Sprinklers protect cafe from suspected arson (Old Orchard Beach, ME)

Around 4:45am, crews were called to the Beach Street Cafe, which is part of the Waves Oceanfront Resort property, and found a fire there had just been extinguished by the sprinkler system.

High school briefly closed due to fire, sprinkler system limits damage (Mission, BC)

Investigators determined Monday morning the fire originated in a fire-rated storage container. Plastic left on top of the canister eventually caught fire and triggered the sprinkler system, which limited damage to that room.

Single fire sprinkler and quick acting staff save lives (North Bend, WA)

A fire occurred in a Mount Si Transitional Health Center laundry room dryer. A single sprinkler head activated which in turn activated the fire alarm system. The fire alarm system notified the fire department and alerted staff and residents to the fire. Staff acted quickly and evacuated the residents to a safe area in another smoke compartment of the building. The fire department arrived and finished extinguishing the fire and ventilated smoke from the building.

The fire and life safety system worked as designed and contained the fire to the room of origin. There was minimal damage to the dryers and laundry area.

Sprinkler system controls residential sofa fire (Lincolnwood, IL)

The sprinkler system kept sofa fire in family room under control at a Lincolnwood, IL residence.

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Fire sprinkler helps put out apartment fire (Dallas, TX)

Firefighters were called to the Carrollton Park Apartments around 1:20 Monday morning. No injuries were reported.

Sprinkler system extinguishes apartment fire (Vineland, NJ)

Firefighters were sent at 9:34 Friday to 1 East Vine Street for a fire in a room at Maurice View Plaza apartments. A sprinkler extinguished the fire but ventilation was needed. Firefighters were there about 90 minutes.

Table and chairs catch fire at restaurant, sprinkler system successfully activates (Charleston, WV)

Firefighters responded to an alarm at the Chop House Restaurant at Charleston Town Center late Sunday night, a spokesman for the Charleston Fire Department said this morning. A table and chairs had caught fire and triggered the sprinkler system, he said.

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at commercial building fire (Petaluma, CA)

The building's fire sprinkler system activated during the fire, but firefighters were unable to provide additional water to the system because of the theft of the fire department connection. Despite zero visibility smoke conditions, the fire was quickly extinguished.

Sprinkler system kept mall fire in check until firefighters arrived (Columbus. GA)

Officials say the fire started in the employee area of Gymboree. They say it started when an air ventilation fan caught boxes on fire. The sprinkler system was activated.

Automatic sprinkler system contains apartment kitchen fire, no one was home (Navarre, FL)

The fire started when a moving box was placed on the stove and a burner was accidentally turned on. No one was home at the time of the fire. "For the most part, we just had to do some final extinguishing, major part was put out by sprinkler system," Holley-Navarre Fire Chief Ron Norton said.

Mother charged after apartment fire with her two children at home, sprinkler system credited with containing fire (Laurel, MD)

A Laurel mother was arrested and charged this afternoon after firefighters found her unconscious and her two young children wet from the spray of the sprinklers in their Main Street apartment.

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at a Macy's laundry room fire (Temecula, CA)

A fire started in the wall of a laundry room at a Macy's store but was quickly extinguished, aided by a sprinkler system, officials said. No one was injured in the fire.

No Injuries in High-Rise Apartment Fire Contained by Sprinklers (Elgin, IL)

A sprinkler system helped keep a fire that started in a ninth-floor apartment from spreading to other units of the 10-story building Saturday afternoon, Elgin fire officials said.

Sprinkler system helps control warehouse fire (Murray, UT)

Murray firefighters are crediting a sprinkler system with preventing a late-night warehouse blaze from causing major damage. No injuries were reported.

Sprinkler system keeps restaurant kitchen fire in check, minor damage reported (Gilroy, CA)

The building’s sprinkler system kept the fire in check before the fire department arrived, allowing only minor damage that was mostly confined to the stove itself. The fire was caused by burning grease on the stove. The restaurant is one occupant of the building, a two-story structure that has several tenants. The fire did not spread to any other tenants.

Church damage from arson minimal, sprinkler system extinguished fire (Snellville, GA)

"This is a prime example of the effectiveness of fire sprinklers inside buildings," Gwinnett Fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge said.

Sprinkler system successfully extinguishes a university dorm fire (Rochester, NY)

Sprinkler system successfully activated and extinguished a dorm fire at the University of Rochester. The fire was caused after a burn paper towel was thrown down the trash shoot igniting items in the dumpster.

Arson causes fire; sprinkler system contains it (Pittsburgh, PA)

About two dozen residents were forced to evacuate their apartments after a man who had been fighting with his girlfriend set fire to mattresses in her bedroom. The sprinkler system inside the building kept the fire from spreading beyond the room.

Single Sprinkler Saves Lives and Property in Apartment Fire (Spartanburg, SC)

Automatic fire sprinklers again prove their effectiveness in a kitchen fire in a 12th-floor apartment. No injuries reported.

Sprinkler system extinguished fire at Cintas Uniforms (Gadsden, AL)

A sprinkler system at Cintas Uniforms is credited with extinguishing a fire Sunday before it got out of control. “Without the sprinklers, it could have been a very big fire,” Fire Chief Stephen Carroll said.

Building fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Baltimore, MD)

Crews from the Arbutus and Lansdowne volunteer stations and Catonsville and Halethorpe career stations responded to the report of a building fire in Violetville and found a fire had been extinguished by the sprinkler system.

Sprinkler system suppresses fire at convenience store (Fond du Lac, WI)

Fire sprinklers prove effectiveness during a fire at a Pick 'n Save store bathroom. Employees and patrons were safely evacuated and allowed back in the store after 30 minutes. There were no injuries.

Apartment meth lab fire extinguished by automatic sprinkler system (Panama City Beach, FL)

An automatic sprinkler system at the Lake Town Wharf condominiums extinguished a meth lab fire.

Fire Chief Hails "Sprinkler Save" After Apartment Fire (Eden Prairie, MN)

When a fire started in a closet in an Eden Prairie apartment, the result could have been devastating for the resident and neighbors. The city's fire chief says a sprinkler saved the day.

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at apartment fire (The Colony, TX)

Upon arrival, Fire Chief Scott Thompson said firefighters found light smoke showing. They gained entry into a third-story apartment and found a fire that had been predominantly extinguished by the sprinkler system.

Las Vegas hotel room fire put out by sprinkler system

Women fell asleep while smoking a cigarette catching the mattress on fire. The woman woke up and ran out of the room. The fire was doused by an automatic sprinkler.Firefighters said they evacuated the second floor but had allowed guests to go back in their rooms. No injuries were reported.

Sprinkler system activates to control fire at McDonalds (Corpus Christi, TX)

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Sprinkler system holds fire in check at small business (Muskegon, MI)

Firefighters respond to small fire at KL Industries in Muskegon, No one injured

Apartment kitchen fire quickly extinguished with help from sprinkler system (Woodridge, IL)

No injuries were reported in a Sunday morning fire that apparently began on a stove and left three units uninhabitable in a Woodridge apartment building, authorities said. They said a small kitchen fire had triggered the sprinkler system.

The two residents living in the unit where the fire started were taken to safety, authorities said, and the fire was quickly extinguished.

Sprinkler system averts major fire (Yankton, SD)

A minor fire that could have turned into a big problem was extinguished by a Yankton firm’s sprinkler system Sunday morning.

A gas-fired evaporator had malfunctioned, igniting some combustible items in the immediate area and setting off the alarm. Thanks to the sprinkler system, there was minimal damage from the fire. “Everything did what is was suppose to do,” Assistant Fire Chief Larry Nickels said. “That could have been a very bad fire for that business.”

Fire causes minimal damage at packaging plant (Batava, IL)

A fire early Friday at Portollo Packaging at 951 Douglas Road caused a minimal amount of damage. The company's sprinkler system contained most of the fire; minimizing dollar loss and operations of the business.

Single sprinkler head contained apartment fire (Englewood, CO)

Investigators say the fire was caused when a stove burner was left on high and items near the stove caught fire. The microwave above the stove was melting and kitchen cabinets were burning when a single sprinkler head activated and put out the fire.

A smoke alarm in the apartment activated, but it was not until the sprinkler head went off that other alarms in the complex went off and the fire department was notified. No injuries.

Sprinkler system keeps fire from spreading at popular restaurant (Honolulu, HI)

Sprinkler system keeps fire from spreading at popular Aiea restaurant. Fire officials say the fire started just before 3 a.m. in a plastic trash container in the kitchen.

Sprinklers credited with limiting damage of apartment fire (Sioux Falls, SD)

Fire officials are praising fire sprinklers for extinguishing a fire in a 155-unit Sioux Falls apartment building Tuesday night before fire crews arrived.

Sprinkler system helped to put out lumberyard fire (San Rafael, CA)

Fire was quickly controled by firefighters and sprinkler system, limiting the amount of damage done to the structure. Fire Chief Chris Gray said no civilian or firefighter injuries were reported.

Students evacuate safely after sprinkler controls fire at high school (Salem, OR)

Damage minimized,no injuries in daytime fire after sprinkler system successfully operates

Electrical fire activated sprinkler system just above the fire (Westerly, RI)

An electrical fire at the Knickerbocker Café activated a fire suppression sprinkler just above the ice machine.

Sprinklers minimize fire damage to sushi restaurant (Los Angeles, CA)

An automatic sprinkler system helped minimize damage to a Woodland Hills sushi restaurant after a fire broke out in its kitchen on Sunday.

Sprinkler system contained ASU dorm fire (Tempe, AZ)

A dormitory on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University caught fire, possibly sparked by a curling iron, but was quickly put out with help from the sprinkler system.

About 70 to 100 students evacuated the building safely.

Sprinkler system contained grocery store fire (Colesville, MD)

The store's sprinkler system contained a fire inside of the store before fire crews arrived. No one was hurt.

Three fires in one weekend, all controlled with help of automatic fire sprinklers (Prince George's County, MD)

Sprinklers Make A Difference In 3 PG Fires

- Sprinkler system controls blaze at Spellman House senior apartment center (College Park, MD)
- No injuries in single family home fire contained by residential sprinkler system (Clinton, MD)
- Sprinklers limit damage in fire at commercial structure (Bowie, MD)

Thanks to sprinkler system fire damage was kept to a minimum (Troy, OH)

Thanks to an overhead sprinkler system, the building suffered minimal damage from fire inside a production area. Despite the fire, the company was at full production on Monday.

Retirement community fire put out by sprinkler system (Olathe, KS)

A single sprinkler head activated and extinguished retirement community fire. No one was hurt.

Single Sprinkler Head Helps Save 6 Children and 5 Adults from House Fire (Marietta, GA)

A home sprinkler system helped save 11 people from a fire early Saturday. The fire broke out in the early morning hours when most of the six children, 4 to 12 years old, and five adults were asleep.

Several adults tried to put the fire out, but it was a single sprinkler head that did the job before the city Fire Department arrived.

Hospital room fire extinguished by sprinkler (Fort Wayne, IN)

Sprinkler system prevented fire from spreading at mental health hospital. No one hurt.

Sprinkler system plays important role in PSU dorm fire (Portland, OR)

Sprinkler system helped put out dorm fire, allowing time for about 300 students to evacuate safely.

Sprinkler system controlled restaurant grease fire (Holland, OH)

It is believed to have started in the kitchen before the restaurant was open, but sprinklers did turn on.

Sprinkler system saves vulnerable adults following mattress fire (Victoria, BC)

A mattress fire was no match for the sprinkler system at a supported housing unit in Victoria, home to adults with mental illness and addiction issues.

Apartment kitchen fire doused by sprinkler system (Rock Hill, SC)

A stove-top fire at the Palmetto Place apartments this morning was doused by the apartment's sprinkler system fire officials said.

An official with the Riverview Fire Department said the fire had been doused by the sprinkler by the time firefighters arrived.