Primary / Secondary School, School / University High school briefly closed due to fire, sprinkler system limits damage(Mission, BC) February 29, 2012 viking210 Investigators determined Monday morning the fire originated in a fire-rated storage container. Plastic left on top of the canister eventually caught fire and triggered the sprinkler system, which limited damage to that room.
Apartment Building, Residential Fire sprinkler helps put out apartment fire (Dallas, TX) February 27, 2012 viking210 Firefighters were called to the Carrollton Park Apartments around 1:20 Monday morning. No injuries were reported.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Table and chairs catch fire at restaurant, sprinkler systemsuccessfully activates (Charleston, WV) February 27, 2012 viking210 Firefighters responded to an alarm at the Chop House Restaurant at Charleston Town Center late Sunday night, a spokesman for the Charleston Fire Department said this morning. A table and chairs had caught fire and triggered the sprinkler system, he said.
Retail, Shopping Mall Sprinkler system kept mall fire in check until firefighters arrived (Columbus. GA) February 27, 2012 viking210 Officials say the fire started in the employee area of Gymboree. They say it started when an air ventilation fan caught boxes on fire. The sprinkler system was activated.
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Sprinkler system helps control warehouse fire (Murray, UT) February 24, 2012 viking210 Murray firefighters are crediting a sprinkler system with preventing a late-night warehouse blaze from causing major damage. No injuries were reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment meth lab fire extinguished by automatic sprinkler system (Panama City Beach, FL) February 20, 2012 viking210 An automatic sprinkler system at the Lake Town Wharf condominiums extinguished a meth lab fire.
Office Building Sprinkler system averts major fire (Yankton, SD) February 13, 2012 viking210 A minor fire that could have turned into a big problem was extinguished by a Yankton firm’s sprinkler system Sunday morning. A gas-fired evaporator had malfunctioned, igniting some combustible items in the immediate area and setting off the alarm. Thanks to the sprinkler system, there was minimal damage from the fire. “Everything did what is was suppose to do,” Assistant Fire Chief Larry Nickels said. “That could have been a very bad fire for that business.”
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinklers credited with limiting damage of apartment fire (Sioux Falls, SD) February 9, 2012 viking210 Fire officials are praising fire sprinklers for extinguishing a fire in a 155-unit Sioux Falls apartment building Tuesday night before fire crews arrived.
Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Sprinkler system contained grocery store fire (Colesville, MD) February 7, 2012 viking210 The store’s sprinkler system contained a fire inside of the store before fire crews arrived. No one was hurt.
College/University (on campus), School / University College commercial dryer fire contained by sprinkler system (Chesterfield, MO) January 29, 2012 viking210 A fire ignited by a commercial dryer in the basement laundry room of an administration building at Logan College of Chiropractic was contained by a sprinkler system Sunday night.
