Tag Archives: Morning (7am-12pm)

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Sprinker system puts out fire at community center (Seattle, WA)

A kitchen fire around 7 am in the Highpoint Neighborhood House at 6400 Sylvan Way SW resulted in the setting off the sprinkler system in the building. The fire was out but firefighters were left with the task of ventilating the building.  The exact cause of the fire and a full damage estimate was not immediately available.  No injuries were reported.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant, Retail

Early morning fire at restaurant extinguished by building’s sprinkler system (Allentown, PA)

A fire sparked by a malfunctioning espresso machine will keep Fegley’s Burrito Works and Coffee Works closed for at least one week. The business was damaged by a brief fire that sparked Sunday morning. The blaze began about 7:20 a.m. and was quickly extinguished by an internal sprinkler system, business owner Jeff Fegley said. 

Allentown fire Deputy Chief Lee Laubach said sprinkler systems are a great advantage when it comes to battling a fire. “It keeps the fire down and lessens the damage,” he said. “It’s one of the best fire protection systems you can have, and this is proof that it worked right there.”

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Commercial fire activates sprinkler, prevents fire from spreading to adjacent tenants (Pearland, TX)

** NO MEDIA COVERAGE – FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED **

On August 18, 2014, the Pearland Fire Department was dispatched to a commercial fire alarm on the west side of Pearland where upon arrival, they discovered a sprinkler head activated in a tenant space near the kitchen. The fire started near a wall outlet, traveled up the wall and activated the sprinkler system. The fire sprinkler kept the fire from causing severe damage to the commercial establishment and prevented it from spreading to adjacent tenant spaces and extinguished the fire before the Fire Department arrived.

Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

Early morning fire at hydraulic press business extinguished by sprinkler system (Ogden, UT)

A sprinkler system is given credit for putting out a fire at a business early Saturday morning.  The fire was in a hydraulic press at a business. The sprinkler system extinguished the fire rapidly.  The sprinkler system in this fire worked exactly how it was designed and played a large roll in extinguishing the fire and confining it to a small area.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler system controls apartment fire cause by smoking materials (Madison, WI)

The fire department responded to a report of a structure fire in a two-story multiple-family structure around 9:50 a.m.  When crews went into the building they found that the fire was extinguished and under control with one sprinkler head activated closest to the fire, officials said.  Officials said the occupant of the apartment was not home at the time of the fire.  The fire was caused by careless use of smoking materials, investigators said. The resident said he dumped recently-used smoking materials into a wicker basket used for trash before he left the apartment.  The wicker trash basket and a stuffed chair caught fire.  

College/University (on campus), School / University

Sprinklers control college bathroom fire started by arsonist (Fort Pierce, FL)

Fort Pierce police arrested an 18-year-old student for the arson fire that started in an upstairs bathroom at Indian River State College Tuesday morning.  Respondents to a 911 call found a bathroom trash can on fire, which caused the fire sprinklers and alarm to go off.  Police said school administrators alerted them to a possible suspect, who was taken in for questioning.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Sprinkler system assists firefighters at hotel fire (Sioux Falls, SD)

Firefighters responded to a fire at a hotel at 9:30 on Thursday, July 17. The three-story hotel’s fire began in a clothes dryer in the hotel’s first floor. The hotel’s occupants evacuated safely while the sprinkler system went off and kept the fire from spreading further. The fire was put out within 10 minutes. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Apartment Building, Residential

Fire sprinkler system proves worth in apartment kitchen fire (Des Moines, IA)

A sprinkler system saved a Des Moines apartment from further damage after a fire started in the unit’s kitchen, officials said.  A fire had started while one of the occupants was cooking, officials said. 
Fire officials called the incident a “perfect example of how the fire protection systems required in these residential structures can save lives and property.”