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Other - Retail, Retail

Richlands, NC – Fire at lawn and garden center contained by sprinklers

November 21, 2014 viking210

Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire at a Richlands business early this morning. A trash truck driver noticed smoke coming from the Great Outdoors Lawn and Garden Center on East Franck Street just before 6:00 a.m. Onslow County EMS Director Norm Bryson says fortunately the sprinkler system activated and kept the actual fire contained to the office and bathroom area.

Primary / Secondary School, School / University

Fire at high school extinguished by sprinkler system (Charlotte, NC)

November 14, 2014 viking210

A small fire that caused the Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology to be evacuated Wednesday afternoon was intentionally set, officials with the Charlotte Fire Department say.

The high school – on Alleghany Street, off Freedom Drive near Interstate 85 – was being evacuated when the department responded to fire alarms, officials said Thursday.

The sprinkler system had already extinguished the small fire, which officials said caused roughly $1,000 damage. No injuries were reported.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Sprinkler system saves manufacturing plant from sustaining major damage (Thomasville, NC)

July 21, 2014 viking210

A sprinkler system saved a manufacturing plant from sustaining major damage, said Robbie Binkley, battalion chief for the Thomasville Fire Department.  Rocky Watts, division chief of code enforcement/fire marshal for the TFD, said the plant housed 100 gallons of sulfuric acid mixed with water in a chemical open system. He explained the fire was around the system. Watts said it appears the fire was a result of a shortage in the electrical wiring in the heating element of a chemical holding tank.  There was no structural damage and minimal smoke damage, the battalion chief reported. 

A fire destroyed the same business 10 years ago, at which time it did not have a sprinkler system, he said.  The sprinkler system “kept the fire in check and saved the building,” Binkley said. Watts said the company cleans racing parts and places a coating on them.

Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential

Sprinklers stop fire on college campus (Greenville, NC)

June 14, 2014 viking210

A residence hall on a college campus caught fire on Tuesday morning. The fire’s origin was a microwave in the housekeeping break area, and the heat from the fire activated the fire sprinklers, which put out the flames. There were no injuries reported in the incident.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinklers keep fire from spreading into apartment building (Wilmington, NC)

May 23, 2014 viking210

A fire erupted in a work van and threatened to spread into the neighboring apartment building on Thursday afternoon. The apartment building was equipped with fire sprinklers, which kept the flames from overcoming the structure; firefighters reported that only minor exterior damage occurred thanks to the sprinklers. The cause of the van fire is under investigation, and there were no reported injuries.

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at printing company fire (Durham, NC)

April 22, 2014 viking210

Two large rolls of paper caught fire at a printing press at about midnight on April 18. Forty-one employees evacuated safely as a fire sprinkler activated on the fire. Fire crews arrived to eliminate the remaining flames. The cause of the fire appears to be to be related to the equipment in the building. There were no injuries reported.

Apartment Building, Residential

Apartment fire halted by sprinkler system (Wilmington, NC)

April 8, 2014 viking210

When a fire began on the balcony of an apartment late Thursday night, the unit’s fire sprinkler activated, which kept the fire from spreading into the apartment unit. There were no injuries or residents displaced from the fire, and the cause of the fire was an improperly disposed cigarette.

Apartment Building, Residential

Apartment saved from fire by sprinklers (Chapel Hill, NC)

March 4, 2014 viking210

Officials report that a fire in an unattended apartment unit the morning of February 28 is being blamed on the dryer vent hose. Even though the dryer was not being used at the time of the fire, it had recently been used. After the fire began, the fire sprinkler activated and eliminated the fire completely before fire crews arrived to the scene. No injuries were reported.

Apartment Building, Residential

Apartment fire extinguished by fire sprinkler system (Sneads Ferry, NC)

January 28, 2014 viking210

Nearly 30 people were displaced after a small fire set off water sprinklers at a apartment complex.  The fire started at approximately 6:30 p.m. Monday in the kitchen area of one of the apartment units but was immediately contained and put out. The fire was minor, and no injuries were reported.  The fire’s investigation is closed, and it was ruled an accident.

Residential

Fire sprinkler keeps fire from spreading at night club (Salisbury, NC)

January 21, 2014 viking210

Salisbury’s night club, Nashville Nights, had a trash can fire occur on Saturday evening, and firefighters were alerted to the scene. The building’s fire sprinkler activated and suppressed the fire.

Salisbury Fire Chief Bob Parnell said, “Had this building not been sprinklered, then it is very probable that a serious fire would result and consume one or more downtown buildings.”

No injuries were reported, and the night club was slated to open in a few days.