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Shreveport, LA – Sprinkler system activated for fire at local business; No injuries reported

At approximately 8:08 p.m., the Shreveport Fire Department (SFD) was dispatched to a fire alarm at a local business.

In total, 15 fire units with around 45 dedicated firefighters responded to the incident in the 7400 block of Youree Drive on Wednesday evening.

SFD says they arrived on the scene within five minutes and quickly observed heavy smoke billowing from the top of the building.

A representative with the department says it was a coordinated effort to extinguish the fire, with emergency responders working to ensure the safety of patrons and staff by evacuating individuals from the premises while others entered the building to combat the flames.

Additional fire crews were deployed to the rooftop to assist in battling the fire.

Fortunately, the building’s sprinkler system activated, helping to mitigate the spread of the fire.

There were no reported injuries among firefighters or civilians at the site.

Apartment Building, Residential

Waterville, ME – Fire at apartment building contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

A fire at an apartment building in Waterville Friday forced residents to relocate, according to the Waterville Fire Department.

Waterville firefighters responded to the Lockwood Mill building at 6 Water St. shortly before 6:30 p.m. The first crews on scene reported alarms sounding and people evacuating the building, the department said. They found smoke in a stairwell and water running between floors.

Crews discovered a smoldering fire in a construction area on the fifth floor. The building’s sprinkler system contained most of the fire, and it did not spread to other areas, according to the department.

Only the third floor of the building was reportedly occupied. Residents were provided transportation and temporary lodging at a nearby hotel in coordination with the Waterville Housing Authority, the department said. No injuries were reported.

The state fire marshal’s office is investigating the cause of the fire.

The Waterville Fire Department reminded residents and business owners to keep fire alarms and sprinkler systems in working order, saying properly maintained systems save lives.

The Winslow Fire Department assisted with the fire.

Apartment Building, Residential

Hanson, MA – Fire at apartment complex contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

A sprinkler system helped put down a Hanson apartment fire.

Fire Chief Robert O’Brien says that at approximately 6:44 p.m. Wednesday crews responded to 1479 Main St. for a reported bedroom fire.

Upon arrival they found a heavy smoke condition inside one of the apartment units and the fire sprinkler system flowing.

After making entry firefighters were able to confirm that the sprinkler system had largely contained the fire and fire crews put it out completely.

No injuries were reported.

However, two apartments were impacted by water and smoke damage.

A preliminary investigation has determined that the fire was accidental and caused by a candle.

Apartment Building, Residential

Hartford, CT – Second-floor apartment fire contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

14 people, three of whom are children, have been displaced by an apartment fire on Wethersfield Avenue on Monday evening.

According to the Hartford Fire Department, crews responded to a report of a working fire at an apartment building on Wethersfield Avenue in the city’s South End neighborhood just before 6 p.m. on Monday.

At the scene, the crews found fire in a second-floor apartment that had been partially contained by the building’s sprinkler system. The crews had the fire under control shortly after arriving.

No injuries to civilians or firefighters have been reported. The Hartford Fire Department’s Special Services Unit and the American Red Cross are assisting the 14 people who were displaced.

Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

Rock Island, IL – Sprinkler system contains machine blaze; No injuries reported

Fire crews remained on the scene Friday night after an equipment fire began shortly after 6 p.m. at Tri-City Heat Treat, 2020 5th St., Rock Island.

“Everything worked how it was supposed to work,” a firefighter told Our Quad Cities News crew.

Workers inside the building reported that a machine caught fire at 6:11 p.m. Then the sprinkler system contained the blaze, firefighters said.

Crews remained on the scene to ensure the fire didn’t spread. No injuries were reported.

Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential

Tucson, AZ – Fire at university dorm extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

Some University of Arizona students were displaced from their dorm following a fire on Thursday, Oct. 9.

The Tucson Fire Department confirmed crews were called to the Gila Residence Hall, located at 1009 East James E. Rogers Way, for a small fire around 7 p.m.

The TFD said the dorm’s sprinkler system put out the flames before crews arrived. There were no reported injuries, according to the TFD and the University of Arizona Police Department.

Some of the students had to find a new place to sleep on Thursday, and 13 News reached out to the university to see what is being done for those affected.

Department Store, Retail

Albuquerque, NM – Sprinkler system activated for arson fire at department store; No injuries reported

Albuquerque Fire Rescue investigators are working with Albuquerque Police and Burlington loss prevention staff to identify a person of interest who may have set a fire at the department store located in Cottonwood Commons in northwest Albuquerque on Wednesday night.

AFR said firefighters found a small fire involving clothes and cleaning supplies inside a janitor’s closet in the back of the store around 8:35 p.m. An automatic sprinkler in the janitor’s closet went off, and firefighters extinguished the remaining fire with water cans.

Store employees and customers were evacuated, and no injuries were reported. AFR said damage was contained to the janitor’s closet, and a minor amount of smoke spread throughout the store.

AFR said there were reports that the fire was set intentionally, and the cause has not been determined at this time.

Apartment Building, Residential

Madison, WI – Sprinkler system credited with extinguishing deck fire at apartment complex

Madison firefighters are blaming a cigarette for causing a fire on an eastside apartment deck over the weekend.

A water flow alarm went off just before 6:45 p.m. Saturday at 1 Wind Stone Drive, according to Madison Fire Department.

Firefighters reported discovering a fire sprinkler going off on a four-floor deck when they arrived, as well as a fire on deck directly below.

A deck chair and siding to the building were damaged in the fire, MFD said.

Crews believe a cigarette not properly thrown away was to blame for the fire.

Firefighters credited the sprinkler for putting the fire out quickly. No one was displaced.

Apartment Building, Residential

Magnolia, TX – Kitchen fire at apartment complex extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

Even before 911 was called, a single fire sprinkler stopped what could have been a dangerous apartment fire in Montgomery County Sunday evening. Magnolia Firefighters were dispatched to a water flow alarm at the Villages of Magnolia apartments on FM 2978 shortly after 8pm. After the alarm sounded, additional calls to 911 reported a smell of smoke in one of the buildings.

The first fire crews were on scene within minutes and quickly located the source of the smell, an extinguished kitchen fire. The stove had been left on unattended, igniting a fire that spread to the kitchen cabinets above. Just as the fire was about to breach the ceiling and spread throughout the building, the heat activated a nearby fire sprinkler and stopped the fire in its tracks. After making sure the fire was fully extinguished, Firefighters shut the water off to the fire sprinkler and began the clean-up process.

Fire damage was limited to the stove and the kitchen cabinets, and although the residents of that apartment will be temporarily displaced, the fire did not spread to the other units and there were no injuries reported. Had it not been for the building’s fire sprinkler system, this incident could have had a very different outcome.

THE IMPACT OF FIRE SPRINKLERS ON APARTMENT FIRE DEATHS AND INJURIES

It is estimated that about 25 percent of the U.S. population resides in apartment or multi-family buildings. Overall, apartment fire deaths and injuries have declined during the past five decades, but they have continued to be the second-leading occupancy for fire deaths and injuries (behind one- and two-family dwelling fires). Since the late 1980s or early 1990s, most new apartment buildings have installed residential fire sprinkler protection. While the number of apartment fires has remained fairly steady over the past thirty years, fire deaths and injuries have declined. Fire sprinkler systems have played a large role in the reduction of deaths and injuries in these types of buildings.

Deaths from apartment fires has been declining from an average of 840 per year in the 1980s to an average of about 375 per year (2013-2022). Injuries from apartment fires, however, continued to climb into the 1990s before gradually declining.

Apartment Building, Residential

Amarillo, TX – Sprinkler system contains dryer fire at apartment complex; No injuries reported

The Amarillo Fire Department responded to a fire at apartments on south Coulter Saturday night.

The fire, reported at 6:18 PM, originated from a dryer inside an apartment unit.

When firefighters arrived, they discovered that the apartment’s automatic sprinkler system had effectively contained the fire before it could spread further.

According to the Amarillo Fire Department (AFD), crews conducted searches of the unit, ventilated the apartment, and assisted the occupant in retrieving personal belongings.

Firefighters also replaced the activated sprinkler head, restored the system, and worked to remove standing water from the apartment.

AFD says a total of “10 suppression units and 34 personnel responded” to the incident, which lasted approximately 1 hour and 17 minutes.

Estimated damages include $20,000 in property loss and $50,000 in content loss.

Fortunately, no injuries to civilians or firefighters were reported.

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