Apartment Building, Residential Fayetteville, NC – Apartment balcony fire contained with help from sprinkler system; No injuries March 3, 2016 viking210 Fayetteville firefighters are investigating a fire that broke out in an apartment building Monday afternoon, a Fayetteville Fire Department news release said. Firefighters responded to an apartment fire at 12:38 p.m. in the 2800 block of Amelia Drive, off of Levy Drive, off of Robeson Street, the release said. The apartment complex is near Ashley Elementary School. Firefighters arrived and found a fire on the second floor balcony of the three-story apartment building, the release said. Firefighters contained the fire to the exterior of the building with assistance from the fire sprinkler system, the release said. There were no injuries and no families were displaced by the fire, the release said. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Fayetteville, NC – Sprinklers contain hotel fire started by unattended cigarette February 6, 2016 viking210 The Fayetteville Fire Department responded to the Red Roof Inn on Bordeaux Park Drive Thursday morning for a fire alarm call. Cleaning crews saw black smoke coming from a room after the fire alarm was activated. According to Battalion Chief Richard Whiteside, fire crews arrived shortly after 11:00 a.m. to find around twelve guests and workers evacuating the four-story hotel. When firefighters entered the hotel, they found smoke throughout the third floor hallway. Investigators determined a hotel guest checked out, but left an unattended cigarette behind. Whiteside said the sprinkler system contained the fire to one room. No injuries were reported. The Fayetteville Fire and Emergency Management Department was assisted by the Cumberland Road Fire Department.
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Charlotte, NC – Warehouse fire “mostly extinguished” by sprinkler system, according to fire officials February 1, 2016 viking210 1 Comment Charlotte fire crews responded to a two-alarm warehouse fire Saturday in north Charlotte. It happened around 1 p.m. on Century Place. The fire was caused by an electrical issue with a light fixture, fire officials said. The battalion chief said crews initially responded to a water overflow call but saw the smoke when they got on scene. No one was inside the building at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported. According to the battalion chief, the fire was mostly extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Carthage, NC – Sprinklers help confine laundry fire at nursing home January 22, 2016 viking210 The Aberdeen Times reported that a fire broke out in the laundry room at Tara Plantation at 820 South McNeill Street in Carthage around 9:15 p.m. The fire forced the facility to evacuate. Once the fire was put out, crews helped with returning the resident back inside. Carthage Fire Chief Brian Tyner told The Aberdeen Times that the sprinkler system worked, helping to confine the fire to the laundry room. The newspaper reported that two residents were taken to FirstHealth Hospital in Pinehurst with non-life threatening injuries. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Residential, Townhouse / Condominium Winston-Salem, NC – Overnight condominium fire extinguished by sprinkler system; Unattended cooking identified as cause January 4, 2016 viking210 A stove fire Tuesday displaced five people in three condominium units at Ivy Glen Court in the southwestern part of the city, the Winston-Salem Fire Department said. A water flow alarm was received Tuesday from 333 Ivy Glen Court at about 11:30 p.m. On the way, firefighters learned that a fire on the stove had been extinguished by the sprinkler system. On arrival, firefighters discovered minor damage amounting to $1,200 to the structure and $600 to contents. The sprinkler system was shut off to prevent further damage. Power to three units affected by the water from the sprinkler was cut off. The fire department said those displaced are staying with friends and relatives. The cause of the fire was unattended cooking, the fire department said
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Southport, NC – Sprinklers contain fire to laundry room at assisted living facility; No injuries reported January 3, 2016 viking210 Residents of Southport’s Carillon Assisted Living are back in the facility after a fire damaged part of the building Thursday. The fire was reported just after 6 p.m. at the facility at 1125 E. Leonard St. All 48 residents were safely evacuated but had to take temporary shelter at a county senior citizens center for part of the night. On Friday, Brunswick County Emergency Services director Scott Garner said residents were able to return to the building after a few hours. “We got them all back in after midnight,” he said. The fire was contained to a laundry room, but sprinkler systems caused water damage in a residential wing. “There was enough empty beds in the B, C and D wings that they were able to relocate the patients,” Garner said. “They’re all back, no injuries, and everybody worked together well.”
Apartment Building, Residential Wilmington, NC – No one hurt in Thanksgiving day apartment fire controlled by sprinkler system November 30, 2015 viking210 Fire officials were on the scene of an apartment fire in Wilmington on Thanksgiving Day. It happened on Litchfield Way on Thursday afternoon shortly before 2. Authorities say an apartment on the third floor caught fire while at least one person was home, but no one was hurt. That apartment is a total loss, while other nearby units suffered water damage from the sprinkler system. There is no word yet on what caused the fire.
Other - Retail, Retail Asheville, NC – Sprinkler system credited with extinguishing fire at hardwood flooring business November 20, 2015 viking210 A sprinkler system at a commercial building on Riverside Drive is being credited with averting a fire Thursday morning. Asheville Fire Department crews were dispatched to Asheville Hardwood Center, 554 Riverside Drive, shortly after 7:30 a.m. for the report of a structure fire, said spokeswoman Kelley Klope. Smoke was showing but crews who entered the building found the fire had been completely extinguished by the sprinkler system, Klope said. Firefighters helped with turning off the water flow of the sprinklers and with ventilation of smoke. Nearby businesses were evacuated as precautionary measures. No injuries were reported. The fire was ruled accidental. Fire sprinkler systems, which can also be used in residential structures, are known to drastically reduce heat, flames and smoke in the event of a fire.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Asheville, NC – Sprinkler system assists firefighters in extinguishing overnight blaze at local pub November 19, 2015 viking210 An early morning fire at Westville Pub has been ruled accidental. The fire was reported at 1:15 a.m. Sunday, said Asheville Fire Department spokeswoman Kelley Klope. The fire started in the HVAC duct work, she said. The pub, 777 Haywood Road, posted on its Facebook page that it will be closed for the next few days for repairs. According to a fire department report, crews arriving on the scene found duct work in the kitchen on fire and smoke banked down to about waist level. The sprinkler system was activated and with water crews were able to extinguish the fire, then open up the duct work with a roof hook to ensure it was out.
College/University (on campus), Residence Hall/Dormitory Durham, NC – Residence hall fire at Duke University controlled with help from sprinkler system November 16, 2015 viking210 About 175 students were evacuated from Randolph Residence Hall on Duke’s East Campus early Monday morning following a fire in a first floor laundry room. The fire alarm sounded about 2:25 a.m., and all building occupants were safely evacuated to the common room of Blackwell Residence Hall, which is adjacent to Randolph, for about an hour before the building was cleared for reentry. Duke University Police and the Durham Fire Department responded to the fire alarm, when a dryer caught fire. The building’s sprinkler system engaged causing some water damage, which was primarily limited to the laundry room on the west end of the building and the adjoining hallway. A locked door on the second floor was also damaged when firefighters had to forcefully enter the room to ensure no one was inside, but no rooms were damaged by the fire. An emergency services company has already begun to address the water damage. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
