Apartment Building, Residential Wilmington, NC – Apartment kitchen fire extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported June 20, 2016 viking210 The Wilmington Fire Department was called to the 1000 block of Thomas C Jervay Place Sunday afternoon after receiving a water flow alarm. When firefighters got to the scene just after 1 p.m. they realized an unattended pot of oil had started a kitchen fire. No one was home when the fire started, but the sprinkler head in the kitchen activated and extinguished the fire. “This was an example of home sprinklers doing a great job of keeping a fire from destroying the entire property and saving lives, since this was a multifamily apartment building,” said Public Information Officer David Hines in a statement. He said the fire was contained to the stove top and only caused minor damage to the hood and cabinets. The damage was estimated to have cost around $3,000 for fire, smoke and water damage from the sprinkler activation. No injuries were reported.
