Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Sprinklers prove worth in hotel fire (Warrenville, IL) July 1, 2013 viking210 A fire that began in the fifth floor of a hotel room the morning of June 29 was almost completely eliminated by the hotel’s fire sprinkler system. Fire crews arrived and put out the rest of the flames; no injuries were reported.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Restaurant kitchen fire controlled by sprinkler system (Pacifica, CA) June 24, 2013 viking210 A restaurant kitchen caught fire Friday morning, but damage was kept to a minimum thanks to a sprinkler system, according to fire officials. The fire was reported around 7:25 a.m., according to the North County Fire Authority. Firefighters found fire in the kitchen area that was being held in check by an installed sprinkler system. The fire was quickly extinguished with minimal damage and no injuries.
Hotel / Restaurant, Residential, Restaurant Sprinkler system extinguishes restaurant fire (Windham, NH) June 21, 2013 viking210 The sprinkler system at the Common Man restaurant on Range Road knocked down a fire that started in the basement shortly after 11 this morning.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Restaurant fire put out by fire sprinklers (Windham, MA) June 20, 2013 viking210 Smoke was all that was left of the fire when fire crews arrived to a restaurant in response to a fire alarm the morning of June 18. The fire sprinklers had knocked down the fire; the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Other - School / University, School / University Fire sprinklers stop university fire (Los Angeles, CA) April 30, 2013 viking210 A fire at Viterbi School of Engineering on the University of Southern California was quickly eliminated by the school’s fire sprinkler system. The cause of the fire is equipment in the high rise that overheated; no one was injured from the fire.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Sprinklers control fire at high school (Wheaton, IL) April 14, 2013 viking210 The fire occurred at Wheaton North High School at approximately 7 a.m. in a closet area within a classroom hallway. The fire was brought under control within several minutes by the fire sprinkler system. Classes were not in session at the time of the fire, but the school was occupied. All building occupants were safely evacuated. The fire did not cause any injuries.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Fire sprinklers credited with saving manufacturing plant (Lincoln, NE) April 11, 2013 viking210 A plastics manufacturing plant caught fire when an oven in the building lit up some surrounding plastic. The fire then set off the fire sprinkler system, which contained the fire until firefighters arrived and put out the rest of the flames. Fire crews reported that the manufacturing plant sustained $10,000 worth of damage, but Fire Investigator Chuck Schweitzer reported that the damage could have been much worse if the fire sprinklers had not been present. “Fire sprinkler systems are there for a reason. It not only saves property, it can save lives,” Schweitzer said.
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Warehouse fire limited thanks to fire sprinklers (Somerset, PA) March 25, 2013 viking210 A fire that broke out in an electronic recycling warehouse caused 30 fire firefighters from four county fire departments to respond. They arrived to find a small fire which was limited due to the warehouse’s fire sprinklers. “Basically the sprinkler system knocked down the fire,” reported Somerset First Leutenant Bart Close. “We took about 10 more minutes to finish the knockdown.” There was minimal damage to the building, and no one was reported injured.
Adult Care/Rehab Center, Hospital/Care Facility Sprinkler system extinguishes dumpster fire at senior center (Juneau, AK) March 18, 2013 viking210 1 Comment A fire in a dumpster prompted firefighters to respond to the adult day care service at about 9:45 a.m. Saturday morning, but a sprinkler system extinguished the flames before they arrived. “They worked as they’re supposed to,” said Capital City Fire/Rescue Firefighter John Krebsbach, the shift captain at the downtown station at the time. “That’s why they’re there.” He speculated one of the residents probably dumped an ashtray with hot embers down the garbage chute, eventually catching fire.
Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill Fire sprinklers help eliminate two-alarm fire at mill (Fitchburg,MA) March 9, 2013 viking210 A fire that began on the third floor of the Westminster Mill Corporation in the early morning was quickly contained by the building’s fire sprinkler system. The company has hundreds of thousands of dollars of carpentry equipment in the building, all of which was untouched by the fire. “That is pretty substantial,” said Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Curran. “If those sprinklers weren’t there it certainly could have had a very different outcome.” No one was injured in the fire, and workers were able to return to work following the extinguishing of the remaining fire.
