Other - Retail, Retail Fire sprinklers protect tire store from second arson fire (Montreal, ON) April 19, 2013 viking210 A tire store that was hit by arson for the second time less than a month suffered very light damage thanks to the building’s fire sprinklers. The fire started late at night, and no one was reported injured in the incident.
Government/Military, Other-Government/Military Sprinkler system contains fire at Royal Canadian Mint (Ottawa, ON) November 9, 2012 viking210 There are no injuries and no burned money after a fire at the Royal Canadian Mint’s facility in Winnipeg. Spokesperson Christine Aquino says employees were evacuated safely and production resumed within a few hours. The Winnipeg fire department says the fire was caused by overheated electrical equipment, and was contained by the building’s sprinkler system.
Apartment Building, Residential Highrise fire controlled by sprinkler system (Hamilton, ON) October 29, 2012 viking210 Fire crews were called after a fire began in the garbage chute. The building’s sprinkler system controlled the blaze before fire crews arrived on scene. No one was injured and the fire caused very little damage to the building.
Primary / Secondary School, School / University School fire extinguished by sprinkler system, students returned to class within the hour (Bracebridge, ON) March 5, 2012 viking210 Students at Bracebridge and Muskoka Lakes Secondary School were evacuated briefly this morning following a fire in the school’s woodworking shop. The fire was reported at 10 a.m., and was soon extinguished by the school sprinkler system. Students were evacuated as a precaution, but returned to class within the hour. No injuries were reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinkler System Contained Apartment Fire (Kitchener, ON) December 1, 2011 viking210 Firefighters responded to the call just before 3 a.m. and extinguished a small fire inside. The sprinkler system had contained the fire.
