July 2020
MCHENRY, IL (July 18, 2020) – Fire sprinklers controlled a fire that started in a processing machine in a business located in an industrial park.
The McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) was dispatched at 8:12 p.m. on July 18, for an activated fire alarm at 833 Ridgeview Drive in McHenry. Upon arrival to the scene of the one-story large commercial building, firefighters encountered heavy smoke and located the source as a processing machine. The fire was suppressed by the sprinkler system. Firefighters used water pump cans and a dry chemical extinguisher to completely put out the fire before ventilating the building.
“This was a text book example of exactly the manner that sprinklers are designed to work,” said MTFPD Fire Chief Tony Huemann. “The sprinkler system suppressed the main body of fire until the firefighters arrived and completely extinguished the fire. The activation of the sprinkler system protected the business that produces plastic petroleum products that could have easily become out of control that would have destroyed the entire business and building.”
Source: McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD)
Northwest Herald: https://www.nwherald.com/2020/07/21/processing-machine-causes-fire-at-mchenry-company/abg2et2/