Tag Archives: Night (9pm-5am)

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Sprinklers extinguish laundry room fire at Hawthorn Suites hotel (Vandalia, OH)

A gas leak caused a fire in the laundry at the Hawthorn Suites, Vandalia. Fire crews say gas leaking from a broken gas line was ignited by the hot water heater. Fire crews partially evacuated the building. Officials say the sprinkler system activated and extinguished the flames before firefighters arrived. No one was injured in the fire.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler system activates, helps control overnight fire at apartment building (Nashville, TN)

Several residents have been displaced by a fire that began in an east Nashville apartment building Wednesday morning.  It started at about 2 a.m. at the Bellwood Park Apartments on 100 Pennington Avenue.  Preliminary reports indicated the fire could have been due to a lightning strike but fire marshals will have to complete their investigation before that can be confirmed.  There were no injuries reported from the fire.

College/University (on campus), School / University

Fire at Mississippi State University dormitory contained by sprinkler system (Starkville, MS)

Mississippi State University officials say repairs are beginning immediately on a women’s dormitory that was damaged by a Sunday night fire that appears to have been started by a candle burning in one of the rooms. The university said nobody was injured, but more than 150 students stayed elsewhere Sunday night after a fire began around 8 p.m. in one wing of Oak Hall, which opened in 2012. Local fire officials said the fire on the third story of the four-story building appears to have been caused by a candle burning in one of the rooms, and it was contained by sprinklers.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers contain fire in apartment with mentally and physically challenged residents (Knoxville, TN)

The Knoxville Fire Department says the blaze started around 2 a.m. at the Parkridge Harbor Apartments. When crews arrived, smoke was found coming from a burning mattress in a common area laundry room on the second floor of the building.  According to officials, an automatic sprinkler had activated, keeping the fire at a minimum.

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Fire at food market controlled with help from sprinkler system (San Jose, CA)

The two-alarm fire started just after 11 p.m. at the Senter Foods market in South San Jose, and firefighters brought the blaze under control shortly after midnight. There were no injuries reported, and the store was closed at the time. The sprinkler system was activated and helped control the fire. The cause is under investigation.

College/University (on campus), School / University

College campus fire contained by sprinkler system (Iowa City, IA)

A fire began in the Iowa City Chemical Building at 3:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 24. The flames began on the building’s fifth floor and were controlled by the school’s fire sprinkler system. No one was injured in the fire. Investigators believe the fire’s cause was the ignition of chemicals, but it is still under investigation.

Retail, Shopping Mall

Damage minimized at strip mall thanks to fire sprinklers (Kent, WA)

At about 1:00 a.m., Ladder 74 of the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority responded to a sprinkler water flow alarm at a local strip mall. The fire, which had set off the alarm, was held in check by the sprinkler system until fire crews arrived. The damage could have been much worse since the adjoining suites share an attic space. The fire’s cause appears to be a failure of electrical components; there were no injuries reported.

Retail, Shopping Mall

Fire sprinklers help control fire at Aeropostale store in outlet mall (Simpsonville, KY)

Fire crews were called to the Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass at about 2 a.m. Wednesday. Mall spokeswoman Gina Slechta says the fire started in the Aeropostale store. Simpsonville Fire Chief Ronnie Sowder says an electrical issue caused the fire that started in a light display. Sprinklers in the store, which were originally installed by Dalmatian Fire Inc. in Louisville, Kentucky, helped contain the fire and limit damage to the store. The Outlet Shoppes spokeswoman says there was no damage to the surrounding buildings, and the mall opened on time the next day.

Residential, Residential High Rise

Kitchen fire at senior high-rise apartment building suppressed with help from sprinkler system (Owensboro, KY)

The call that every Owensboro firefighter fears came in at 12:07 a.m. Saturday: A fire on the 16th floor of Roosevelt House I, 2920 Yale Place.  “It was a kitchen fire,” Chief Steve Mitchell said later Saturday. “The sprinkler system had been activated, and we were able to knock the fire down fairly quickly.”  But more than 200 senior citizens live in the 18-story building, Owensboro’s tallest, and the 911 system was flooded with calls from people needing help evacuating the building, Mitchell said.  There were no serious injuries.