Tag Archives: Texas

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinklers make the difference in restaurant fire (Plano, TX)

A fire which began in a downtown Plano, Texas restaurant early Sunday, October 13 morning was called in by a police officer who saw smoke coming from the building. 56 fire personnel arrived to the scene and were able to put the fire out within 50 minutes thanks to the restaurant’s fire sprinkler system which had already contained the fire. 

“The combination of fire sprinklers and the quick response of the firefighters made the difference in this fire,” Fire Marshal David Kerr said. “Fires occurring when businesses are closed usually have the greatest delay in reporting a fire.” 

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Fire put out by by sprinkler system at home for senior cititzens (Corpus Christi, TX)

The cause of a fire which started on the sixth floor of a senior citizen residence is still under investigation. A sofa caught fire in one of the rooms, and the building’s fire sprinkler quickly suppressed flames. The damage to the building was minimal, and residents were allowed back into their rooms later that day.

***Blog Editor’s Note – Please let us know what you think of the coverage by the NBC 6 News and journalist Bart Bedsole, who focused on water damage rather than the lives and property saved by the automatic fire sprinkler system.***

Apartment Building, Residential

Sprinkler aids firefighters in apartment bedroom fire (New Braunfels, TX)

New Braunfels Fire officials are investigating a small fire that started inside a bedroom at an apartment complex yesterday afternoon. When firefighters arrived, they found that the fire had been contained to a single bedroom inside one of the units, but it had triggered the apartment’s sprinkler system, keeping the fire under control.  No one was injured in the fire.