September 11, 2026 LAKE ZURICH, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire caused by oil-soaked rags that ignited in a garbage can in a church that was undergoing renovations. The fire spread up the wall and reached the [...]

September 10, 2026 WAUKEGAN, IL – A single fire sprinkler controlled a stove fire in an apartment complex, preventing it from spreading to the rest of the building. Fire crews arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the unit. The [...]

August 11, 2026 LACON, IL – Fire sprinklers controlled a fire in the kitchen ceiling of a rehab and nursing facility. Crews arrived and found heavy smoke. They located a fire in the kitchen ceiling that was fueled by a [...]

August 11, 2026 ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – A single fire sprinkler controlled a fire in a multi-tiered sandwich refrigerator display at a 7-Eleven store. The display malfunctioned causing the fire. The fire sprinkler held the fire to the area [...]

August 8, 2026 ROMEOVILLE, IL – A single fire sprinkler controlled a textile material fire at Cintas Uniform Services. Firefighters arrived to find a haze inside the facility and located four bins of burning textile material controlled by a single [...]

July 29, 2026 WAUKEGAN, IL – Fire sprinklers controlled a vehicle fire inside the Maaco Auto Body Shop & Painting. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy smoke. They deployed hose lines to extinguish the vehicle fire. All employees safely evacuated. [...]

July 6, 2026 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a kitchen fire inside the Mitsuwa Marketplace at the Teriyaki Chopper restaurant. A gas line attached to a cooker broke. The gas was ignited by an open flame [...]