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Other - Retail, Retail

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at fire in Toys R Us (Paramus, NJ)

A fire occurred overnight at a Toys R Us retail location on November 12. The cause of the fire, which began in a second-floor stockroom, was confined to that area by the store’s fire sprinkler system.

“The store’s automatic fire sprinkler system kept the fire contained,” Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said.

Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire within a half hour, and all of the store’s employees were able to evacuate the premises safely. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Laundry fire extinguished thanks to sprinkler system and firefighters (Madison, NJ)

The Pfizer offices at 5 Giralda Farms were evacuated Friday morning after a fire started in a dryer and filled part of the building with smoke, Madison’s fire chief said. The fire started in the Pfizer gym’s laundry room around 10:40 a.m. and filled the workout and adjoining areas with smoke, Fire Chief Lou DeRosa said. A sprinkler went off in the laundry room and Madison firefighters extinguished the blaze.

Retail, Shopping Mall

Strip mall saved from extensive damage thanks to fire sprinkler (Lakewood, NJ)

Fire and rescue responded to reports of a fire in one of the buildings in a strip mall. When they arrived, they found smoke coming from the eaves of the building and fire inside it, which was controlled to one area by the suite’s fire sprinkler. According to fire crews, had the building not had a fire sprinkler system installed, the damage to that building would have been much greater and would most likely have affected the other four businesses in the strip mall as well. According to reports, there were no injuries.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant, Residential

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at Golden Nugget Casino (Atlantic City, NJ)

A fire at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City closed the sauna Monday evening.  Firefighters were called to the casino about 5:30 p.m. for a reported fire and activated sprinkler, Chief Dennis Brooks said.
 
“The fire doesn’t appear to be suspicious,” Brooks said.  Preliminarily, it looks like an electrical fire, but is still under investigation, he said.

Self-Storage Facility, Storage / Warehouse

Sprinklers stop self storage facility fire (Toms River, NJ)

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When fire crews arrived to a fire at a self storage facility, they found that the flames had already been extinguished by the building’s fire sprinklers. The cause of the fire was inappropriate disposal of smoking materials.

Bureau of Fire Prevention Director James Mercready said, “A properly designed and maintained fire sprinkler system is an essential component in fire protection in both residential and commercial structures.”