October 2020

 

Fire Sprinklers Extinguish Senior High-Rise Apartment Fire

FRANKLIN PARK, IL (October 26, 2020) – Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire in a ninth-floor unit before the fire department arrived at Franklin Towers, an affordable housing high-rise building for senior residents.

According to Chief William Brehm, Franklin Park Fire Department, grocery items left on an electric stove ignited. Residents were evacuated and evaluated. There were no injuries. Damage was limited to the kitchen and cleaned up the same day.

Source: Franklin Park Herald-Journal