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Fire Sprinklers Stop Fire in Manufacturing Plant
March 23, 2022 CAROL STREAM, IL - Two fire sprinklers controlled a fire at a large manufacturing plant. Crews from the Carol Stream Fire Protection District arrived at the scene and found two sprinklers controlling the fire in the center of [...]
Fire Sprinkler Saves (Spring 2022 Edition)
Spring 2022 Sprinkler Saves in the Chicagoland area. You can submit stories here and view other saves here.
Fire Sprinkler Contains Fire in Peoria High Rise Apartment Building
March 20, 2022 PEORIA, IL – A fire sprinkler stopped a fire from spreading in a unit on the 26th floor of the Twin tower apartments inn Peoria. Two occupants were inside the unit at the time of the fire. One [...]
Single Fire Sprinkler Stops Fire in Home Under Construction
March 20, 2022 LAKE ZURICH, IL - A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in the basement of a home under construction. According to Bob Kleinheinz, fire prevention specialist, Lake Zurich Fire Department, the cause of the fire was construction material too [...]
Valparaiso Offers Fire Safety Grants to Protect Buildings in Historic District
The city of Valparaiso, Indiana, offers a grant program to help encourage the installation of fire safety systems in existing buildings in its historic downtown district. The Downtown Fire Safety Grant Program provides reimbursement grants to property owners and tenants [...]
Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Blaze in Hotel Restaurant Kitchen
March 13, 2022 QUINCY, IL - Two fire sprinklers extinguished a kitchen fire in a restaurant located at a Holiday Inn Hotel. The fire was caused by rags that combusted inside a plastic tub. No injuries were reported. The restaurant and [...]
Fire Sprinkler Credited with Saving Life of Crystal Lake Hotel Guest
March 9, 2022 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL - A fire sprinkler extinguished a mattress fire saving the life of the guest at the Country Inn and Suites Hotel in Crystal Lake. Police arrived at the scene first and found the activated sprinkler [...]