Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Sprinkler System Contained Factory Fire (Wilmington, NC) January 6, 2012 viking210 “By the time I got here, the fire was already out. The sprinkler system had put it out. It was contained to a small area thank goodness,” employee Donna Murphrey said.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Sprinklers help prevent major fire at Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain (Tucson, AZ) January 1, 2012 viking210 “The main portion of the resort, which houses the guests, was unaffected, and the operations for the guests saw no signs of the fire. The resort remains fully operational and is looking forward to a busy New Years weekend.”
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler System Saves High Rise Apartment Building (San Mateo, CA) December 29, 2011 viking210 Toaster Oven Sparks High-Rise Fire
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.”
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Trash Fire Contained at Wood Shutter Factory (Montgomeryville, PA) December 27, 2011 viking210 “Rick Lesniak, Fire Service Director and Fire Marshal for Montgomery Township, said the sprinkler system contained the fire to a small area.”
Office Building, Other Business Sprinkler Douses Office Building Fire (Bend, OR) December 27, 2011 viking210 “An automatic fire sprinkler system saved a northwest Bend office building from major damage Thursday morning, fire officials said.”
Primary / Secondary School, School / University Sprinkler System Contains High School Electrical Fire Christmas Morning (Valrico, FL) December 27, 2011 viking210 Sprinkler system contains high school electrical fire to media room Christmas morning
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Sprinkler System Controlled Chemical Fire (Portsmouth, NH) December 22, 2011 viking210 Because sprinklers and alarms worked as designed, Achilles said, the fire serves as a good reminder of the importance of fire prevention devices. He said if the rags had ignited in the same location 20 or 30 years ago, when fire codes did not require sprinklers and alarms, “it could have gone to two or three alarms.”
Other - Retail, Retail Sprinkler System Helped Stop Fire at Nail Salon (Rocky Hill, CT) December 14, 2011 viking210 The sprinkler system was activated and helped stop the fire, according to Fire Chief Michael Garrahy.
Other - School / University, School / University Fire Sprinkler Stops Blaze at Cornerstone Christian Academy & Tyke’s Preschool (Las Vegas, NV) December 8, 2011 viking210 Fire Sprinkler Stops Blaze at Cornerstone Christian Academy & Tyke’s Preschool
