Sprinkler shares credit for controlling Best Buy blaze
[1/28/2009] - A fire sprinkler system is being credited with helping contain a fire that burned in a Sacramento electronics store early this morning. link

Sprinkler extinquishes fire at Marion nursing home this morning
[1/28/2009] - MARION — A suspected arson fire at a small nursing home early Wednesday morning did not injure any residents, said Cpt. Gary Redd of the Marion City Fire Department. link

Unilever workers evacuated for fire
[1/26/2009] - TRUMBULL -- Employees at Unilever's research facility in Trumbull Industrial Park here were evacuated Monday when a small fire broke out in an oven, fire officials said. Deputy Fire Marshal Alex Rauso said the fire broke out about 10:45 a.m. in the company's facility at 40 Merritt Boulevard when an oven used to keep "raw product" warm malfunctioned. Unilever makes consumer and home-care products. link

City firefighters douse dryer fire at nursing home
[1/25/2009] - ATTLEBORO - Crisis was averted at a city nursing home when a sprinkler system quickly put out a laundry room fire Saturday night. A mop head that was accidentally put in a commercial dryer ignited at about 8:30 p.m. in the laundry room of the Pleasant Street Rest Home, according to Deputy Fire Chief Erik Guillette. link

Sprinkler Saves Retirement Home From Serious Fire
[1/23/2009] - A sprinkler in a retirement home averted what could have been a complex-wide fire, according to the Bremerton Fire Department. Crews were dispatched to Canterbury Manor on Callahan Drive at about 6:45 p.m. after a fire alarm went off. When they got there, no one knew where the fire was, according to Bremerton Fire Marshal Scott Rappleye. link

Airport hangar fire causes $300,000 damage
[1/14/2009] - Fire investigators estimate damage at approximately $300,000 to a hangar that caught fire at the Glendale Municipal Airport last Saturday evening. Firefighters were called to the airport located at Glen Harbor Boulevard, just south of Glendale Avenue, shortly after 9 p.m. Jan. 3 for a reported fire in one of the hangars. The call was initiated by an alarm company after the hangar sprinkler was activated. link

Tenn. fire marshal pushes for new sprinkler codes
[1/14/2009] - CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — After a 2003 fire killed nearly 100 people at a Rhode Island nightclub, the local fire marshal's office began seeking ways to make city buildings safer. One step is advocating for sprinkler systems in new buildings that can fit 100 or more occupants and, within a couple of years, requiring sprinklers in new one- or two-family dwellings. link

Fire Hits South Carolina Historic District
[1/8/2009] - Just before the holidays the City of Beaufort Fire Department was dispatched to a possible structure fire at the Beaufort's Historic District at 4:55 a.m. in the morning. Dispatch reported the caller was over half a mile away and could see the flames. The first engine arrived on scene at 4:59 to find a two-story professional building with heavy smoke and flames showing. link

Fire breaks out at Hot Wok restaurant
[1/7/2009] - FORT WRIGHT - Firefighters extinguished a fire early this morning at a Chinese restaurant. link

Fire Reported at Charleston Hotel
[1/7/2009] - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Guests at a Charleston hotel had an early wake-up call after fire broke out in a storage building Wednesday morning. link

Fire Damages Fort Wright Asian Restaurant
[1/7/2009] - Firefighters spent more than an hour Wednesday ventilating the Hot Wok restaurant in Fort Wright after an early morning fire. According to officials, the fire started just before 12:30 a.m. in the kitchen of the Chinese restaurant on Valley Plaza Parkway, just off of Kentucky 17. link

Anne Arundel approves sprinklers in new homes
[1/7/2009] - Anne Arundel became the ninth county in Maryland to require all new houses to install sprinkler systems, resulting in a modest increase in housing prices and a slight decrease in homeowners' insurance. "I figure it's going to cost you $60 a month, and who wouldn't want to pay that for some piece of mind," said Councilman Ron Dillon, R-Pasadena, referring to the additional sprinkler cost of between $10,000 to $25,000 to all new single-family houses. Previous legislation only required sprinklers in town houses and apartments. link

Storage Facility in Rochester Burns Down in Overnight Fire
[1/6/2009] - ROCHESTER (FOX 9) -- Early Tuesday morning, a large fire broke out at a storage facility near the Rochester airport. According to Dep. Fire Chief Lyle Felsch, the fire was reported around 3:30 a.m. in the 6800 block of 10th Ave. SW. The fire was subdued by about 6 a.m., but crews stayed on-scene until link

5 die in Paris, Texas, homeless shelter fire
[1/6/2009] - PARIS, Texas – A fire fueled by donated clothes ripped through a homeless shelter in this small northeast Texas town early Monday, killing five residents as some tried dousing the blaze with pans of water. link

West Richland Clubhouse Fire Might Have Started in Back of Building
[1/5/2009] - WEST RICHLAND, Wash.-- New information about a fire that destroyed the West Richland Golf Course Clubhouse last week. Firefighters now think the blaze might have started in the back of the building. On Monday, firefighters from Benton County District four looked through pictures. link

Fire starts at Merced nursing home
[1/5/2009] - Flames erupted at a Merced assisted living facility early Sunday, after a laundry dryer caught fire. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the small fire, according to the Merced Fire Department. The fire was reported shortly before 6 a.m. at the Courtyard at Merced, located at 3420 R St. Investigators believe the dryer's lint trap caught fire, according to Battalion Chief Mark Akers. link

[1/3/2009] - A laundry room fire caused minor smoke damage to the Towne House Retirement Community on Saturday morning, the Fort Wayne Fire Department said. link

Microwave malfunction causes small fire at Smyrna Town Museum
[1/2/2009] - A malfunctioning microwave oven sparked a small fire in a utility room attached to the kitchen area of the Smyrna Town Museum, state fire officials said. link