Apartment Building, Residential Sprinklers keep fire from spreading at apartment complex (Virginia Beach, VA) June 29, 2014 viking210 Fire sprinklers contained a kitchen fire in an apartment building on Friday afternoon. Residents were able to evacuate safely, and no injuries were reported.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Manufacturing plant fire contained by sprinklers (Salem, VA) May 5, 2014 viking210 A machine caught on fire in a manufacturing facility on Friday night at about 10:15 p.m. No personnel were inside the building at the time of the fire, but the facility’s fire sprinkler system activated and controlled the fire until fire crews arrived in response to the fire alarm. Firefighters were able to douse the remaining flames within 15 minutes. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Department Store, Retail Retail store fire squelched by sprinkler system (Charlottesville, VA) March 25, 2014 viking210 Fire crews were called to the scene of a retail store after a clothing rack caught fire on Sunday evening. The fire sprinklers in the store eliminated the blaze prior to the firefighters’ arrival. There were no injuries, and the fire’s cause remains under investigation.
Apartment Building, Residential Apartment fire contained by the quick action of sprinklers (Danville, VA) March 17, 2014 viking210 Shortly before 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, fire sprinklers activated and controlled a fire in a third floor unit of an apartment building. The cause of the fire is improperly disposed smoking materials; no injuries were reported.
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Warehouse fire controlled by sprinkler (Portsmouth, VA) March 13, 2014 viking210 When a fire ripped through a warehouse on Tuesday evening, firefighters had to use saws to cut through the metal doors and as well as combat other obstacles as the warehouse had undergone several different remodels in order to accommodate the different businesses it has housed over the years. Fire crews discovered the the flames had been contained to a single area in the warehouse thanks to the building’s fire sprinklers and were able to put the rest of the fire out. The fire, while under investigation, does not appear to be suspicious. No injuries were reported.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Hotel room cooking fire extinguished by fire sprinkler system (Chesapeake, VA) January 30, 2014 viking210 No injuries were reported after a fire damaged a hotel room at the Extended Stay America. Chesapeake firefighters were called to the scene about 7:45 p.m. and found heavy smoke coming from the second floor of the hotel, according to a news release. The automatic fire sprinkler system inside the building was able to extinguish the room fire, the news release said. The cause of the fire appeared to be unattended cooking.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Fire at senior apartment building contained by sprinkler system (Portsmouth, VA) November 27, 2013 viking210 The sprinkler system kept a blaze in check inside a residential building for senior citizens until firefighters could arrive on Tuesday night. No injuries were reported in the fire, said Deputy Fire Chief Jim Hoffler. Over the years, though, the facility has had at least two fatal fires that have caused major damage, Hoffler said. The sprinkler system may have saved lives, he added. The blaze was reported shortly after 10 p.m. on the top floor of the four-story building. The fire was contained by the sprinklers in one room of the apartment where it began. Hoffler said he did not yet know the cause.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Sprinkler system saves auto body shop; Possibly neighboring businesses as well (Charlottesville, VA) November 9, 2013 viking210 A Charlottesville auto body shop’s sprinkler system contained a paint booth fire Friday afternoon, fire officials said. Robert Pleasants, an employee of Premo Auto Body, said he was working in the booth about 1:30 p.m. were the blaze began. Pleasants said he was about to begin the process of drying paint on a car, when he “turned around and saw flames,” Pleasants said. “It was crazy.” Employees were able to evacuate the building without injury said Fire Chief Richard Jones. Due to the sprinkler system, only heavy smoke remained by the time firefighters arrived, he said. The incident could have been worse, Pleasants said. A section of the paint booth contained flammable chemicals and paints. “If it would’ve hit that, that would’ve took the whole block out,” he said.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Sprinkler system aids firefighters at furniture manufacturer (Roanoke, VA) November 6, 2013 viking210 Firefighters report that fire sprinkler helped extinguish most of the flames that began at a furniture manufacturing plant on Tuesday, November 5. The fire began when a vacuum pump in the plant overheated. No employees at the plant were injured, and production resumed for the following shift.
College/University (on campus), School / University Sprinkler system suppresses late night fire at University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA) October 10, 2013 viking210 A fire erupted in the third floor of the University of Virginia’s Wilsdorf Hall on Tuesday, October 8. The late night fire was contained by the building’s fire sprinklers until fire crews arrived to eliminate it completely. Occupants of the science building were able to evacuate safely, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
