Tag Archives: Night (9pm-5am)

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Long Beach, CA – Sprinkler system helps take down fire at senior housing complex

A small fire inside a second floor unit of a senior affordable housing complex sent one person to a local hospital for smoke inhalation, Tuesday night.

Long Beach firefighters are working to mop up the mess and minimize water damage after the sprinkler system went off and doused the fire, fire department spokesman Brian Fisk said.

The fire was out by the time firefighters arrived, but there was a lot of smoke, Fisk said. The structure was not on fire, only contents inside one unit were, but Fisk did not have details on where exactly the fire was inside the unit.

The complex, on Long Beach Boulevard and 21st Street, has 49 affordable apartments for seniors, according to its website.

Office Building, Other Business

Stamford, CT – Sprinkler system helps contain fire on Thanksgiving at commercial building; No injuries reported

Stamford firefighters extinguished a pair of structure fires Thanksgiving night, according to fire officials. No injuries were reported.

The first blaze was reported just before 10 p.m. at a large, multi-business commercial building on Union Street in the Glenbrook section of the city, the cause of which remains under investigation.

“Upon arrival, Engine 6 from the Glenbrook fire house found the building sprinkler system activated and a strong odor of smoke from the exterior,” wrote Stamford Deputy Fire Chief Eric Lorenz in a statement. “Fire fighters discovered a heavy smoke condition inside the building in a tenant space utilized as a wood-working shop. Fire fighters stretched hose lines, and deployed search ropes to overcome maze like conditions. The source of the smoke was determined to be from a fire involving a dust collection unit in the shop. The fire was held in check by one activated sprinkler head. Fire fighters extinguished the remaining fire and ventilated the building using mechanical fans.”

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Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Albany, OR – Fire sprinkler system puts out fire at senior living facility

The Albany Fire Department responded — twice — to a fire in a unit at the Brookdale Senior Living facility Saturday night.

Sandy Roberts of the Fire Department said firefighters were initially called to the facility, at 2445 Geary St. SE, by an automated alarm. However, staff at the facility thought it was a false alarm and called the department and told them to disregard the call, she said.

Staff eventually realized there was a fire and called the department again. The fire crews were called out for a structure fire at 10:36 p.m. Roberts said the building was equipped with sprinklers, which activated and extinguished the fire.

“It’s an excellent case showing why sprinkler systems are incredibly useful,” she said.

Roberts said the fire appears to have been started by a nightlight that fell onto a resident’s bed. The department is treating it as an accidental fire.

Albany fire personnel evaluated the resident in the unit that caught fire, but did not transport the resident to a hospital. The resident was not displaced by the fire, she said.

Roberts added that no fire personnel were injured by the fire, but a wing of the facility suffered extensive smoke and water damage.

She added that in cases of fire alarm activation, the safest option is to let firefighters come and make sure there is no fire.

“The best rule of thumb is to let us come when you have a fire alarm,” she said.

Apartment Building, Residential

Victoria, TX – Single fire sprinkler keeps apartment fire contained to one room; No injuries reported

The Victoria Fire Department responded to the report of a fire alarm at Oak Forest Apartments early Tuesday morning.  

The alarm sounded around 5 am, waking residents out of their sleep to evacuate the building.

VFD units found a single sprinkler head had activated and controlled a fire in the bedroom of one apartment, according to a statement from the City of Victoria. 

Firefighters extinguished the fire with a minimal amount of water, which further reduced the damage in the apartment building.

VFD personnel immediately worked to ventilate the apartment and turned off the sprinkler system to minimize water damage. 

Residents were able to re-enter their apartments around 6 a.m. No deaths or injuries have been reported. 

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

Apartment Building, Residential

Greenville, NC – Dryer fire at student apartment complex contained by fire sprinklers; No injuries reported

Authorities say a fire at a student living apartment complex began in a dryer.

Greenville Fire/ Rescue says the fire broke out at The Landing apartments just after 8 p.m. Monday night.

They say the sprinkler system helped reduce the amount of damage, but people in at least two apartment units are displaced.

No injuries were reported.

Apartment Building, Residential

Providence, RI – Sprinkler system helps take down mattress fire in apartment building

Some residents are displaced after a fire broke out in an apartment building in Providence Saturday night.

The Providence Fire Department responded to Bissell Street around 10:15 p.m. for a report of a small mattress fire on the second floor.

Upon arrival, crews said the sprinkler system in the apartment helped to take down much of the fire.

Deputy Chief Mahoney said two units out of about twelve are inhabitable due to water damage.

One man was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Crews stayed on scene until about 12 a.m. investigating.

Primary / Secondary School, School / University

Bradenton, FL – Overnight electrical fire at elementary school extinguished by fire sprinklers

An electrical fire damaged an office at Manatee Elementary School early Thursday, according to the Bradenton Fire Department.

At 3:47 a.m. Thursday morning, firefighters responded to Manatee Elementary School, 1609 Sixth Ave. E and worked to extinguish a fire that was determined to be electrical in nature.

According to the Bradenton Fire Department, firefighters arrived to find no visible flames, but after going into the school they detected smoke. Firefighters saw the school’s sprinkler system had been activated in the school office area where heavy smoke was detected.

Using thermal imaging, firefighters were able to determine the fire started from electrical wiring and the sprinkler system had already put out the flames.

Apartment Building, Residential

Aurora, IL – Single fire sprinkler keeps apartment fire from spreading to other rooms

An apartment fire in downtown Aurora caused $35,000 worth of damage early Sunday morning.

Aurora firefighters responded to a fire alarm in an apartment building around 1:30 a.m. on the 100 block of East Downer Place, fire officials said in a news release.

Firefighters saw smoke on the upper floors and located the source in an apartment on the second floor where a sprinkler head activated and extinguished a fire in the living room area, officials said.

The fire was contained to the apartment but adjacent units sustained water damage. The resident living in the apartment was displaced and assisted by victim services to find temporary housing.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Pearl River, NY – Sprinkler system contains fire at local pizzeria

The Pearl River Fire Department responded to the call around 3:22 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 13, at Sorrento’s Restaurant at 54 N. Middletown Road in Pearl River in a shopping plaza, the department said on Facebook.

Once on the scene, firefighters found heavy smoke conditions in the building and sprinkler activation inside the restaurant.

After forcing their way into the restaurant, crews were able to douse the flames in the kitchen area and return to the station by 5:30 a.m.

The building received heavy smoke and water damage.

No word on when the restaurant will be able to reopen.