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Fire Sprinklers Control Kitchen Fire
February 7, 2023 OAK BROOK, IL – Two fire sprinklers extinguished a kitchen fire in a six-story retirement apartment building. The fire was caused by items stacked on a stovetop. Two sidewall sprinklers activated. No injuries were reported. Source: Alan Jacobs [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Commercial Building Fire
January 31, 2023 SPRINGFIELD, IL - Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading inside the Nudo Products production facility. Fire crews arrived to find fire along a wall near the back of the building and smoldering in the dust collection system. [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Arson Fire in Walmart Store
January 29, 2023 WAUKEGAN, IL - Fire sprinklers controlled a fire in the merchandise area of a Walmart store. According to Waukegan Fire Marshal Todd Zupec, the fire was intentionally set. When crews arrived, they found smoke showing in the front [...]
Fire Sprinklers Could Have Prevented Fatal High-Rise Fire
Tinley Park, IL (January 25, 2023) – The fatal fire at the 25-story Harper Square Cooperative building at 4850 S. Lake Park Ave in Chicago could have been prevented if the high-rise would have been fully protected with a fire [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Fire at Industrial Facility
January 19, 2023 CHICAGO, IL - Fire sprinklers controlled a fire at the Ardagh Metal Beverage manufacturing facility. It was reported that insulation was burning inside the large industrial facility activating the sprinklers. No injuries were reported. Source: Northern Illinois FireGround Photos, [...]
Fire Sprinklers Extinguish High-Rise Apartment Fire
January 18, 2023 CHICAGO, IL - Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire on the 9th floor of a residential high-rise apartment building located in Chicago’s south loop. No injuries were reported. Source: Chicago Fire Media, Twitter Post
Fire Sprinklers Control Trash Chute Fire in Student Hall
January 18, 2023 MACOMB, IL - Fire sprinklers helped contain a fire inside a trash chute at Western Illinois University's Thompson Hall. When crews arrived, they made their way to the basement to extinguish the fire inside the chute. No injuries [...]