March 20, 2022
LAKE ZURICH, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in the basement of a home under construction. According to Bob Kleinheinz, fire prevention specialist, Lake Zurich Fire Department, the cause of the fire was construction material too close to a space heater.
Minor smoke and water damage was quickly cleaned up, keeping the home on its construction schedule. The fire occurred just a few weeks after Nova Fire Protection installed the fire sprinklers. According to Kleinheinz, the system had been recently hydro tested.
Source: Bob Kleinheinz, Fire Prevention Specialist-CFO, Lake Zurich Fire Department