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Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Apartment Fire in West Pullman
May 9, 2024 CHICAGO, IL (WEST PULLMAN) – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in a former educational building that had been converted to apartments for veterans. The cause of the fire may have been smoking in bed. No [...]
Single Fire Sprinkler Controls a Fire in Retirement Apartment Building
May 1, 2024 LA GRANGE PARK, IL – A single fire sprinkler controlled a fire in a second-floor apartment at the Bethlehem Woods Retirement Village. Fire crews arrived to find smoke in the unit and a sprinkler controlling the fire. [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Semi-Trailer Fire at EV Automotive Plant
April 29, 2024 NORMAL, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire in a semi-trailer from entering the Rivian EV Automotive Plant. The trailer was parked at the loading dock when it caught fire and the door to the dock was [...]
Elgin Offers Fire Sprinkler Grants to Encourage Downtown Residential Conversions
Elgin, IL—In 2018, the city of Elgin created the Fire Sprinkler Assistance for Residential Conversions Grant Program to incentivize property owners to convert vacant or underutilized upper floors of downtown buildings into [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Apartment Unit Dryer Fire
April 28, 2024 ITASCA, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a dryer fire in a unit at the Hamilton Lakes Apartment complex. A resident said they smelled something burning. When fire crews arrived, the fire was extinguished. According to [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Stove Fire in Apartment Complex
April 27, 2024 WHEELING, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a cooking fire in a first-floor unit of an apartment complex. When fire crews arrived, they found smoke in the first-floor hallway and confirmed that the sprinkler extinguished the [...]
Fire Sprinklers Extinguish Hotel Arson Fire
April 25, 2024 SHOREWOOD, IL – Two fire sprinklers extinguished a fire that was intentionally set with an accelerant in a third floor hotel room. When fire crews arrived, they found heavy black smoke on the third floor, but the [...]