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Lumberyard Arts Center damage limited thanks to fire sprinklers (Baldwin City, KS)

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.

Suspicious apartment fire contained by sprinkler system (Manchester, CT)

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.

Fire Sprinkler System Extinguishes Fire at Ohio Plant (Bellevue, OH)

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