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Fire Sprinklers Control Fire at Nursing Home
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 [...]
Fire Sprinkler Controls Convenience Store Fire
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 [...]
Fire Sprinkler Controls Garment and Textile Cleaning Facility Fire
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 [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Auto Body Shop Fire
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. [...]
Oak Park Grant Program Helps Businesses Invest in Fire-Safe Facilities
The Village of Oak Park is helping local businesses strengthen fire protection in their buildings with financial support offered through its Fire Safety Business Grants Program. The grants, part of the village’s broader Business Assistance Grant Programs, offers eligible businesses [...]
Lansing and North Riverside Adopt Home Fire Sprinkler Requirements
Two Illinois communities have recently strengthened residential fire safety protections by adopting code updates that require installed fire sprinklers in new one- and two-family homes and townhomes. The Village of Lansing and the Village of North Riverside have each [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Restaurant Fire
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 [...]