Government/Military, Other-Government/Military Muncie, IN – Truck fire in city garage contained by sprinkler system; No injuries February 3, 2016 viking210 Crews were called to the scene of a Muncie Street Department building Tuesday morning in response to a fire. Crews arrived at a building in the 5700 block of West Kilgore Avenue. The call came is as a “truck on fire inside the city streets garage” around 9:30 a.m. A plow truck was sitting in the garage to keep it out of the weather when employees heard a “whooshing” sound. Fire erupted underneath the hood of the engine compartment. The fire was contained to the truck, and the building’s sprinkler system did its job. There were no injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Restaurant, Shopping Mall Las Vegas, NV – Fire in mall food court extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported January 23, 2016 viking210 Las Vegas firefighters said they are investigating after a fire broke out at the food court in Meadows Mall Friday. The incident occurred Friday morning at Panda Express, located inside the mall on 4300 Meadows Lane. The fire department said the fire sprinkler put out a grill top fire. No injuries were reported, the fire department said.
Other Business, Restaurant Wauwatosa, WI – Small businesses spared damage after water heater catches fire January 20, 2016 viking210 An automatic fire sprinkler system Monday spared three businesses in Wauwatosa from a potentially devastating blaze that would have closed the businesses for a significant length of time, according to the city’s fire department. Shortly before 9 a.m., a gas-fed water heater near a ceiling started on fire at Jersey Mike’s Subs, 2571 N. Mayfair Road, according to a news release from the Wauwatosa Fire Department. According to the release, an employee who noticed the fire warned workers in a neighboring business to evacuate but the fire was controlled by the sprinkler system before firefighters arrived. Water damage occurred in the three businesses. However, there was little fire damage and the neighboring businesses were expected to reopen within hours, according to the release.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Fargo, ND – Single sprinkler puts out dryer fire at hotel; No injuries reported January 19, 2016 viking210 A dryer fire forced guests outside Monday morning at Expressway Suites, 4303 17th Avenue South in Fargo. Fire Department Battalion Chief Lee Soeth says the smoke was limited to the first floor of the hotel, but as a precaution, guests were evacuated for about 20 minutes. The small fire set off one sprinkler and put out the fire quickly. Soeth says crews stayed on scene to clear out the smoke and mop up water. A damage assessment is not available.
Other Business Caledon, ON, Canada – Fire in dust collection system controlled with help from sprinklers January 18, 2016 viking210 Caledon firefighters are working to put out a fire this morning (Jan. 18) at a commercial property fire at Highway 50 and Healey Rd. Firefighters found light smoke conditions inside the building and a working fire in the dust collection system. No injuries were reported and the internal sprinkler system has been activated. Crews are attempting to bring the fire under control. Bolton, Palgrave, Caledon East and Caledon Village Fire Stations, OPP and Peel EMS are currently on scene.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Gorham, ME – Machinery fire at tool company held in check by sprinkler system January 6, 2016 viking210 A tool company in Gorham had to evacuate Tuesday morning after a fire broke out inside the building. It happened at Irwin Tools on Bartlett Road just after 7 a.m. Crews from several different departments assisted Gorham in fighting the flames Gorham’s fire chief says employees were inside working at the time. No one was hurt. The chief says the building’s sprinkler system kept the fire under control until crews arrived. “No question, the sprinkler system kept the fire in check inside until the crews could get in and get it knocked down,” Chief Robert Lefebvre, Gorham Fire Department, said. “There’s metal filings from machines that make tools and such, at this point not sure what machines in the area that caused it. We’ll be looking into that down the road.” Chief Lefebvre says it appears the fire started near the ceiling level. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Apartment Building, Residential Peachtree Corners, GA – Apartment bedroom fire snuffed out by sprinkler system January 2, 2016 viking210 Gwinnett County firefighters responded to a fire in Peachtree Corners Tuesday morning. At 11:39 a.m., firefighters responded to a report of a fire alarm going off at an apartment on the 1200 block of Ivey Park Lane in Peachtree Corners. The crews found a sprinkler had put out a fire on a bed in a second floor unit at the complex. Rutledge said no one was home when the fire occurred, and investigators have not been able to determine what caused it.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Lafayette, LA – Electrical fire at bingo hall extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries December 28, 2015 viking210 Lafayette firefighters responded to a sprinkler alarm activation at the Metro Bingo Hall on NE Evangeline Throughway around 7:28 a.m. Saturday. When firefighters arrived, the alarm to the sprinkler was sounding and Firefighters made entry into the building and discovered smoke inside and water flowing from a sprinkler head. Authorities say the sprinkler extinguished the fire, however, the interior of the building sustained heavy smoke damage. Fire investigators determined that the fire originated under a table/desk in the bingo area of the building where there was numerous electrical equipment including computers under a desk. The building has been closed since Thursday night. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Bel Air, MD – Fire that started in ductwork controlled with help from sprinklers December 24, 2015 viking210 One person was injured in an electrical fire at an industrial building in Belcamp Tuesday, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The fire began at 11:54 a.m. in the ductwork at Böttcher Systems in the 4600 block of Mercedes Drive, according to the report. An employee and alarm monitoring company discovered the blaze, which began in the exhaust duct, ignited rubber millings, then spread, according to the report, which said a spark detector inside the duct failed to extinguish the millings. The fire was ruled accidental. The 50-year-old employee who found the fire tried to extinguish it and as a result, he sustained a first-degree burn to his finger, the fire marshal reported. He was treated and released at the scene, the report said. After the fire and sprinkler systems activated, it took 30 firefighters from Abingdon, Joppa-Magnolia, Aberdeen and Bel Air approximately 15 minutes to bring it under control, the report said. There was $5,000 in damage to items inside the building, according to the fire marshal.
Apartment Building, Residential Yakima, WA – Sprinklers limit fire damage at YWCA; residents and staff safely evacuated December 23, 2015 viking210 A small child playing with a lighter started a fire that set off the sprinkler system at the Yakima YWCA late this morning, Yakima firefighters said. The fire was quickly extinguished, but the resulting flood of water damaged Christmas presents in a basement storage room, YWCA executive director Amy Flynn said. The residents of the affected apartment — a woman and two children — and other residents and staff in the building were safely evacuated, Flynn said. A mix of apartments and shelter lodging at the building, 818 W. Yakima Ave., holds a total of 30 women and 55 children. “I’m just very thankful that everyone is OK,” she said. Capt. Jeff Pfaff of the Yakima Fire Department said crews responded about 11:45 a.m. to an automatic alarm triggered by the sprinkler system. Pfaff said the sprinklers limited the fire damage within the one apartment. He estimated that 2,000 gallons of water was released before the system could be shut down.
