Residential, Townhouse / Condominium Plymouth, MN – Garage fire is kept from spreading into townhome thanks to sprinkler system June 5, 2016 viking210 At 11:23 p.m. on Thursday, June 2, the Plymouth Fire Department responded to 16787 39th Avenue North for a house fire. The first units arrived and found a tuck-under attached garage fully engulfed with fire spreading to the house. All occupants were evacuated with no injuries. One firefighter sustained a foot laceration and was treated and released. There was significant damage to the garage, but thanks to a sprinkler system that activated, minor damage was caused to the living space. The adjoining townhouse units were cleared of smoke and those residents were allowed back inside their homes. Plymouth Police, Wayzata Fire, Golden Valley Fire, Loretto Fire, Maple Plain Fire, Minnetonka Fire and North Ambulance assisted. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time and is under investigation.
Retail, Shopping Mall Halifax, NS, Canada – Shopping center fire extinguished by sprinkler system; Fire spread limited June 4, 2016 viking210 Firefighters responded to a store fire in the Halifax Shopping Centre last Tuesday evening. Ben Moss Jewellers suffered both smoke and fire damage, as well as problems due to the water from the sprinklers the blaze set off. “We received a call about an alarm at the centre at 10 p.m. and upon our arrival, we realize a sprinkler was flowing,” said Halifax Fire spokesman Scott Blackburn. “We made our way in and we observed the issues at the jewelry store. The fire had been extinguished from the sprinkler.” There were 14 responders and they forced their entry into the store to clear the area and do ventilation work. There were no injuries. Firefighters believe they may have a cause for the fire. “There are renovations going on. There was welding work going on above and we believe sparks may have hit and ignited combustible material on the customer counter.” The Halifax Shopping Centre was open Wednesday, except for Ben Moss, which was slated to be shut down in the next few weeks due to poor financial performance.
Apartment Building, Residential Rockledge, FL – Sprinkler system activates in apartment kitchen fire June 4, 2016 viking210 Firefighters from Brevard County Fire Rescue and the Rockledge Fire Department responded to a small kitchen fire at the Mission Bay Apartment complex in Viera just after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue. The fire prompted sprinkler activation in at least one unit.
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Elk Grove Village, IL – Warehouse fire limited by sprinkler system; Fire started in truck trailer June 3, 2016 viking210 Fire engulfed a truck trailer filled with cleaning and restaurant supplies parked at the loading dock of a warehouse in Elk Grove Village last night (Wednesday). Firefighters spent about two hours battling the blaze and clearing the area of smoke after the flames were extinguished. Elk Grove Village Fire Chief Richard Mikel said flames became so intense inside the trailer, it burned through the roof of the trailer sending large amounts of smoke billowing into the air and throughout the entire warehouse at 2301 Lunt Ave. Mikel estimated the warehouse to be several hundred thousand square feet in size. Heat from the trailer fire activated sprinklers above the loading dock and saving the building from fire damage. Mikel said he is scheduled to meet with building owners to assess the extent of significant smoke damage. Mikel said water damage to the building was minimal. Firefighters were alerted by witnesses from across the street who saw smoke rising at about 10 p.m., Mikel said. Firefighters had the fire out and smoke vented by about midnight. Mikel said there were no injuries and he did not believe anyone was in the building when the fire began. Firefighters arriving on scene saw the entire building engulfed in smoke and called for an upgraded Code 4 alarm. That alarm brought nearly 30 firefighters from Des Plaines, Elk Grove Township, Itasca, Wood Dale and Bensenville to assist Elk Grove Village. Crews used a special Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) truck equipped with a giant fan to clear the building of smoke after the trailer was extinguished and towed away from the loading dock. Mikel said had the building not been equipped with a sprinkler system, the building itself would have likely caught fire causing a vastly larger blaze. He also said the trailer did not have a semi tractor attached to it when it caught fire. He said that would have also made the fire worse.
Apartment Building, Residential Abilene, TX – Overnight apartment fire put out by sprinkler system; No injuries June 1, 2016 viking210 Abilene firefighters responded to an apartment fire in the 1200 block of Yeoman Road just after midnight early Sunday morning. When firefighters got to the scene the fire had already been put out by the apartment’s sprinkler system, but they did see some light smoke in the apartment next door. Firefighters were able to clear out that smoke. Investigators said food cooking on the stove started the fire. Damage is estimated at about $3,000. No one was hurt.
Hospital/Care Facility, Hospital/Medical Clinic Modesto, CA – Sprinkler system extinguishes suspicious overnight fire at Planned Parenthood May 27, 2016 viking210 The Modesto fire and police departments are investigating a suspicious, but apparently small, fire at the Planned Parenthood Modesto Health Center on McHenry Avenue early Wednesday. Signs on the doors of the center said it would be closed Wednesday, and a spokeswoman said staff members are assessing fire damage and working to reopen as soon as possible. At about 3:25 a.m., one fire engine was dispatched to a water-flow alarm sounding at the 1431 McHenry Ave. center, said Battalion Chief Jesse Nicasio of Modesto Fire. When additional reports came in from passers-by of flames and smoke coming from the building, the call was upgraded to a commercial working structure fire and additional resources were sent, Nicasio said. “Engine 5 found a broken glass door, the fire alarm sounding and fire sprinkler activation,” he said. The sprinkler system extinguished the fire, but crews ensured it was out, Nicasio said. Information was not immediately available as to where in the two-story building the fire started or what damage was done.
Apartment Building, Residential Maitland, FL – Sprinkler system helps put out apartment fire caused by charging drone battery May 26, 2016 viking210 A drone battery charging inside a Maitland apartment caused a fire to erupt early Sunday morning, according to Maitland Fire Rescue. The fire happened around 1 a.m. inside one of the units at the Arbors at Maitland Summit apartments. Fire officials say the woman inside the apartment tried to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher, but the fire grew, causing the sprinkler system to go off. According to fire officials, the drone battery was left unattended while it was charging. “They put it on the charger, they went to sleep,” said Assistant Fire Chief Van Camp. “Someone woke up from the smell of smoke, went out, saw the batter was on fire, tried to put it out and it kept growing on them.” Only one building at the apartment complex was evacuated. Those residents have since been allowed back into their apartments. No injuries were reported. The unit where the fire started sustained water damage, according to fire officials.
Apartment Building, Residential San Rafael, CA – Sprinkler system limits spread of apartment fire May 17, 2016 viking210 Three apartments sustained water damage in a one-alarm fire Sunday in San Rafael, a San Rafael battalion chief said. The fire was first reported at 9:24 p.m. at 960 Lincoln Ave. When firefighters arrived, they found a sprinkler had extinguished the fire in one apartment and firefighters went to work to limit water damage, Battalion Chief Kyle Hamilton said. The apartment where the fire started is probably uninhabitable, which would displace one person, Hamilton said. The other two units are probably habitable, he said.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Forks Township, PA – Polystyrene fire at plastics manufacturer controlled by sprinkler system May 17, 2016 viking210 A Sunday morning fire at a Forks Township manufacturer could have been much worse if not for the building’s sprinkler system, a township fire official said. Crews were called for the fire at about 12:15 a.m. at the Ecopax building, 3600 Glover Road, said Matt Mowrey, deputy chief for the Forks Township Fire Department. Ecopax manufactures foam and plastic food containers. A commercial roll of polystyrene caught fire, leading to a working blaze, but the flames were kept from spreading by the building’s sprinklers, Mowrey said. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, and the blaze is under investigation, Mowrey said.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant St. Augustine, FL – Fire in ballroom at resort hotel quickly put out by sprinkler system May 15, 2016 viking210 Multiple fire crews were called to the World Golf Village Renaissance Resort and Convention Center during an active evacuation Thursday night, fire officials said. Firefighters confirmed that there was a fire in one of the convention ballrooms and found smoke, according to a post on the St. Johns County Fire Rescue Facebook page. Alarms went off inside the hotel at 8:15 p.m. and the sprinkler system promptly put out the fire, officials said. Crews said they had to perform smoke removal, salvage and overhaul. The ballroom did suffer damage, according to officials. No injuries have been reported and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
