October 28, 2023
CHAMPAIGN, IL – A single sprinkler extinguished a fire in a bedroom at a two-story apartment complex. Firefighters were able to put out hot spots with an extinguisher.
According to Jeremy Mitchell, Deputy Fire Marshal, Champaign Fire Department “a single fire sprinkler extinguished a bedroom fire and saved a run of wood-framed rowhouses. Five attached residences were not damaged due to the quick action of residential fire sprinklers.”
No injuries were reported.
Source: Jeremy Mitchell, Deputy Fire Marshal, Champaign Fire Department