Tag Archives: Night (9pm-5am)

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at printing company fire (Durham, NC)

Two large rolls of paper caught fire at a printing press at about midnight on April 18. Forty-one employees evacuated safely as a fire sprinkler activated on the fire. Fire crews arrived to eliminate the remaining flames. The cause of the fire appears to be to be related to the equipment in the building. There were no injuries reported.

Hospital/Care Facility, Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Fire extinguished by sprinkler system at senior living/retirement village (Oklahoma City, OK)

** NO MEDIA COVERAGE – FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTOR REPORTED **

On Monday, April 14 at 4:21 am a resident at the HUD facility, Superbia Retirement Village, had a “smoking material” fire. The fire sprinklers, which were installed in the late 1990’s, successfully activated and saved the occupant(s) lives.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinklers save restaurant from fire (Westminster, CO)

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.