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Long Island Pipe Supply Of Brooklyn 718-669-7600
729 Hicks Street
Simply Celebrations, a party-supply store on historic Main Street, has something to celebrate.
A fire Monday afternoon was quickly extinguished by a newly installed sprinkler system.
The system was required by an ordinance approved by the City Council in November to protect historic buildings and had been installed about six months ago.
“This is a tailor-made case with why you need fire sprinklers, especially on historic Main Street,” City Manager Bruno Rumbelow said.
At 2:16 p.m., firefighters received a call from The Magic Pen and Party about water leaking into the store from Simply Celebrations next door, officials said.
Firefighters forced their way into the closed store, in the 400 block of South Main Street. Division Fire Chief Mark Ashmead estimated water damage at about $5,000. But, he said, if not for the sprinkler system, the fire could have easily spread to the two adjacent stores and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage.
“Given that no one was here and the flammable contents of the store, we could
A Nashua man arrested after a home disturbance now faces felony charges for allegedly setting off a police station’s fire alarm.
Police said 34-year-old Christopher Dubois was arrested Friday after officers responded to a disturbance at a home.While he was being held on resisting-arrest charges, police said, he tampered with the sprinkler system in his cell, causing it to activate. He was charged with interference with a fire alarm.