Fire Sprinkler Stops Fire From Spreading In Utility Room at New Trier Township Office

March 28, 2021
WINNETKA, IL – A single fire sprinkler controlled a fire in a utility room in the New Trier Township office building. According to Winnetka Fire Chief Alan Berkowsky, when crews arrived, they discovered smoke coming from the building’s basement and located the fire in a corner of a utility room.

“The fire was contained by a single sprinkler head, which held the fire in check,” Berkowsky said. “Once we powered the (electrical) grid down, we extinguished the fire. If it wasn’t for the sprinkler and the fire alarm system doing what they were supposed to be doing, I think that building would have had significant fire damage.”

No injuries were reported.

Source: Chicago Tribune