Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Sprinkler system contains kitchen fire at resident hall (Mount Pleasant, MI) June 14, 2012 viking210 Central Michigan University’s Campbell Hall was evacuated at about midnight Wednesday after a small fire broke out in the kitchenette on the first floor. Residents believe that a stove knob was bumped, turning the burner on and causing a basket placed near it to catch fire. The fire alarm and sprinkler systems were activated. All of Campbell Hall’s safety devices worked correctly and safety procedures went according to plan, said CMU Police Officer Carl Williams. “The entire system did exactly what it was designed to do,” he said. “In the kitchenette area, the sprinkler system activated … like it was supposed to.”
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire confined to garbage bin by sprinkler system (Medford, OR) June 12, 2012 viking210 A sprinkler system helped contain a trash fire at a Medford apartment complex this morning, Medford Fire-Rescue officials reported. The trash bin was in a building that houses garbage collection and a laundry room for two eight-unit apartment buildings, which are located right next door. Damage was confined to the garbage bin. The fire sprinkler prevented the fire from gaining enough momentum to seriously damage the facility, officials said.
Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing Sprinkler system controls fire at chemical distribution facility (St. Albans, WV) June 12, 2012 viking210 A fire at a St. Albans chemical distribution facility appears to be under control, Kanawha County emergency officials said late this morning. Sprinklers at the Brenntag operation on 1st Street contained the blaze, and crews were ventilating the building before entering to further investigate, said Dale Petry, Kanawha County’s emergency services coordinator.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Sprinkler system helped contain hotel kitchen fire (Albuquerque, NM) June 11, 2012 viking210 A fire in a downtown Albuquerque hotel forced a brief evacuation of its guests and staff. The Albuquerque Fire Department says no occupants were injured when a fire forced them to leave the Hyatt hotel on Tijeras NE early Monday morning. Firefighters arrived at the scene at 1:30 a.m. and put out the blaze within 20 minutes. A hotel sprinkler system helped contain the fire. Fire officials say the fire was in a dishwashing unit but the cause has not yet been determined.
Retail, Shopping Mall Fire at mall sporting goods store contained by sprinkler system (Watertown, NY) June 11, 2012 viking210 The fire was caused when a ceiling light overheated, causing the contents of the ballast to leak into the light fixtures and create sparks that ignited a rack of clothing below it, Chief Dillon said. Fortunately, the sprinkler system effectively contained the blaze until firefighters could extinguish it, he said. “It did what it was supposed to do,” Chief Dillon said.
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Warehouse fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Edgerton, WI) June 4, 2012 viking210 Fire crews arrived to find that sprinklers had doused an eight-foot tall stack of plastic foam sheeting that had caught on fire in the warehouse. The sprinklers had extinguished the fire by the time firefighters arrived, Edgerton Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Beckwith said.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler system controls apartment cooking fire (Allentown, PA) June 4, 2012 viking210 Sprinklers took care of whatever had flared on the stove of the second-floor apartment. No one was injured.
Office Building, Other Business Fire at accounting office extignished by sprinkler system (Montreal, QC) June 1, 2012 viking210 1 Comment The Montreal police arson squad is investigating after someone launched a Molotov cocktail into an accountant’s office in one of the city’s northeast boroughs. The building’s sprinkler system activated and quickly put out the fire, Const. Daniel Lacoursière said. No one was in the office at the time.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Sprinklers contain fire at popular establishment (Charlotte, NC) May 15, 2012 viking210 A fire that erupted in the North Carolina Music Factory was contained by the building’s fire sprinklers. No injuries were reported.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant One sprinkler controls hotel fire for firefighters (Dallas, TX) May 8, 2012 viking210 When a fire broke out in the basement of a 10-story hotel, the hotel’s sprinkler system kicked in. According to Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans, one sprinkler head activated and helped contain the blaze to the basement until firefighters arrived. No injuries were reported.
