Residential, Residential High Rise Kitchen fire at senior high-rise apartment building suppressed with help from sprinkler system (Owensboro, KY) September 9, 2014 viking210 The call that every Owensboro firefighter fears came in at 12:07 a.m. Saturday: A fire on the 16th floor of Roosevelt House I, 2920 Yale Place. “It was a kitchen fire,” Chief Steve Mitchell said later Saturday. “The sprinkler system had been activated, and we were able to knock the fire down fairly quickly.” But more than 200 senior citizens live in the 18-story building, Owensboro’s tallest, and the 911 system was flooded with calls from people needing help evacuating the building, Mitchell said. There were no serious injuries.
Other - Retail, Retail Shopping center fire controlled by sprinklers (Louisville, KY) July 2, 2014 viking210 Shortly before 4:00 a.m. fire crews were alerted to a fire in a shopping plaza. The fire was under control by 5:00 a.m., due in part to the activation of the building’s fire sprinkler. The fire’s origin was a sofa, and the cause appears to be a nearby lamp. No injuries were reported in the incident.
Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Sprinkler system aids firefighters at health club fire (Owensboro, KY) January 16, 2014 viking210 A health club had a fire occur in one of it’s clothes dryers. The dryer, which was full of towels, caught fire, and the outside of the unit began to burn. The heat from the fire activated the fire sprinkler which was near it; the sprinkler controlled the fire until fire crews arrived. Thirty people were in the building when the fire occurred but were able to evacuate safely.
Residential, Townhouse / Condominium Sprinklers control fire in parking garage (Lexington, KY) October 29, 2013 viking210 A fire began during the early morning hours of October 25 in a parking garage located beneath a condominium complex. The fire sprinklers and alarms were activated, and the sprinklers contained the fire until the fire crews came to the scene and eliminated it completely. No injuries were reported in the incident.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Fire sprinklers save popular movie theater, no injuries reported (Lexington, KY) April 13, 2013 viking210 A fire broke out inside the Movie Tavern off Richmond Road in Lexington, forcing everyone out of the building. Firefighters were called to the scene around noon. When they arrived, they found a fire in the office on the first floor. The sprinkler system already had most of the fire contained by the time crews got there, but everyone in the building was evacuated as a precaution.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Historic building fire suppressed by fire sprinkler (Lexington, KY) April 23, 2012 viking210 A historic building that was being renovated into a restaurant was the scene of a fire that was extinguished with the help of both firefighters and the building’s fire sprinkler. No injuries were reported.
Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Fire sprinklers prove effectiveness in athletic club dryer fire (Lexington, KY) March 1, 2012 viking210 Firefighters rushed out to the Lexington Athletic Club early Thursday morning, but sprinklers did their job before crews even arrived. Officials say towels caught fire inside a dryer. The sprinkler system inside the laundry room doused the flames. There were no reported injuries.
