Apartment Building, Residential Wilmington, NC – Sprinkler system contains apartment fire to kitchen; No injuries May 4, 2015 viking210 Wilmington Fire Department crews responded to an apartment fire located at 106 N. Water St around 2:45 p.m. Saturday. Battalion Chief Chris Nelson said a sprinkler system located in the apartment controlled the fire, keeping it contained to the kitchen where the fire started, until firefighters arrived on scene. The occupant was home at the time, but no one was injured. A total of seven trucks responded as well as units from NHRMC EMS and Wilmington Police Department. Nelson said there was minimal fire damage to the apartment and some water damage to apartments below where the fire started.
