suppressed by the building’s fire sprinkler system. No injuries were reported.
Other - Retail, Retail Car rental facility fire controlled by fire sprinkler system (Lombard, IL) April 25, 2012 viking210 Six fire sprinklers were activated by a fire that broke out in the garage of an Enterprise Rent-A-Car facility, reported Villa Park Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Steve Stapleton. The sprinklers controlled the flames until fire crews arrived. No injuries were reported.
