Tag Archives: Night (9pm-5am)

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Fire extinguished by sprinkler system at natural food store (Portland, OR)

November 11, 2013 viking210

A late night fire at a natural food store began in one of the store’s coffee roasters. While the cause is still under investigation, the suppression of the fire is credited to the store’s fire sprinklers. All of the store’s employees were able to evacuate safely, and no one was injured.

Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at warehouse fire (Calgary, AB)

November 11, 2013 viking210

Firefighters were called to a warehouse on Sunday night when a propane powered floor sweeper caught fire. The warehouse’s fifty employees were evacuated safely, and the fire sprinkler system activated and helped to control the fire. 

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at furniture manufacturer (Roanoke, VA)

November 6, 2013 viking210

Firefighters report that fire sprinkler helped extinguish most of the flames that began at a furniture manufacturing plant on Tuesday, November 5. The fire began when a vacuum pump in the plant overheated. No employees at the plant were injured, and production resumed for the following shift.

College/University (on campus), School / University

Fire extinguished by sprinklers on college campus (Sherman, TX)

November 4, 2013 viking210

A fire began on Friday, November 1, inside a college laboratory at about 10 p.m. The building’s fire sprinkler activated and eliminated the flames by the time firefighters arrived to the scene. No one was reported injured in the incident, and classes in the building will resume as normal on Monday, November 4.

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Fire contained by sprinkler system at lumber mill (Lincoln, CA)

October 30, 2013 viking210

A late night fire at a lumber mill was called in by the plant’s security personnel on Sunday, October 27. The building’s fire sprinkler system contained the blaze until firefighters arrived to put out the rest of the fire. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Apartment Building, Residential

Damage minimized at four-story apartment building thanks to fire sprinklers (Portland, ME)

October 29, 2013 viking210

An unattended stove while cooking was the cause of a fire which began in a second-floor apartment on Friday, October 25. Firefighters arrived to the scene at about 10 p.m. and praised the building’s fire sprinkler system, with Fire Chief David Jackson saying that the fire could have been much very dangerous had it not been for the sprinkler system. 

“The systems worked exactly as they should have,” Jackson said.

Department Store, Retail

Macy’s flagship Manhattan store saved with help from sprinkler system (New York City, NY)

October 28, 2013 viking210

The fire broke out at the iconic Macy’s store a little after eight and the store was filled with shoppers. Everyone got out without injury and folks were let back in to collect their personal belongings once the fire was extinguished. The blaze was in the basement and the store’s sprinkler system kept the blaze from spreading onto the upper floors of the store. It was the store’s sprinklers that actually saved the store because it stopped the fire from spreading.

Other - Retail, Retail

Tanning salon fire doused by sprinkler system (Amherst, MA)

October 27, 2013 viking210

An early Saturday morning fire in a University Drive tanning salon was put out by an automatic sprinkler system before firefighters arrived on scene. Assistant Fire Chief Lindsay Stromgren said no one was in the business when the fire started. An automatic alarm sounded at 1:37 a.m. Saturday alerting the Fire Dept. But, by the time fire apparatus arrived at the salon, the automatic sprinkler system put out the flames in a small utility room.

Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse

Sprinkler systems helps control flames at industrial facility (Troy, MI)

October 25, 2013 viking210

A wall was blown out, but no injuries were reported at the scene of a fire on Thursday night.  According to a press release issued Friday, firefighters saw a portion of the rear, west side wall that appeared to have blown out from an explosion inside the building, and smoke showing. Once inside, firefighters found heavy smoke conditions, but the building’s fire sprinkler system appeared to have contained the majority of the fire. Damage was confined to the rear warehouse portion of the building. None of the nearby businesses were affected as a result of the incident.

Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential

Sprinklers control fire at college residence hall (Beatrice, NE)

October 23, 2013 viking210

A residence hall on the campus of Beatrice College had a fire begin in one of it’s apartments on Monday, October 21. The fire was reported that evening, and fire crews discovered that a fire sprinkler had helped to control the fire which began when some cooking oil caught fire. No one was reported injured in the incident.

***Blog Editor’s Note – Please let us know what you think of the coverage by the Fremont Tribune, who focused on water damage rather than the lives and property saved by the automatic fire sprinkler system ***