FIRE SPRINKLER SAVES 2024
Fire Sprinklers Control Electrical Equipment Fire at Binny’s Liquor Store
February 25, 2024 ELMWOOD PARK, IL – Two fire sprinklers controlled an electrical equipment fire at Binny’s Liquor Store. An Elmwood Park fire truck arrived on the scene, while other emergency responders were delayed by a train. Firefighters found smoke [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Apartment Arson Fire
February 21, 2024 MOLINE, IL – A fire sprinkler extinguished a couch fire in a 69-unit apartment complex. According to the Moline Fire Department, the fire was contained to the area of origin and extinguished by the sprinkler system before the [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Fire at Senior Living Facility
February 12, 2024 TINLEY PARK, IL – A fire sprinkler extinguished a living room fire in a first-floor unit of the Hanover Place Senior Living facility before firefighters arrived. The fire was located at the base of a couch in [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Bedroom Apartment Fire
February 7, 2024 OTTAWA, IL – A fire sprinkler extinguished a bedroom fire in a second-floor apartment unit. Crews arrived to find the fire sprinkler extinguished the fire. The origin of the fire was bedding material ignited by a candle. The [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Mechanical Room Fire at Drury Lane Theatre
January 16, 2024 OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL – A fire sprinkler kept a fire from spreading in a mechanical room at the Drury Lane Theatre. Firefighters entered the building and found heavy smoke coming from the mechanical room on the second floor. [...]
Single Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Oily Rag Fire at Restaurant
January 9, 2024 LAKE ZURICH, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in a container filled with oily cleaning rags in a restaurant break room. Fire crews arrived to find a large plastic container with the rags on [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Apartment Cooking Fire
January 1, 2024 PEORIA, IL – A fire sprinkler extinguished a kitchen fire at the Providence Pointe Apartments. When crews arrived, they found smoke coming from a unit on the first floor of a two-story, eight-unit building. The fire was caused [...]