Charleston, SC – (no media coverage) Sprinkler system controls unattended cooking fire in condo
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Winston-Salem, NC – Sprinkler system keeps stove fire from spreading throughout apartment
Four adults and three children were displaced after an apartment fire on Wednesday night.
Firefighters arrived on the scene at 185 Willow Oaks Drive at 10:22 p.m. and had the fire under control by 10:26 p.m.
One minor injury was reported.
The Winston-Salem Fire Department said a cooking fire got out of control.
A sprinkler system and stovetop countermeasures kept the fire from spreading to other apartments.
Sponkane Valley, WA – Sprinkler system helps put out fire that started outside of restaurant
The Longhorn BBQ restaurant in Spokane Valley was damaged in an early morning fire Monday.
The Spokane Valley Fire department responded to the scene at 2315 N. Argonne Rd. just before 4:00 a.m.
Fire crews said the exact cause of the fire is still under investigation, but firefighters have a few leads. Metal cans were found near the site of the fire, leading firefighters to believe it could have been a warming fire started by homeless people in the area. Crews said it could have also started in the heating and air conditioning unit. The fire has been put out and crews are now mopping up.
The fire started outside, on the west side of the building. It quickly spread into the second floor office space, which activated sprinklers.
E. Montgomery is closed at N. Hutchinson because of thefire but Argonne Rd. is not affected. It is unclear if the restaurants plans to open on Monday. This is the second time in recent months that Longhorn BBQ locations have suffered from fire damage. The Airway Heights location of Longhorn BBQ caught fire in August and was sparked by an accident in an electrical area behind one of the interior walls.
Shrewsbury, MA – Fire sprinklers extinguish fire in acid room of manufacturing company
At 3:40 a.m., fire officials received a 911 call indicating there was a fire in the company’s acid room. The acid room contains open top acid tanks where coils of wire are washed as part of the company’s manufacturing process.
Upon arrival at 830 Boston Turnpike, firefighters noticed light smoke in the building’s loading dock area. The building’s fire alarm and sprinkler systems were activated.
Firefighters metered the building’s main entrance, acid room and loading dock for dangerous or explosive gases and used a pole camera to get a visual of the acid room in order to see if a fire could be located. The meter gave negative readings in all parts of the building measured, and the camera showed no visible fire.
Firefighters were then able to enter the building to investigate the acid room and confirmed that the fire had been extinguished by the sprinkler system and that there were no leaking chemicals and no risk of contamination in the room.
The State Hazmat Team was called to the scene and deemed the building clear for operations around 5:30 a.m.
“This fire was quickly extinguished with help from the building’s sprinkler system,” said Vuona. “Thankfully there was no resulting hazmat incident or chemical related fire and the situation was quickly resolved.”
An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway by the Shrewsbury Fire Department and State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Oglesby, IL – Sprinkler system keeps forklift fire from spreading through warehouse; No injuries reported
A forklift caught fire Friday morning at Advantage Logistics in Oglesby.
Fire crews were called out to the distribution center just after 2:30. Oglesby Fire Chief Ronald Papurello says the business’ sprinkler system was activated and put out the fire. The forklift apparently caught fire as it was being charged.
As a precaution a mutual aid request was put out to Peru, Tonica and Utica Fire Departments. Nobody was injured. The forklift was heavily damaged but the fire didn’t spread to anywhere else.
Palatine, IL – Fire sprinklers put out apartment bathroom fire; No injuries reported
Officials said the fire remained under investigation Monday. A damage estimate was not yet available.
Louisville, KY – Sprinkler system contains fire after man sets trash can in dorm at U of L on fire
According to an arrest report, police took Antonio Spuria, 18, into custody after witnesses and evidence pointed to him setting a 55-gallon garbage can on fire around 2 a.m. Saturday inside the men’s restroom on the second floor of Miller Hall Dormitory, located on U of L’s Belknap Campus.
Multiple students were inside the dorm at the time of the fire, and the building had to be evacuated for several hours while crews with the Louisville Fire Department cleaned up and repaired its sprinkler system, according to Spuria’s arrest report.
Spuria was booked at Louisville Metro Corrections around 2:30 p.m. Saturday and was charged with first-degree arson and wanton endangerment, according to his arrest report.
Amherst, MA – Dorm room sprinkler system bookcase that caught on fire; No injuries reported
Assistant Fire Chief Lindsay Stromgren said firefighters responded to Maple Hall in the Commonwealth Honors College around 3:30 a.m. for an alarm. Soon after, the department received reports of smoke on the second floor, he said.
Stromgren said the fire started on a wooden bookcase in a student’s bedroom. The young woman woke up to the fire alarm and left the building, and the sprinkler system controlled the fire until firefighters arrived, Stromgren said.
The entire dorm was evacuated for three hours, except for the second floor, which students were not allowed to re-enter for an even longer period of time due to water mitigation, Stromgren said. Students were brought to the nearby Roots Cafe during the evacuation to keep warm, he said.
At least six people who lived in the suite in which the fire started have been displaced indefinitely, Stromgren said.
“UMass is making arrangements for them,” he said.
Amherst fire investigators and the state fire marshal’s office are investigating the fire, Stromgren said. It is believed the fire was unintentional and accidental, he said, and no one was hurt.
Kidron, OH – Fire system prevents fire from spreading from boiler room at poultry processing plant; No injuries reported
The first officer arrived on the scene several minutes later to find no smoke or flames showing, but saw water running out under an exterior boiler room door.
Firefighters gained access to the building when the maintenance staff arrived. They found an activated sprinkler head above a fire in an upstairs area on the mezzanine. The sprinkler system had suppressed the fire and prevented it from spreading and causing further damage.
“This is why we encourage sprinkler systems,” the Fire Department wrote on its Facebook page.
Glenn Mott, vice president of compliance for Gerber’s added, “Everything worked perfectly.”
Firefighters extinguished the remaining fire with fire extinguishers.
A second alarm and the Rapid Intervention Team were canceled once the extent of the fire was determined to be under control.
Kidron Fire declared the fire out at 11:31 p.m. Crews remained on scene to do an overhaul and clean up until 12:38 a.m.
No one was in the building at the time of the incident and no injuries were reported. The damage was estimated between $5,000 and $10,000.
The Wayne County Fire Investigation Team investigated and determined the fire was caused by a malfunctioning heating unit that ignited material in an adjacent area.
Athens, GA – Fire contained to single dorm room thanks to fire sprinkler system; No injuries reported
As a result, 54 students have been temporarily displaced from Myers Hall, which is off South Lumpkin Street on UGA’s campus, university spokesman Greg Trevor told AJC.com.
The fire took place early Sunday morning and was isolated to a single room, triggering the sprinkler in that room, Trevor said in an emailed statement.
The Athens-Clarke County Fire Department responded and were able to quickly extinguish the fire. No one was injured, and students were able to reenter the building later that morning.
However, the water damage affected 54 students, the statement said. The university is providing temporary housing for those affected while the cleanup is completed. The places where those students will be housed was not provided.
The damages are expected to be repaired by Monday, allowing those students to move back into the dorm.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. AJC.com has reached out to the fire department for more information.
