Aug 04, 2008

Residential Fire Sprinkler Saved Lives in Brampton, Ontario

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By PAM DOUGLAS – Brampton Guardian BRAMPTON – Genesis Lodge would be a pile of rubble right now if it weren’t for a residential sprinkler alarm system, according to Brampton fire officials. “This is the greatest success we could ever [...]

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Jul 28, 2008

Fire Violations – WVU Faternity House Condemned

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Charleston Gazette MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A privately owned fraternity house at West Virginia University has been condemned for unsafe living conditions by the Morgantown Fire Department. The Tau Kappa Epsilon house was shut down last week after inspectors found live [...]

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Jul 22, 2008

Residents in Remote Areas Face Several Perils When Fire Trouble Hits

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By Amber Smith – The Ledger HAINES CITY | Dennis Coder was angry after his home and a mobile home burned last month at his Drift In Resort in rural East Polk County. His anger was focused at Polk County [...]

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Jul 18, 2008

Building Fire Sprinklers Contain Fire at Pinole, CA Retirement Home

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By Jonathan Lockett – San Jose Mercury News PINOLE — An accidental fire temporarily displaced residents of a retirement home early Friday, fire officials said. The fire at Bay Park Retirement Residence occurred around 12:08 a.m. when an overheated refrigerator [...]

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Jul 08, 2008

Fire Causes $35000 in Damage in Hoffman Estates, IL

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Chicago Daily Herald Hoffman Estates fire officials are investigating what caused an attic fire in a two-story home at 1680 Jefferson Road. The fire department was called to the scene at 3:20 p.m. Saturday after someone reported smoke coming from [...]

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Jul 07, 2008

No Fire Sprinklers at Sumter, SC Apartment Fire

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By Alison Rauch – WACH Fire officials continue to investigate what sparked a weekend blaze that left 20 people homeless. Flames broke out around 1 a.m. Saturday at the Union Square Apartments off Houck Street. When firefighters arrived, the two-story [...]

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Jul 02, 2008

Firefighter and Resident Injured in Bartlett, IL Blaze

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Courier News BARTLETT — A firefighter and a resident were injured Thursday night after a fire started on a propane grill during a cookout on a backyard deck. Flames spread to the building and caused an estimated $300,000 damage to [...]

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Jun 30, 2008

Saugus, MA Fire Chief Presses for Attic Sprinklers in GLSS Housing Project

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By Chris Stevens – The Daily Item SAUGUS – Developers by law do not have to include sprinklers in the attic of new construction, but Fire Chief James Blanchard is hoping that will change soon. Fire officials said the absence [...]

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Jun 30, 2008

Wisconsin Site of Fatal Fire Was Up to Code, but No Fire Sprinklers

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By DAN SPRINGER – La Crosse Tribune A public housing duplex where fire that took the life of a 6-year-old boy Sunday had all the required fire prevention and warning equipment, La Crosse fire and housing authority officials said Monday. [...]

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Jun 27, 2008

Small Fire at San Diego Retirement Home

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By Pauline Repard – San Diego Union Tribune Food burning on a stove set off fire sprinklers at St. Stephen’s Retirement Center on Imperial Avenue in Valencia Park in southeast San Diego Monday evening, fire officials said. The burning food [...]

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