Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business Milwaukee, WI – Sprinkler system helps contain fire at family entertainment center September 13, 2016 viking210 Firefighters were able to contain a business fire at 76th and Brown Deer Road early this morning. Crews responded around 3:30 Monday morning. It happened at Kangaroo Milwaukee, a family friendly entertainment facility in a strip mall. Milwaukee Fire Department officials tell us it appears that the sprinkler system helped to contain the fire. No word yet on the cause of the fire.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Troy, MI – Fire at Korean barbecue restaurant stopped by single sprinkler head September 13, 2016 viking210 A fire inside the Korean BBQ Dae Jang Keum at 2947 E. Big Beaver demonstrated the importance of commercial sprinkler systems. According to Assistant Fire Chief Chuck Riesterer the fire was reported at 9:21 pm. “Upon arrival, firefighters reported that the fire sprinkler system was active, all occupants were out of the building and that the fire had been extinguished. The fire was located in the Korean BBQ restaurant at the west end of this large, one-story strip mall,” Riesterer said. “Firefighters turned off the water flowing from the sprinkler system. The fire sprinkler system contained the fire damage to the immediate area. No extension was found in the adjoining spaces. Damage was located in a small dining area in the restaurant. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. Damage estimates are incomplete at this time.” Sprinklers are not required in all restaurants, but because Dae Jang Keum was located in a large strip mall it was necessary. “The requirement for sprinklers comes from the Michigan Building Code, which is based upon the International Code Council’s Building Code,” Riesterer said. Factors include height and area limitations, type of materials in the building and the ease of occupant egress. “The fire was contained to the one space, and only one sprinkler head was used to contain the fire. Had the fire sprinkler system not been in place, patrons may have been injured, and a more severe impact to the community would have been felt with the possible loss of several businesses. As it is, with a small amount of clean up, Dae Jang Keum should be open for business this week, if not already.” The benefits of sprinkler systems have been well-documented, including by demonstrations in Rochester Hills and Ferndale. Watch video of a side by side burn demo with a sprinkler system at http://oaklandcounty115.com/2013/11/22/burn-demo-shows-value-of-residential-sprinklers-video/.
Auto Dealership, Retail Arlington Heights, IL – Early morning blaze at car dealership quickly put out by sprinkler system September 12, 2016 viking210 An early morning blaze Friday at an Arlington Heights car dealership was quickly extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system, officials with the Arlington Heights Fire Department said. The Arlington Heights Fire Department responded to a call from a passerby who reported seeing a fire just after midnight at the Arlington Nissan dealership at 1100 W. Dundee Road, Battalion Chief Tom Zerfass said. The fire is thought to have been started by a car that was brought in for service, and was parked in one of the warehouse bays, Zerfass said. The building was empty at the time, Zerfass said, and there were no injuries reported.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Madison, WI – Overnight restaurant fire contained by sprinkler system; Business reopens next day September 9, 2016 viking210 An automatic sprinkler system saved a Downtown restaurant from significant damage after a kitchen fire early Wednesday. Aichan Weng, who goes by “Wendy,” said she should have her restaurant, Dragon I, 422 State St., back open by 2 p.m. Thursday after meeting with her insurance adjuster and the city health department. Her insurance agent Brad Dillman of Dillman Insurance said Weng just needs to replace a sprinkler head and clean up a bit. A passerby noticed a fire inside Dragon I just after 12:30 a.m. and called 911, said fire department spokesperson Cynthia Schuster. The caller said the fire was in the back kitchen and that the sprinkler system had already been activated. Upon arrival, firefighters saw the fire and broke a glass door to enter the restaurant, Schuster said in a release. In the kitchen, they found a large pot with something burning inside and around it. They believe what was burning was a plastic cutting board laid on top of the pot while the stove burner was still set on “low,” she said. Firefighters extinguished the fire, and turned off the burner and the automatic sprinklers. “Fire damage had been well contained thanks to the automatic sprinkler,” Schuster said, adding that there was no water damage to the restaurant because of a floor drain under the activated sprinkler head. Weng, who also owns Ichiban on Park Street, bought Dragon I in 2014 from Ray Sze, who also used to own Nam’s Noodle restaurant on Regent Street. She said she couldn’t yet put a price tag on any damage to the restaurant. “It’s no big deal,” she said. “It’s so lucky there are no big problems.” The 4-year-old Dragon I serves all types of Southeast Asian cuisine: Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Singaporean and Malaysian. It also offers some Korean, Japanese and Chinese selections.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Portland, ME – Sprinkler system contains overnight bank fire; Business opens as usual in morning September 9, 2016 viking210 About two dozen firefighters responded to the Norway Savings Bank building early Wednesday morning for a fire. A bank spokeswoman said the bank will open as usual Wednesday. The bank’s drive-up opened at 8 a.m. and its lobby will open at 8:30 a.m., she said. Karen Hakala said bank officials were thankful that no one was in the building when the fire broke out and that no one was hurt. The fire started on the third floor near a water heater, Deputy Fire Chief Shawn Neat said. Crews were called to the building on Congress Street around 2:45 a.m.
Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill Revelstoke, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system helps contain electrical fire at timber mill September 1, 2016 viking210 The sprinkler system at Downie Timber Mill was crucial in containing a fire that broke out at the business on Tuesday night, Aug. 30. Revelstoke Fire and Rescue Services (RFRS) responded to the fire, following a 911 call, at around 10 p.m. on Tuesday. Fire chief Rob Girard reported that the fire was electrical, possibly sparked by one of the large air compressors. With 17 personnel from the Revelstoke Fire Rescue Services responding to the fire, it was out in less than 30 minutes with no injuries. “Upon arrival, fire crews found heavy smoke pouring from the rear of the compressor building and sprinklers activated,” Girard said. “We immediately ventilated and had an attack crew enter the structure for the fire attack.” There were no occupants in the building at the time and dealing with the fire was made easier due to the installed sprinkler system. “The sprinkler system in the mill did a great job containing the fire to the area of origin,” Girard said, “without sprinklers this fire would have been a completely different matter for us.” “Our hats are off to the great staff and management at Downie Timber Ltd. who helped us when we first arrived right through to mop up,” Girard said. “We all realize how important this facility is to the community.”
Apartment Building, Residential Chesterfield County, VA – Sprinkler system helps put out dryer fire in apartment building August 26, 2016 viking210 Nearly a dozen residents were forced from their apartments overnight after a dryer fire in Chesterfield County. The fire happened in a second-floor unit at the Grand Oak Forest apartments. Firefighters said the sprinkler system helped put out the fire, but there is some water damage to three of those units. No one was hurt in the fire.
Apartment Building, Residential Rome, NY – No injuries in overnight apartment fire doused by sprinkler system August 24, 2016 viking210 No one was injured after a fire in a bedroom at Liberty Gardens shortly before midnight on Saturday. Officials with the Rome Fire Department said that the fire started in a bedroom at the North Levitt Street apartment complex and was doused by the sprinkler system. Responding fire crews took a hose line to the second floor of the apartment to check for extensions. Witnesses on the scene said that there were three children in the apartment at the time of the fire but that all three got out of the apartment safely. Fire officials said that the cause of the bedroom fire remains under investigation.
Apartment Building, Residential Las Vegas, NV – Sprinkler system keeps overnight apartment fire from spreading; No injuries August 22, 2016 viking210 Five people were displaced due to flooding at an apartment complex near Coronado Center Drive and Eastern Avenue. A small fire in one of the apartments triggered the sprinkler system Sunday overnight. Three units were flooded. The American Red Cross is assisting those displaced by the flooding.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential North East, MD – Kitchen fire at senior apartment complex extinguished by sprinkler system; State troopers rescue elderly residents August 22, 2016 viking210 Six Maryland state troopers helped rescue several people from a fire at a senior apartment complex. State police said troopers were called around 11 p.m. Thursday to help North East police and fire crews at a fire at the Victoria Park Apartments in the 500 block of South Main Street. State police said the troopers entered the burning building without protective gear or breathing apparatus. The troopers carried five residents to safety before returning to the building to search for others. There were no deaths and only minor injuries were reported. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire started in a kitchen and was extinguished by the sprinkler system. The fire caused about $10,000 in damage to the structure and the contents.
