FIRE SPRINKLER SAVES 2023
Fire Sprinkler Controls Fire at Orland Park Preschool
October 6, 2023 ORLAND PARK, IL – A fire sprinkler controlled a fire at the Sandbox Preschool. Firefighters located the fire in the rear stairwell that extended to the second floor. Sprinklers kept the fire from spreading, crews deployed handlines and [...]
Fire Sprinklers Extinguish Fire at Downtown Chicago Target Store
September 28, 2023 CHICAGO, IL – Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire on the second floor of a Target store in downtown Chicago. The building was evacuated. No injuries were report. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Source: CBSNews.com/Chicago
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Apartment Stove Fire
September 18, 2023 CHAMPAIGN, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in a unit on the second floor of an apartment building. The fire may have been caused by a single-burner butane stove that did not operate correctly. According [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Fire at Printing Plant
September 16, 2023 EFFINGHAM, IL – Fire sprinklers kept a fire from spreading in a printing press machine at the 3Z Printing Plant. Firefighters arrived to find smoke from the building and sprinklers keeping the fire in check. Crews were able [...]
Fire Sprinkler Controls Apartment Closet Fire
September 16, 2023 LAKE ZURICH, IL – A single fire sprinkler stopped a fire from spreading in a 10’ x 12’ apartment unit closet. According to Deputy Fire Marshal John Wiecek, Lake Zurich Fire Department, several cardboard boxes and clothes [...]
Fire Sprinkler Controls Restaurant Fire at Six Flags Great America
September 14, 2023 GURNEE, IL – A fire sprinkler located in the attic of a restaurant at Six Flags Great America stopped a fire from spreading. The fire was running up the outside walls and travelled into the eaves and attic [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Fire at a Family Entertainment Center
September 5, 2023 MOLINE, IL – A fire sprinkler extinguished a fire at the QC Family Entertainment Center. When firefighters arrived, they located the location of the fire and found the sprinkler had extinguished a fire. No one was in the [...]