Tag Archives: Night (9pm-5am)

College/University (on campus), School / University

College fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Red Wing, MN)

A late night fire the morning of Saturday, March 29 at a technical college, called the attention of fire crews. Though they arrived within seven minutes of their call, fire crews found the the building’s fire sprinklers had effectively put out the flames. 

According to the Red Wing Fire Department, “The presence of a working sprinkler system and alarm system made what may have been a tragedy into a moderate inconvenience.”

No injuries were reported.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Sprinkler system limits damage at country club fire (Hoover, AL)

A little after 9:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a fire at a country club. The flames, which started on the loading dock of the club, traveled into the building’s attic, where the fire sprinklers activated and contained the fire .

“The fire was under control within 15 minutes,” Hoover Fire Department Executive Director Rusty Lowe said.

The cause of the fire appears to be accidental. This is not the first fire that the clubhouse has suffered, however; in 2007, the same country club was destroyed in a fire.

“When the clubhouse was rebuilt, it was built to current code that required the modernized fire suppression system,” Lowe said. “Had it not been for the sprinklers the fire might have spread extensively throughout the attic.”

No injuries were reported.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Manufacturing plant fire eliminated thanks to fire sprinklers (Seymour, IN)

No one was injured in a fire that broke out at an automobile parts manufacturing plant on Monday night. The fire began when an oil line on an injection mold machine malfunctioned; the exact cause of the malfunction is under investigation. Four to six of the building’s fire sprinklers activated, extinguishing the flames. No one was reported injured from the incident.

Primary / Secondary School, School / University

Fire at high school eliminated by sprinkler system (Snow Hill, MD)

This morning at about 1 a.m., a fire at a high school brought fire crews as well as teachers and maintenance teams to its location. The sprinkler system at the school put out the fire where it began – in a closet in the science wing of the building. No one reported injured, and the cause of the fire is related to a computer cart that was charging. 

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Fire sprinklers douse suspicious fire at restaurant (Grapevine, TX)

Just before 11 p.m. on Sunday, firefighters received notification of a fire alarm activation at a restaurant. The building was full of smoke, with three separate ignition points to the fire. 

“Once the smoke was cleared, they searched the building and found nobody in there,” Grapevine Fire Department’s deputy chief, Darrell Brown said. “The sprinkler took care of the fire.”

Minimal fire damage was reported as a result of the quick elimination. The fire is under investigation, but is being called suspicious in nature. No injuries were reported.

Apartment Building, Residential

Apartment fire extinguished thanks to sprinklers (Fishers, IN)

*** FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED – NO MEDIA COVERAGE *** Fishers Fire and Emergency Services responded to a fire reported at an apartment building at 9:23 p.m. on March 1. They discovered that the fire that had begun on a third floor unit had been eliminated by a sprinkler head. The fire damage was limited to a few contents inside of a closet, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. No injuries were reported, and no residents were displaced.

Other - Retail, Retail

Sprinklers extinguish fire at Goodwill donation center (Tomball, TX)

Shortly after midnight on March 4, firefighters were called to an automatic fire alarm at a local Goodwill Donation Center. When they arrived, they found light smoke coming from one of the center’s processing workstations and a single fire sprinkler activated. Upon reviewing the surveillance footage, they discovered that a fire had begun at the workstation, with the lone sprinkler activating and putting out the flames. The fire is being ruled as accidental, and no one was injured in the incident. According to reports, the property value saved from the fire is estimated at $1.2 million.