FIRE SPRINKLER SAVES 2024
Fire Sprinklers Control Restaurant Fire at O’Hare International Airport
December 30, 2024 CHICAGO, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading in a restaurant at O’Hare International Airport. According to the Chicago Fire Department, the fire was caused by a fryer. One employee was taken to the hospital [...]
Fire Sprinklers Contain a Garden Apartment Fire
December 30, 2024 EVANSTON, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading in a garden-level unit of a three-story apartment building. Fire crews arrived and found smoke and fire in the unit. Firefighters extinguished the remaining fire within 30 [...]
Fire Sprinklers Extinguish Fire at Manufacturing Plant
December 17, 2024 GREEN OAKS, IL – Two fire sprinklers extinguished a fire on a machine that adds flammable liquid adhesive to rolls of cloth in a manufacturing plant. The fire was contained to the machine, there was no damage [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Fire at Paint Factory
December 16, 2024 SYCAMORE, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading at the Seymour Paint Company. The fire was caused by a paint can that exploded. According to Sycamore Fire Chief Bart Gilmore, the building’s water and foam [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Fire in Industrial Facility
December 11, 2024 WHEELING, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading at an industrial facility. The fire took place in the processing area of the factory and involved chemicals, which lead to a hazmat response. Due to the [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Clothes Dryer Fire at Mall
December 3, 2024 FOREST PARK, IL – Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire at the Living Word Christian Center located inside a mall. Firefighters arrived to find a sprinkler extinguished flames on top of a dryer. According to Chief Lindsey Hankus, [...]
Fire Sprinklers Extinguish Fire in High School Woodshop
December 2, 2024 GLENVIEW, IL – Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire in the woodshop at Glenbrook South High School. The fire was contained to the one room and was extinguished before fire crews arrived. Students and staff were safely evacuated [...]