Flat, London

London

On the 8th March, crews were called to a 5 pump fire on the 25th floor of a 4 roomed flat of a 39 storey high rise residential block in Southwark Bridge Road. The alarm was raised by the occupier to a kitchen fire, one...

Flat, London

London

On 12 March , LFB crews were called to a rapidly developing fire on the sixth floor external balcony of Tweed Walk Tower Hamlets – a twelve storey apartment block. The fire spread horizontally along the balcony from the seat of the fire affecting the...

2 Sprinkler Saves in kitchens in London

London

Burnt cooking in the kitchen of a residential block of flats of three floors in Waddon Court Road, was the cause of a fire which, from the limited information provided, was controlled by a Personal Protection system. The fire was all out on arrival with...

Flat, Stoke on Trent

Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

Fire crews with an aerial ladder were to a kitchen fire on the eighth floor of the city centre Lindop Court tower block in Stoke on Trent on 22nd  May. A total of five crews  attended from Longton, Hanley and Newcastle but the fire, believed...

Flat, Cardiff

Cardiff Cardiff, United Kingdom

On 24th June, BAFSA member RSP Sprinklers Wales received a call out to small block of flats in Cardiff where their sprinkler system successfully extinguished a fire. The call was received at 1542; their engineer arrived on site at 1626  and had the block fully...

Flat, Southampton

Southampton

Afire broke out in the kitchen in a high-rise block owned by Southampton City Council on 3rd July. It was successfully suppressed by the sprinkler system with minimal damage. The Fire & Rescue Service attended with multiple units but had little to do but check...

Sheltered housing, London

London

On 21st July a call was received by BAFSA member Triangle advising the company of a fire in a flat on the 4th floor at 1-133 Garnet Road, Thornton Heath. The call was a result of the sprinkler alarm signalling the call centre. This is...

Business premises, East Sussex

Hastings Hastings, United Kingdom

East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service has praised a business in Hastings for installing the sprinklers system, which stopped a small fire quickly spreading throughout the building. Upon arrival, crews found a small fire located in the fan unit, which had been quickly extinguished by...

Sprinkler Save, Southend On Sea Flat Fire

Photograph speaks a thousand words, the benefits of sprinklers can clearly be seen in this hostel fire. One side wall sprinkler head activated suppressing/extinguishing the fire prior to Essex fire & rescue service attending this residential incident. The sprinklers were installed as part of Essex fire...

Manchester Waste Site Collection and Recycling Centre

On the 7th May 2021 at 13:02 hours, 3 pumping appliances from Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service (GMFRS)were mobilised to a fire at the Biffa Waste Services Ltd waste collection and recycling centre on the Northbank Industrial Estate, Irlam On their arrival it was...