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An early morning fire was quickly extinguished in a downtown loft apartment building today.
The fire, in the 400 block of South Jefferson, began on the stove and quickly spread to the cabinets while the residents were asleep, a news release from the city said. The smoke alarm sounded, alerting the residents, but the sprinkler system had already extinguished the fire. The fire was at the front of the apartment cutting off the residents’ means of escape, according to Fire Marshal John Marion.
“This makes a clear case for residential sprinklers,” Assistant Fire Chief Randy Villines said. “Without a functioning sprinkler system, the two occupants would most likely have perished.”
A recent study by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) shows that fire sprinklers reduce deaths per one thousand fires by 77 percent. Villines went on to add that having a working smoke alarm is key in preventing fire deaths. A separate study by the NFPA shows that 50 percent fewer people die per one thousand fires in homes with working smoke alarms than those without one.
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