Fire Sprinkler Controls Kitchen Fire in Multi-Family Apartment Building

November 23, 2021
PALATINE, IL – A single fire sprinkler contained a kitchen fire in a 40-unit apartment building. Palatine Fire Department crews arrived four minutes after the call and reported heavy smoke and fire coming from a second-floor unit. Upon entry, crews found the sprinkler extinguished most of the fire. Crews deployed a hose line and extinguished the remaining fire.

According to Fire Marshal Jay Atherton, without the sprinkler controlling the fire, multiple units would have been left uninhabitable.

The cause of the fire was improper storage of combustible material in the boiler.  No injuries were reported.

Source:  Palatine Fire Department Press Release, Journal-Topics.com, and Fire Marshal Jay Atherton, Palatine Fire Department