Tag Archives: South Carolina

Apartment Building, Residential

Charleston, SC – Fire department credits single sprinkler for extinguishing apartment fire

Fire officials have been able to determine a single fire sprinkler head was able to put out a fire in a apartment complex in downtown Charleston.  Crews with the Charleston and North Charleston Fire Departments, Charleston County EMS, and Charleston Police Department were called out to a possible structure fire at North Central Apartments at 1054 King Street.

Arriving units were advised of a possible kitchen fire in a second floor apartment. Fire officials on scene say the fire sprinkler located in the kitchen of the apartment had extinguished a fire on the stove.

“The fire sprinkler system was again a very important tool in this incident,” said Fire Chief Karen Brack. “Without this fire sprinkler system the fire may have grown in size injuring the resident and other tenants of the building. The fire sprinkler system extinguished the fire and ensured the life safety of all occupants in the building.”

Fire damage was limited to the stove area with minimal smoke and heat damage. Officials say the resident received no injuries due to the fire.  Officials say this is the second incident in two weeks that a fire sprinkler system has extinguised a growing fire in a multi-tenant occupancy in the City of Charleston.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Aiken, SC – Fire at historic Hotel Aiken extinguished by sprinkler system

The Aiken Department of Public Safety responded to Hotel Aiken on Richland Avenue at about 4:50 a.m. Sunday after a fire alarm was activated by the business’ sprinkler system, according to the report.

No smoke or fire was visible upon arrival. The fire occurred in a room on the third floor and was extinguished by the sprinkler system, according to Public Safety Lt. Jake Mahoney.

The fire was started by a candle left burning on a shelf near some towels, according to the report.  No injuries were reported

Apartment Building, Residential

Charleston, SC – Fire sprinkler controls downtown apartment fire

The Charleston Fire Department responded to an automatic fire alarm on Market Street this morning at 3:42 a.m.  Fire officials say there was smoke coming from the Canterbury East building from the 4th floor hallway. Fire department officials say the couch fire was contained by the fire sprinkler head in the resident’s apartment building. The damage from the fire was limited to the sofa and the resident was taken to safety.  The specific cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Single sprinkler head prevents spread of restaurant fire (Boiling Springs, SC)

An early-morning fire at an Upstate restaurant sent three Spartanburg County fire departments to the scene on Wednesday. The fire was reported about 3 a.m. at the Copper River Grill, located at 2104 S Carolina 9 in Boiling Springs, dispatchers said.

Boiling Springs, Cherokee Springs  and North Spartanburg fire departments responded, according to Boiling Springs Fire Chief Scott Miller. Firefighters were able to contained flames to an outside storage area, Miller said.

 “A single sprinkler head activated, preventing the fire from spreading into the restaurant,” Miller said in an informal release.

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Fire in movie theater storage closet controlled by sprinkler system (Hilton Head, SC)

A storage room at a Hilton Head Island movie theater caught fire Sunday afternoon, according to Hilton Head Island Fire and Rescue spokeswoman Joheida Fister. The building’s sprinkler system was activated by the fire, limiting damage to the closet where the fire started, Fister said.  All theater occupants were evacuated before Fire and Rescuearrived, and no injuries were reported.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Early morning restaurant fire suppressed by sprinkler system (Charleston, SC)

Fire crews were notified of a fire at a restaurant on Monday afternoon. According to Ryan Kunitzer, the community educator for the Charleston Fire Department, the building was equipped with fire sprinklers, which kept the fire from spreading. Employees were on the scene during the incident, but no injuries were reported. The fire’s cause is under investigation.

Primary / Secondary School, School / University

Sprinkler system controls daytime fire at high school (Spartanburg, SC)

A small fire caused the R.D. Anderson Applied Technology Center to close its doors Monday afternoon to students. Fire alarms went off at about 11:15 a.m. Monday after a group of students from Spartanburg districts 4, 5 and 6 left to return to their high schools for lunch.

Sherri Yarborough, director of R.D. Anderson, said staff members saw smoke coming from the laundry room door and evacuated the building. Cynthia Robinson, spokeswoman for District 6, said some minor water damage was expected in the building’s new wing, but the sprinklers did their job.

“They worked like a charm,” she said.  R.D. Anderson expects to run on a normalschedule Tuesday.

Apartment Building, Residential

Damage minimized at apartment thanks to fire sprinkler system (Charleston, SC)

A single fire sprinkler halted a fire which began in the kitchen of an apartment unit on Friday afternoon. The fire, which was accidental, began on the stove when a knob was was left in the “on” position. Firefighters report that if the sprinkler had not been present, the damage could have been much worse. No one was injured, according to reports.

Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Condominium complex fire eliminated by sprinkler (Charleston, SC)

Fire sprinklers put out a fire in a condominium complex on Thursday night. The fire began in the kitchen when the tenant left something cooking on the stove unattended; firefighters were called to the scene at 10:06 p.m. When they entered the premises, they reported that the fire had already been eliminated by the building’s fire sprinkler system.