Tag Archives: Washington
Fire extinguished by sprinkler system at long-term hotel (Vancouver, WA)
Sprinkler system extinguishes church fire set by arsonist (Bellingham, WA)
Fire sprinklers prove effectiveness in apartment complex fire (Vancouver, WA)
Firefighters say a sprinkler system saved an apartment complex from what could have been an overnight fire.
They arrived and found a plastic box and a cardboard box were left on a stove with a lit burner, said Kevin Stromberg, spokesman for the Vancouver Fire Department. The boxes caught fire and activated the sprinkler system. The residents were not home at the time. The fire could have easily affected multiple families, especially early in the morning, he said.