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Two Years After Fatal Harper Square Fire, the Trauma Continues as Residents in Nearly 80 Units Remain Displaced
Tinley Park, IL (January 30, 2025) – On January 25, 2023, the Harper Square fire was the first of 17 fires in unsprinklered residential high-rise residences in Chicago that year. It resulted in one fatality, multiple injuries, hundreds of residents [...]
Fire Sprinklers Contain Apartment Building Trash Room Fire
January 27, 2025 URBANA, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading in a trash container and chute in a six-story housing authority building. Firefighters extinguished the fire on the 1st floor trash container. The fire extended up the [...]
Fire Sprinklers Extinguish Fire at Exmoor Clubhouse Location that was Devastated by Fire 120 Years Ago
January 27, 2025 HIGHLAND PARK, IL – Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire in a basement laundry room at the Exmoor Clubhouse. No injuries were reported. After a historic fire at this same location in 1904, this save is a stark [...]
Fire Sprinkler Contains a High-Rise Campus Housing Fire
January 15, 2025 MACOMB, IL – A single fire sprinkler contained a waste basket in a high-rise dorm room at Western Illinois University. Two residents were displaced due to smoke and water damage. One firefighter was transported to the hospital, [...]
Resident Reports Fire Sprinkler Save That Contained Mattress Fire in Apartment Building
January 13, 2025 CHICAGO, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a mattress fire from spreading in a North Lawndale apartment building. A resident in the building contacted the Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board through social media stating that she grew [...]
Single Fire Sprinkler Controls Apartment Fire
January 9, 2025 VALPARAISO, IN – A single fire sprinkler stopped a fire from spreading in a unit on the first floor of a four-story apartment building. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a sprinkler controlling a couch fire. Crews extinguished the [...]
Village of Richton Park Updates Residential Code With Home Fire Sprinkler Requirement
Richton Park, IL - Earlier this year, the Village of Richton Park adopted updated fire and building codes requiring all new construction homes to be equipped with home fire sprinklers. In meetings leading up to [...]