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Fire that may have started from an old wall heater damaged a manufacturing plant in Algood on Sunday morning.

It happened around 8:30 a.m. at the Progressive Die & Stamping Co. on Main Street, said Algood Fire Chief Loyd Norris.

“The alarm in the building went off and we got the call about 8:40 a.m.,” Norris said.

“When we got there, smoke was coming out of the building. The sprinkler system had gone off and that’s what kept it from being a worse fire.”

He said a wall in the office area had caught fire, probably from a wall heater that was never used, but which apparently kicked on.

“Unless the wiring of wall heaters is disconnected, they can sometimes kick on, even if they are turned to the ‘off’ position,” Norris said.

The sprinklers kicked on, the fire alarm went off, and 19 of the 26-member all-volunteer Algood Fire Department rushed to the scene, he said.

“The fire was contained to that area of the metal and wood building, but there was considerable damage inside, a lot of smoke and water damage to the office area and a hallway,” he said.

The firefighters put out the fire and also protected a nearby residence, he said. No one was in the building at the time of the fire, but two pet cats inside the plant were rescued by the firefighters, he said.

“We are certainly glad for that sprinkler system and the alarm. If they hadn’t had those, that would have been a tremendous fire.”

The effort to have fire sprinklers required in the International Residential Code for new single-family home construction now has a new hurdle to clear.

Although IRC Proposal RB64-07/08 passed on Sept. 21, the National Association of Homebuilders filed an appeal on Oct. 30 with the International Code Council.

In the appeal, the NAHB contends that the ICC failed to provide a balance of interest in voting as it did not “prevent a single interest group, specifically the fire service, from unfairly dominating the voting at the final action hearings.”

The IRC Fire Sprinkler Coalition — which lobbies for the installation of fire sprinklers in residential homes — helped drum up support among the fire service prior to the hearings.

The resolution garnered 72 percent in favor versus 26 percent against out of a voting pool of close to two thousand people during the conference in Minneapolis.

According to the notice of appeal from the ICC, the appeal is currently slated to be conducted in Chicago with conference call capabilities. All involved parties will be informed of the date, time and location of the appeal hearing at least 20 days prior to the scheduled hearing.

Investigators say a weekend fire at a plant in Bellevue was intentionally set.

The blaze broke out early

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An accidental fire was extinguished this morning by an automatic fire sprinkler system. The 7:58 A.M. fire at 22027 Oxford Court, Lexington Park was reported to 911 by a neighbor.

Deputy State Fire Marshals determined that the fire originated on a sofa in the living room of the apartment. The fire was the result of a cigarette that ignited the combustibles of the sofa. The sprinkler system extinguished the fire prior to the arrival of the fire department. Damages to the apartment and contents are estimated to be less than two thousand dollars.

Nineteen firefighters from Bay District responded to the one alarm fire. Dale Dean, The apartment occupant, was not home at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported. The automatic sprinkler system is credited with minimizing damages to the apartment complex.

A broken sprinkler line that emitted a suspicious smell prompted an evacuation of a Salem adult center Tuesday, officials said.

The incident was reported about 11:40 a.m. at Center 50+, 2615 Portland Rd NE.

People inside reported smelling what seemed to be natural gas after a pipe was broken near the main office, said Salem Fire Battalion Chief Frank Stevenson.

Fire crews swept the building with meters designed to detect harmful gases and did not register natural-gas inside.

The building was evacuated, said director Marilyn Daily.

Participants in the center’s respite care program, who have Alzheimer’s, were evacuated onto a charter bus to keep warm until their families could pick them up, Daily said.

Fire authorities determined the smell was caused when crews at the center accidentally drilled a hole into a sprinkler line, which then released water sitting inside the pipes, Deputy Fire Marshal Jeff Mack said.

The water, mixed with the oils used inside the sprinkler pipes, gave off a bad odor that smelled like natural gas, but is harmless, he said.

The building was reopened at 5 p.m. and regularly scheduled activities continued.

A water line break in a fire sprinkler system caused about $1 million damage to some two dozen units in a Cape Coral high rise this morning, city officials said.

The break was reported at 8:37 a.m. at the Cape harbor Marina South building, 5710 S. Chiquita Blvd., said Connie Barron, city spokeswoman.

Firefighters and city building officials went to the scene and the water was shut off, she said.

Barron said there were no injuries.

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In a handful of seconds, with nothing more than a spark, the cheerfully-decorated Christmas tree is a column of flames.

Less than a minute later, the entire living room is a raging inferno.

In real life, this horrifying scenario could easily end in tragedy. But it was just a demonstration this time.

The New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control put on the demonstration last week at the state Fire Academy in Montour Falls.

The purpose was to alert the public to a serious threat that emerges every year at this time

It’s been five years since a fire at the NHC nursing home led to tougher laws requiring sprinklers in the name of safety, but some care facilities in Nashville may soon be off the hook.

At House of Hope, there is preparation for the best and worst of times. Adric Lane said while his two group homes are ready for fire, he was set to possibly shut down, due to a Metro ordinance requiring all group homes have sprinklers.

“This is home,” Lane said. “A lot have no family and we are their family.”

Lane estimates the cost to around $20,000 or more.With dozens of group homes unable to foot that bill, Metro has a legal issue on its hands. A recent analysis of the ordinance concluded demanding sprinklers for small group homes could shut many down, reducing housing for the disabled, violating the fair housing act and leading to lawsuits.Chief Stephen Halford said the fire department was originally all for sprinklers in every group home, but legal challenges could prove too much, so small group homes will instead likely have to prove themselves. The fire department will have surprise visits to homes, timing residents to see if they can get out in about three minutes.”Some will maybe be able to do that, and some will not,” said Halford.Homes that fail will have to get sprinklers.Lane said he is confident in his homes and now hopes Metro will spare him a huge expense.There is a meeting Tuesday afternoon, in which Metro Council will discuss easing the sprinkler requirement on some group homes. Even if they decide to do so, it will only affect existing homes. Any new group home of any size that’s built will be required to have sprinklers.The less stringent sprinkler ordinance Metro will be considering does still meet state and federal fire safety standards for group homes.