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In January 2015, a massive fire in Edgewater, N.J., demonstrated that buildings with sprinkler systems are not always protected against fire. The blaze destroyed 240 residential apartments and displaced 500 people from the Edgewater Avalon apartment building . The fire began when a maintenance worker’s plumbing torch accidentally ignited wooden wall studs , and flames quickly spread throughout the structure. Fifteen minutes passed before workers called the fire department . In that time, the fire spread throughout combustible void spaces (between walls and floors) and soon engulfed the building. Emergency personnel from 35 different cities and towns ultimately responded to the incident. Thankfully, there were no fatalities. Immediately after the blaze, people asked why the fire was so devastating. The building had sprinklers, after all. Shouldn’t the sprinkler system have extinguished the fire? To make matters worse , this building had already burned down 15 years prior during i...

Fire rescue crews were called to a high rise apartment building fire in Northeast Miami -Dade. The incident happened Saturday afternoon at the 7900 block of Northeast Bayshore Court . According to officials, the building was evacuated after reports of a fire in the second floor storage room . The fire was contained to a small corner thanks to the buildings’ sprinkler system. The fire was eventually put out by fire rescue. There wasn’t too much damage, but the sprinkler system damaged electrical wires . There was also significant water damage . No one was injured. Building management is now working to help residents who may have been displaced. Published at 4:55 PM EDT on Aug 19, 2017 | Updated at 5:14 PM EDT on Aug 19, 2017

water damage incident Aug . 16 at Market Square Apartments , 200 N. Addison Ave., Elmhurst." class="automarg" src="http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/_internal/cimg!0/f25ywy10lpnhqgln5r0sugze3i8tgvj" /> Mary Stroka - mstroka@shawmedia.com Caption The Elmhurst Fire Department responds to a water damage incident Aug . 16 at Market Square Apartments , 200 N. Addison Ave., Elmhurst. ELMHURST – Three units at the Market Square Apartments in Elmhurst experienced water damage Wednesday morning after a worker accidentally set off the sprinkler system by soldering too close to a sprinkler head in a ceiling, Elmhurst Deputy Fire Chief Bill Anaszewicz said. The Fire Department responded to a 9:59 a.m. alarm, arriving at 10:04 a.m. at the apartments at 200 N. Addison Ave., Anaszewicz said. The laborer from a heating and cooling repair company had been working on an air-conditioning unit and soldering next to a floor joist, he said. The water damage went from the third ...

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — One person is charged with intentionally setting a fire in Woodbridge on Saturday. Fire crews were called to an apartment in the 15700 block of Tassleford Lane off Cardinal Drive about 5:56 a.m. Saturday for a report of a fire. As crews arrived, they saw light smoke at the four- story apartment complex . The fire, which occurred on the first floor, was contained by a sprinkler system, said Prince William fire and recue Battalion Chief Curt Brodie . With the fire out and building ventilated, the fire marshal’s office investigated the blaze and determined the fire was intentionally set. Timothy Michael Smith , of Woodbridge, is charged with arson in connection to the blaze. He is scheduled to appear in court August 22. No injuries were reported in the fire, and the damage is estimated to be $5,000. This fire comes as investigators were still looking into what caused a fire at a townhouse in Dumfries on July 16. Investigators have offered little information on the case...

LAFAYETTE, La (KLFY) – A ribbon cutting was held Wednesday afternoon to mark the completion of a major renovation project at Holy Family Apartments . Holy Family Apartments is a low- income housing complex owned and operated by the Diocese of Lafayette. The property has been undergoing renovations for about two years. “We have replaced everything in each apartment down to the interior and exterior stud walls ,” said Ed Boustany, Director of Projects for the Diocese of Lafayette. “This includes all sheetrock, flooring, cabinets, appliances, air conditioning systems , electrical components, and for the first time in the history of this property our residents are better protected with the complete installation of a fire sprinkler system .” The exterior also received some much needed repairs. “All of the units have new roofs, windows, doors, and siding,” said Boustany. Boustany says the renovations cost over $20 million. He says this is the first major renovation since the complex ope...

A nurse assistant pulled a 62-year-old man from a burning apartment Tuesday night in Hoffman Estates . He's being treated in the burn unit at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. rescue personnel responded to a fire at Barrington Lakes Apartments in Hoffman Estates Tuesday night . Here, evacuated residents walk the grounds with a pet." width="600" class="lazyImg" />   Fire and rescue personnel responded to a fire at Barrington Lakes Apartments in Hoffman Estates Tuesday night . Here, evacuated residents walk the grounds with a pet. - Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer Malgorzata Rostecka, who lives near the apartments in the 2000 block of Hassell Road where the fire occurred, said she and her 8-year-old daughter were out for a walk when they smelled smoke. She sent her daughter to call 911 and saw beyond an open door a man leaning against a wall in his burning apartment . She told the man to leave t...