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06/24/2009
Abilene, Texas, Fire Put Out by Sprinkler
6/24/2009 - The Abilene, Texas, Fire Department responded to a structure fire. The fire had been contained to the room of origin and extinguished by the building's sprinkler system, according to Lt. John Gallagher.


06/24/2009
Florida Beauty Shop Blaze Extinguished by Sprinkler
6/24/2009 - Investigators say someone intentionally set a Palm Beach, Fla., beauty shop on fire. Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue spokesman Capt. Don Delucia says the shop's sprinkler system completely had put out the blaze by the time the first units arrived.


06/24/2009
Thanks to Sprinklers, Mass. Mill Fire Did Not Spread
6/24/2009 - A suspicious blaze that appears to have started in a vehicle parked outside a car restoration company in Palmer, Mass., did not spread far into the building because the sprinkler system was in operation, Fire Chief Alan J. Roy said.


06/24/2009
Golf Club Fire Contained in Gilbert, Arizona
6/24/2009 - Firefighters kept the Western Skies Golf Club in Gilbert, Ariz., from going in flames after a kitchen fire, said Gilbert Fire spokesman Mike Connor. The fire set off the sprinkler system, which helped keep the fire in check until the first fire unit arrived on scene. The fire crews were then able to knock down the fire quickly and keep it contained to the kitchen, Connor said. There were no injuries.


06/24/2009
Sprinklers Do Their Job in Georgia Hotel Fire
6/24/2009 - An Albany hotel's sprinkler system worked well when a room caught fire. Firefighters say there was a short in the wiring on a table lamp after the bed frame pinched the cord, which started the fire. Fortunately, the fire was put out even before firefighters got there because of the hotel's sprinkler system.


06/17/2009
Des Moines Airport Adds New Sprinkler System
6/17/09 - Des Moines airport officials hope a $3 million renovation project will improve travelers' first impressions of Des Moines. Terminals A and C - there is no B - will get new ceilings, walls and flooring in addition to a new sprinkler system.


06/17/2009
Sprinklers Save Pennsylvania Bus Fleet
6/17/09 - Sprinklers likely saved a fleet of Red Rose Transit Authority buses from ruin when an electrical fire started inside one bus, sparking a four-alarm blaze in Landcaster, Pa., officials said.


06/17/2009
Richland, S.C., Store Fire Put Out by Sprinklers
6/17/2009 - Firefighters responding to a fire at the Super Bi-Lo in Northeast Richland, S.C., didn't have to apply any water, according to Columbia Deputy Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins. Firefighters arrived within seven minutes, but a sprinkler system already had activated and put the fire out, Jenkins said.


06/17/2009
Fort Wayne, Ind., Factory Flames Fended Off by Sprinklers
6/17/2009 - Firefighters were called to Superior Essex and found fire in a shelf used to store wire spools, the Fort Wayne Fire Department said. The building's sprinkler system helped fend off the flames until fire crews found and extinguished the fire.


06/17/2009
Mexico Probes Daycare Fire, Death Toll Hits 44
6/17/2009 - Mexican officials vowed to fully investigate a fire at a Mexico City day care center that killed 44 children and left dozens fighting their lives. No fire alarm or sprinkler system went off inside the center, according to witnesses.



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