Tag Archives: Ohio

Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse

Sprinklers help save lives and property at distribution facility fire (Lima, OH)

A fire on the roof of a warehouse was reported shortly after midnight on Saturday. With the assistance of the facility’s fire sprinkler, firefighters were able to extinguish the flames within 20 minutes. All of the employees present were able to evacuate safely, and no firefighters were injured. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Sprinklers assist firefighters at condominium fire (Bath Township, OH)

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm call on Friday morning at a manufacturing plant and found heavy smoke on the ground floor as well as the roof of the building. The fire sprinkler system activated and contained the fire; fire crews were able to put out the fire within 30 minutes. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and all personnel evacuated the premises safely.

Hospital/Care Facility, Other - Hospital/Medical

Sprinklers control assisted living facility fire (Trotwood, OH)

Thirty-five residents were evacuated safely and temporarily when a fire began in an assisted living facility on Sunday. The fire started in a dryer in the facility’s laundry room, and the installed fire sprinklers kept the fire from spreading until fire crews arrived to put out the remaining flames. No residents were injured or displaced because of the incident.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinklers assist firefighters in restaurant fire (Over-the-Rhine, OH)

A fire in the basement of a restaurant spread to the first floor through heating ducts on Wednesday afternoon. The restaurant’s fire sprinkler contained the fire to the point where it only took the responding fire department about 10 minutes to put out the remaining flames. No injuries were reported, and the fire’s cause is under investigation.

Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility

Damage minimized at waste facility thanks to fire sprinklers (Vandalia, OH)

An early morning fire at a solid waste facility set off the building’s alarm, drawing four fire departments to the building. They found that the facility’s fire sprinkler system had activated on a trash fire, leaving the fire smoldering in a big pile of waste. According to the Vandalia Fire Chief Chad Follick the sprinklers kept the fire from damaging the waste facility. No one was injured.

Office Building, Other Business

Sprinklers successful in controlling newspaper press room fire (Youngstown, OH)

An air-handling unit in The Vindicator’s press room caught fire shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday.
The Youngstown Fire Department responded within minutes, but the majority of the fire had already been extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system, said Youngstown Fire Chief John O’Neill.
The fire was contained to a small area of the press room. No one was injured, and nearly all company operations returned to normal after an interruption of about an hour.

“The good things are no one was injured, we will print on time and the alarm and sprinkler systems worked as planned. The Youngstown Fire Department was a huge help and we heartily thank them,” said Mark A. Brown, general manager.