FIRE EQUIPMENT SUCCESS STORIES

WSAZ NewsChannel 3 Midday
WSAZ-TV CH 3 (NBC) Charleston/Huntington
FIRE EXTINGUISHER SUCCESS STORIES

Firefighters were on the scene of a small fire at a nursing home in Marmet. A dryer caught fire at Marmet Health Care, but workers were able to put it out with a fire extinguisher. Nobody was hurt, but workers had to move a few patients around as a precaution.

SUPPRESSION SYSTEM SUCCESS STORIES

At 10:30 a.m. at Prince Georges Community Hospital, employees noticed that the fryer in the main kitchen began smoking and the fryer burst into flames. The cooking equipmentÕs automatic fire suppression system detected the fire and activated. The fuel supply to the defective fryer was turned off by the system and a signal was sent to the local fire department. Upon arrival, the fire department found the fire completely extinguished. There was no property damage and an evacuation of hundreds of people was avoided.

STANDPIPE FIRE HOSE STATION SUCCESS STORIES

22News At 11:00
WWLP-TV CH 22 (NBC) Television Springfield, Massachusetts

Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a fire at a Ludlow shop this afternoon, with the fire being slowed by workers with fire hoses. Capt. Mark Rabineau, Ludlow Fire Department, says the fire was quickly contained.