Tag Archives: Night (9pm-5am)

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler system extinguishes apartment cooking fire (Leavenworth, KS)

A Leavenworth Fire Department official says a fire at an apartment Monday night could have been a lot more serious if it hadn’t been for a sprinkler system. Water from the sprinklers extinguished the flames from a cooking fire at Abernathy Lofts before firefighters arrived. It also was reported that a woman who had fallen asleep in the apartment was awakened when the sprinklers went off, according to Assistant Fire Chief Mark Nietzke. “This is a good example of what a sprinkler system can do,” he said.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Fire at manufacturing plant contained by sprinkler system (Sullivan, MO)

“This is a clear example of how sprinkler systems can help save property,” said Sullivan fire chief, Rich White, following an early morning fire at Sullivan Precision Metal Finishing. “The sprinkler system inside the manufacturing plant had contained the fire to the specific area. Our firefighters were able to finish extinguishing the fire and then provided overhaul/cleanup of the area, along with checking for any fire extensions.”

Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential

University dorm fire was extinguished by sprinkler system (Salem, MA)

A fire that started in a residence hall at Salem State University is being investigated as arson, University officials said. Around 1:40 a.m., scrap paper and some posters caught fire in the trash room of Atlantic Hall, a dorm on the central campus, said Karen Cady, spokeswoman for school. The fire was quickly put out, and students evacuated the building, she said. They were let back into the dorm about an hour later. “The sprinkler extinguished everything,” Cady said.