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Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Apartment Dryer Fire
January 6, 2025 YORKVILLE, IL – A fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in a dryer at an apartment complex. When fire crews arrived, the fire was extinguished and contained to the one dryer. All residents were evacuated and no injuries [...]
Fire Sprinkler Saves (Winter 2025 Edition)
Winter 2025 Sprinkler Saves. You can submit stories here and view other saves here.
Single Fire Sprinkler Extinguishes Apartment Fire
December 30, 2024 EVANSTON, IL – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire in a living room on the ground floor of an apartment building before the fire department arrived. According to Fire Inspector Anthony Yee, Evanston Fire Department, this [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Restaurant Fire at O’Hare International Airport
December 30, 2024 CHICAGO, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading in a restaurant at O’Hare International Airport. According to the Chicago Fire Department, the fire was caused by a fryer. One employee was taken to the hospital [...]
Fire Sprinklers Contain a Garden Apartment Fire
December 30, 2024 EVANSTON, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading in a garden-level unit of a three-story apartment building. Fire crews arrived and found smoke and fire in the unit. Firefighters extinguished the remaining fire within 30 [...]
Fire Sprinklers Extinguish Fire at Manufacturing Plant
December 17, 2024 GREEN OAKS, IL – Two fire sprinklers extinguished a fire on a machine that adds flammable liquid adhesive to rolls of cloth in a manufacturing plant. The fire was contained to the machine, there was no damage [...]
Fire Sprinklers Control Fire at Paint Factory
December 16, 2024 SYCAMORE, IL – Fire sprinklers stopped a fire from spreading at the Seymour Paint Company. The fire was caused by a paint can that exploded. According to Sycamore Fire Chief Bart Gilmore, the building’s water and foam [...]