Tag Archives: Night (9pm-5am)

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinklers save restaurant from fire (Westminster, CO)

April 8, 2014 viking210

Shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday, a duct detector activation indicated that there was a possible fire at a restaurant. A security guard who investigated the alert found smoke and called the authorities. Upon arrival to the scene, firefighters found the fire had been contained by two sprinkler heads and quickly extinguished it. 

Battalion Chief David Varney said, “It really makes a difference when structures have sprinkler systems in place. Their activation reduces the amount of property damage and practically eliminates the spread of fire and threat of injury.”

There were no reported injuries, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. 

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Sprinklers eliminate fire at church (Lethbridge, AB)

April 8, 2014 viking210

Firefighters were called to a church on Wednesday night when alarms rang on the second floor of the structure. The fire sprinklers activated in response to the heat from the fire, which began near the church’s organ. No injuries were reported from the incident, and the cause appears to be electric.

Apartment Building, Residential

Apartment fire halted by sprinkler system (Wilmington, NC)

April 8, 2014 viking210

When a fire began on the balcony of an apartment late Thursday night, the unit’s fire sprinkler activated, which kept the fire from spreading into the apartment unit. There were no injuries or residents displaced from the fire, and the cause of the fire was an improperly disposed cigarette.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinklers assist firefighters to put out potential arson fire (Fresno, CA)

April 7, 2014 viking210

Fire crews responded to a reported fire at about 4 a.m. on Saturday morning to discover broken glass in its front windows and two small fires in the front and back of the building. The restaurant’s fire sprinkler system had contained the fire to their ignition spots, and firefighters were able to put out the rest. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Keola Park, a Fresno Fire spokesman, said, “The sprinkler did its job, which is good because the structure is connected to a strip mall, and the fire could have spread.” 

According to investigators, some money was taken from the restaurant, and the fires were set in separate locations. The investigation remains ongoing.

Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Sprinkler contains fire to one unit in condominium complex (Conshohocken, PA)

April 5, 2014 viking210

A fire sprinkler activated in the unit of a condominium complex following a fire that began in the fourth floor residence. The sprinkler kept the fire from spreading to any other unit, and firefighters put out the last of the flames. Residents were able to evacuate safely, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Other - Retail, Retail

Retail store fire suppressed by installed sprinklers (Cambridge, ON)

April 1, 2014 viking210

An electronics retailer had a fire break out, and local firefighters were alerted at about 1:30 a.m. on Monday. The facility’s fire sprinklers suppressed the majority of the flames. Cambridge fire officials believe the fire was started by a faulty extension cord. There were no reported injuries.

College/University (on campus), School / University

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

April 1, 2014 viking210

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)

March 28, 2014 viking210

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)

March 18, 2014 viking210

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)

March 12, 2014 viking210

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.