FIRE SPRINKLER SAVES 2024
Fire Sprinkler Controls Dryer Fire at Fitness Center
October 28, 2024 SCHAUMBURG, IL – A fire sprinkler controlled a commercial dryer fire at X-Sport Fitness center. Fire crews arrived to find smoke in the hallway and laundry room and confirmed the fire was held in check by a [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Fire at Senior Living Apartments
October 27, 2024 BROADVIEW, IL – A fire sprinkler extinguished a fire on the 2nd floor of The Broadview Senior Apartments. Fire crews arrived to find a sprinkler had extinguished the fire before arrival. No injuries were reported. Source: Broadview [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control a Fire at Target Store
October 17, 2024 ROSEMONT, IL – Two fire sprinklers activated and stopped a fire from spreading in a diaper aisle at a Target store. Fire crews arrived and were told someone in the store tried to extinguish the fire with [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Home Garage Fire
October 15, 2024 LIBERTYVILLE, IL – A fire sprinkler extinguishes a fire in an attached garage of a single-family home. Residents called the fire department after they discovered smoke in a back room of their garage. Libertyville has required all [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Arson Fire at Cafe
October 3, 2024 ROCKFORD, IL – Fire sprinklers controlled an arson fire at the Wired Café. Tenants living above the café called 911 after hearing the fire alarm and seeing smoke. Firefighters extinguished the remaining fire. Damage was limited to [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Electrical Fire at Salvation Army Family Store
September 15, 2024 OAK LAWN, IL – Two fire sprinklers controlled an electrical fire at the Salvation Army Family Store and Donation Center. An electrical fire spread to a pile of combustibles near the loading dock. Firefighters arrived and extinguished [...]
Fire Sprinkler Contains Fire in ISU Residence Hall Staff Workroom
September 11, 2024 NORMAL, IL – A fire sprinkler stopped a fire from spreading in a staff workroom at ISU’s Watterson Residential Hall. The fire department received reports of smoke in the building near a fitness center on the 2nd [...]