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Fire Sprinkler Controls Industrial Building Fire
March 20, 2023 ADDISON, IL - A single fire sprinkler controlled a mechanical fire inside of an industrial building until fire crews arrived to finish the job. The employees in the building were evacuated. No injuries were reported. Source: Addison Fire Protection District, [...]
Fire Sprinklers Extinguish Historic Apartment Building Fire
March 20, 2023 ROCKFORD, IL - Fire sprinklers extinguished a bedroom fire in a tenth floor unit at the Faust Landmark apartment building. This is the third time fire sprinklers prevented major fires in this building in the past 4 months. [...]
Fire Sprinklers Extinguish High-Rise Apartment Fire
February 25, 2023 ROCKFORD, IL - Fire sprinklers extinguished a garbage fire on the fourth floor of the 15-story Faust Landmark apartment building. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and the fire extinguished by the sprinklers. Two residents were taken to [...]
Village of Wheeling Has Long History of Protecting All Homes With Fire Sprinklers
For more than 30 years, the Village of Wheeling has been a leader in Illinois and nationally with their residential fire sprinkler requirements. Many of the residents living in the Whippletree Village Manufactured Home Community are protected with fire sprinklers [...]
Fire Sprinklers Save Manufacturing Facility
February 20, 2023 DOWNERS GROVE, IL – Two fire sprinklers fully extinguished a fire inside the Flavorchem manufacturing facility. The fire was caused by a drum warming blanket that malfunctioned. No injuries were reported. According to the facilities manager, the sprinklers [...]
Fire Sprinkler Stops Garage Fire from Spreading Into Townhouse
February 20, 2023 GRAYSLAKE, IL - A fire sprinkler prevented a fire inside a townhouse garage from spreading into the living space. Firefighters arrived to find a car on fire inside the garage. Heat from the fire activated a sprinkler inside the [...]
Single Fire Sprinkler Controls Kitchen Fire
February 8, 2023 NAPERVILLE, IL - A single fire sprinkler stopped a fire from spreading in a hotel's restaurant kitchen. Fire crews arrived to find a fire inside a trashcan in the kitchen. One sprinkler kept the fire in check, firefighters [...]