Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Bridgeport, WV – Fire at TownePlace Suites hotel contained to 3-by-3 foot area by sprinkler system November 9, 2015 viking210 The TownePlace Suites on Platinum Drive in Bridgeport caught fire Monday morning. Crews were dispatched to the hotel at approximately 9:20 a.m. after receiving a fire alarm activation notification and a call from the front desk advising there was something on fire on the fourth floor. The Bridgeport Fire Department Chief said a candle left unattended in one of the rooms caught fire. The fire was contained in a 3-by-3 foot area on the fourth floor. The third and fourth floor rooms are uninhabitable due to water damage. The fire chief said the sprinkler system kicked on as it should have, and the hotel is trying to get a water restoration company to come in and get the water cleaned up. The Bridgeport Fire Department responded. The Anmoore, Nutter Fort, Clarksburg and Mount Clare Fire Departments, Harrison County EMS and Bridgeport Police assisted on scene.
Other - Retail, Retail Teays Valley, WV – Overnight fire at Home Depot controlled by sprinkler system October 27, 2015 viking210 A sprinkler system is being credited for controlling a fire inside a business in Putnam County. Firefighters said they got the call about a fire a Home Depot about 12:30 a.m. Monday. Luckily, several fire departments arrived to find the flames under control. Teays Valley Fire Chief John Smoot credits the sprinkler system for controlling the fire. A manager at the store said there was minimal smoke damage, but a lot of water damage. Smoot said it started in the paint sections, but right now firefighters don’t know what caused the fire. Home Depot is open Monday, although they will not be mixing paint.
Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Huntington, WV – Sprinkler extinguishes overnight fire at Aldi grocery store July 6, 2015 viking210 A sprinkler system likely saved a Huntington grocery store from sustaining more serious damage early morning Monday. Cabell County 911 received word of the fire at 4:39 a.m. at Aldi, a discount grocery store in the 400 block of Adams of Huntington. No injuries were reported. Huntington Deputy Fire Chief Brian Grieco said crews believe boxes stacked against a light might have contributed to the small fire. A sprinkler activated and quickly extinguished the flames in a rear storage area. Firefighters worked to clear smoke before leaving the store. Grieco said store officials were working with its alarm provider and another company to recharge the system and clean the store.
Apartment Building, Residential Weirton, WV – Fire at apartment complex extinguished by sprinkler system December 19, 2014 viking210 The Weirton Fire Department responded to a call at the Freedom Place apartment complex on Main Street Wednesday afternoon for a fire on the fourth floor. The fire was contained and then extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system before firefighters reached the point of origin, according to Chief Jerry Shumate.
Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Huntington, WV – Sprinkler system helps avert potential disaster at senior high-rise building December 3, 2014 viking210 The fire broke out on Sunday night at Highlawn Place, a senior affordable housing building. Huntington Fire Chief Carl Eastham tells WSAZ the building was partially evacuated after a mattress caught fire in the trash room on the 7th floor about 9:45 p.m. When firefighters arrived on the scene, the sprinkler system had pretty much put out the fire. No one was injured and the displaced residents should be able to move back in later Monday.
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Poca, WV – Suspicious fire at warehouse kept under control by sprinkler system November 29, 2014 viking210 The fire broke out at about 1:30 a.m. at a warehouse that houses Lewis Goetz & Co. Inc., Tyler Mountain Water and Ashley Furniture Warehouse. The fire was contained to Lewis Goetz & Co. Inc., a company that manufactures hydraulic hoses for industrial use. None of the other businesses in the commercial building were damaged, but Tyler Mountain Water had to temporarily shut down operations due to the amount of smoke in the area. The building’s sprinkler and HVAC system helped keep the fire from spreading. Poca fire officials aren’t sure what caused the fire but said they believe it’s suspicious.
Apartment Building, Residential Intentionally set fire at apartment eliminated by sprinkler (Morgantown, WV) March 5, 2014 viking210 Just after midnight on Saturday, March 1, a fire began in an apartment building. The heat from the fire activated the fire sprinklers, which extinguished the blaze. Investigators have found the the fire was intentionally set, and the room in which it began was vandalized. No one was injured according to reports.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business, Residential Fire sprinklers douse electrical fire at casino (Charles Town, WV) December 13, 2013 viking210 A fire broke out in the electrical room of Hollywood Casino in Charles Town on Wednesday morning. Fire crews responded to the fire which was contained to the electrical room by the casino’s fire sprinkler and put out the remaining flames. “The fortunate thing was that, of course, that time of the morning it wasn’t many patrons in the building. With the quick action of Charles Town security and maintenance, by utilizing fire extinguishers to knock the bulk of the fire down, and the fire sprinklers popping on, it could have been a much, much, worse incident than it was,” said Independent Fire Company Chief Donnie Lanham.No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Rubber manufacturing plant fire limited thanks to fire sprinklers (Ceredo, WV) July 25, 2013 viking210 A fire broke out in an oven at a rubber manufacturing plant the morning of July 15, and the building’s fire sprinklers and fire crews kept the fire confined to the oven and ventilation system. Within 10 minutes of the fire crews arriving to the scene, the fire was completely out. No injuries were reported.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Hotel fire extinguished thanks to sprinkler system (Charleston, WV) December 11, 2012 viking210 Arson was the cause of the fire that broke out in a Charleston hotel on Saturday, December 1. An occupant of the hotel started his sheets and towels on fire in his hotel room, and the unit’s fire sprinklers quickly put out the fire before fire crews arrived to the scene.
