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Sprinkler system contains Arizona apartment fire KTVK-TV Sept. 12, 2011 Share    
Investigators believe a woman who was smoking in bed inadvertently started a fire at a Tempe, Ariz., apartment complex. According to firefighters on the scene, the woman was smoking in bed when she fell asleep. The building's sprinkler system helped contain the flames to the woman's apartment. More
Fire sprinkler keeps fire from spreading at Hawaii courthouse KITV-TV Sept. 7, 2011 Share
A fire is under investigation after someone broke into the Maui, Hawaii, courthouse and started five separate fires within the office. The sprinkler system prevented the fire from spreading beyond the office. More Firefighters: Sprinkler system stopped Florida apartment fire The Gainesville Sun Sept. 8, 2011 Share
A mother of three young children got them safely out of her apartment when a cooking fire broke out. Fire officials said a properly working fire sprinkler system rapidly extinguished the fire, preventing a potential disaster. More New Zealand airport fire doused by sprinkler Stuff Sept. 9, 2011 Share
A fire at Christchurch, New Zealand, airport closed surrounding roads, but was out before the fire engines arrived. Three fire engines were sent to a blaze at the Christchurch Engine Center. But center general manager Mike Eller said the sprinklers had been activated and extinguished the fire before the firefighters arrived. More
Sprinkler douses fire at University of Missouri library Columbian Missourian Sept. 11, 2011 Share
A fire at the University of Missouri's Ellis library was contained to the second floor where the fire originally started. The fire did minimal damage because of the automatic sprinkler system. More Residential fire sprinklers save lives The Citizen Telegram Sept. 8, 2011 Share
In 2009, only 20 percent of reported fires occurred in single-family homes or duplexes, but these fires caused 70 percent of all fire deaths. Home fires also account for the largest share of injuries and direct property damage. These figures are an improvement over the last 30 years, but such losses are unacceptable More
Sprinkler System extinguishes fire at Oregon high school KPTV-TV Spt. 12, 2011 Share
Investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire at New Urban High School in Oak Grove, Ore. When firefighters arrived on the scene they discovered the school's sprinkler system had already put out the small fire in a hallway near the main entrance. More Sprinklers douse North Carolina plant fire Salisbury Post Sept. 7, 2011 Share
A sprinkler system doused a fire at a North Carolina rubber recycling business. The first unit on the scene reported that a sprinkler system had put out the fire in the warehouse section of the business. More |
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