Apartment Building, Residential Apartment kitchen fire quickly extinguished with help from sprinkler system (Woodridge, IL) February 13, 2012 viking210 No injuries were reported in a Sunday morning fire that apparently began on a stove and left three units uninhabitable in a Woodridge apartment building, authorities said. They said a small kitchen fire had triggered the sprinkler system. The two residents living in the unit where the fire started were taken to safety, authorities said, and the fire was quickly extinguished.
Food Processing, Manufacturing Fire causes minimal damage at packaging plant (Batava, IL) February 10, 2012 viking210 A fire early Friday at Portollo Packaging at 951 Douglas Road caused a minimal amount of damage. The company’s sprinkler system contained most of the fire; minimizing dollar loss and operations of the business.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler System Kept Apartment Kitchen Fire Under Control (Villa Park, IL) January 23, 2012 viking210 “The sprinkler system did what it was supposed to do,” said Steve Stapleton, deputy fire chief. “It activated and confined the fire, saving people’s lives.”
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Nursing Home Fire Contained By Sprinkler System (Orland Park, IL) December 28, 2011 viking210 Small Fire At Alden Estates Nursing Home Contained Without Injuries or Evacuation
Department Store, Retail Sprinkler System Saved the Day During Target Store Fire (Edwardsville, IL) December 27, 2011 viking210 Capt. Bob Morgan of the Edwardsville Fire Department said the automatic sprinklers in the loading area of the store saved the day. “If it weren’t for the sprinklers, we would have had a very serious situation on our hands, he said.”
