Firefighters arrived to find a fire in the kitchen that was extinguished by a single fire sprinkler head which kept damage from spreading into the rest of the apartment. No one was injured.
Fire investigators called to the scene determined the fire was started when a stovetop burner was turned on while a box was sitting on top of it.
According to the NFPA, cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and home injuries. The leading cause of fires in the kitchen is unattended cooking.
On 4/21/2021 at approximately 3:49am,
Investigators from the Fort Bend County Fire Marshal’s Office were dispatched to the scene of
an apartment fire with Community Fire Department. Upon arrival, investigators discovered that a
fire had occurred on the patio of a residential living unit. It was determined that the resident
smokes cigarettes in this area, and had done so before going to bed a few hours earlier. The fire
was controlled with one single head activation. There was minor heat damage to the adjacent
area. No other units were affected by this fire.
The fire originated on the balcony and a single fire sprinkler head in the apartment’s living room area extinguished the fire and kept the flames from spreading into the apartment.
Fire investigators determined the fire was started by a child playing with a lighter. The child was referred to the MFD’s Youth Firesetter Program.
Here is information for teaching your child about fire safety:
According to the National Fire Protection Association, more than 7,000 fires annually are started by children playing. More than half of those fires are started with a lighter.
On 4/20/2021 at approximately 12:56 AM,
Investigators from the Fort Bend County Fire Marshal’s Office were dispatched to the scene of
an apartment fire with Stafford Fire Department. Upon arrival, investigators discovered that a
cooking fire had occurred in the kitchen of a residential living unit due to unattended cooking.
The fire was controlled with the single head activation and there was minor heat damage to the
adjacent area. No other units were affected by this fire.
On 4/7/2021 at approximately 12:54 AM,
Investigators from the Fort Bend County Fire Marshal’s Office were dispatched to the scene of
an apartment fire with Richmond Fire Department. Upon arrival, investigators discovered that a
fire had occurred in a clothes dryer in the laundry closet of a residential living unit. The fire was
controlled with the single head activation and there was minor heat damage to the adjacent area.
No other units were affected by this fire.
A South Jacksonville hotel remained closed Monday while assessing damage caused by a weekend fire.
Firefighters were called at 1:47 p.m. Sunday to Holiday Inn Express Hotel at 2501 Holiday Lane.
South Jacksonville Fire Chief Rich Evans Jr. said the initial call was for an automatic fire alarm but, while en route, firefighters were notified of a water flow alarm, which was an indication the sprinkler system had been activated.
Upon arrival, they found heavy smoke on the second floor coming from Room 218.
“The biggest brunt of the fire was extinguished by the sprinkler system,” Evans said.
Although the fire was isolated to the room, there was moderate smoke damage and extensive water damage to the hotel. A damage estimate has not been determined.
Evans believes the fire started in an air conditioner.
“The origin of the fire came from that air-conditioner unit and was contained in that area,” he said. “There was no other source besides that air conditioner.”
About six or seven rooms were booked at the time. Everyone was able to get out when the alarms sounded, Evans said.
Evacuations were ordered as the College Station Fire Department arrived at the scene.
According to fire officials, a floor fan caught fire in a single room. The hotel’s automatic sprinkler system kept the fire under control until firefighters arrived.
No injuries were reported and guests have since been allowed back into the hotel.
Upon investigation, it was determined that single fire sprinkler had extinguished the fire started by lit candles inside one apartment. Fire investigators say the resident had lit several candles and then fallen asleep.
No one was injured.
“Fire sprinklers are on duty 24/7. They never sleep even when you do,” said McKinney Fire Marshal Mike Smith. “They are always there, ready to extinguish a fire before it can spread and cause a large amount of property damage.”
According to the National Fire Protection Association, candles start an average of 21 fires a day across the country.
Waco Fire Department units were sent to the scene shortly after the noon hour and found that the fire had not extended beyond the one room.
Waco ISD spokesman Joshua Wucher said the automatic sprinkler system knocked down the fire.
There was some minor smoke damage to the restroom, but Wucher said that none of the students or staff were in any real danger.
Students were allowed back into the building a short time later with classes resuming.
An investigation was underway into the source of the fire.
At approximately 4:40 a.m., fire crews were dispatched to a Holiday Inn Express hotel located in the 9100 block of West Road on reports of a fire. On arrival, crews observed fire and smoke visible from a third-story unit.
Firefighters attacked the blaze and extinguished it quickly, said Captain Daniel Arizpe, a public information officer with the Cy-Fair Fire Department
No injuries were reported, Arizpe said.
The fire remained contained to the original unit, though other areas of the hotel sustained some smoke damage, Arizpe said.
Arson investigators with the Harris County fire Marshal’s Office determined an AC unit caused the fire. When the fire started, a sprinkler in the affected hotel room activated and held the blaze at bay until the fire crews arrived.
The fire will be ruled accidental, according to the HCFMO.
