Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Sprinkler system contains fire to one room at senior apartment complex (Saskatoon, SK) October 4, 2014 viking210 A kitchen fire prompted the evacuation of a seniors apartment complex Wednesday afternoon. The Saskatoon Fire Department was called to the apartment building at 2315 20th Street West just after 1:30 p.m. Crews found smoke on the fourth floor of the building before locating the fire in a single suite. The building’s sprinkler system was able to contain the blaze to one room, the fire department said in a media release. The blaze started during a tenant move. A plastic container left on a stove caught fire after a stove element was accidentally turned on. Damage is estimated at $40,000. No one was injured during the incident.
Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Sprinklers keep damage minimal at recycling facility fire (Regina, SK) April 28, 2014 viking210 A fire broke out at a recycling plant the afternoon of Friday, April 25. The fire began in a measuring bin, which had a fire sprinkler head installed in it. The sprinkler head activated and contained the fire to the bin until fire crews responded. Everyone was safely evacuated, and the exact cause of the fire is under investigation.
Office Building, Other Business Sprinklers save office building from fire (Saskatoon, SK) April 28, 2014 viking210 Fire sprinklers acted quickly upon a fire at a 16-story office building on Saturday evening. The fire began on the fifth floor of the building but the sprinkler system contained it until fire crews arrived and suppressed the remaining flames. The fire’s cause remains under investigation; there were no injuries reported.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Arson fire at emergency shelter extinguished by sprinkler system (Saskatoon, SK) December 24, 2013 viking210 An early morning fire at The Lighthouse emergency shelter and supported living center in downtown Saskatoon was extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system. Fire officials say the fire was intentionally set. Fire crews were called to the building just after 1:30 a.m. after receiving reports of smoke coming from the second floor. Firefighters arrived to find smoke and water on the second floor which was traced to the closet. No injuries were reported.
Other - Retail, Retail Damage minimized at retail store thanks to fire sprinklers (Regina, SK) June 13, 2013 viking210 Investigators are saying that the two fires that began at a dollar store Wednesday, June 12 were intentionally set. The store’s fire sprinklers quickly put out the fires, and no one was injured.
