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the flames with salt. As he did so, the sprinkler activated and extinguished the blaze. Fire damage was limited to the kitchen cabinets, although there was smoke damage throughout the apartment. The building, which was valued at $1 million, sustained $10,000 in damage. The contents of the apartment of origin, valued at $10,000, sustained an estimated $5,000 in damage. There were no injuries. cal extension cord to power a portable heater in another room. The cord, which was covered by clothing, overheated and ignited the clothes. The fire then spread to the bed and other nearby combustibles. The house, valued at $70,000, sustained $50,000 in damage. Its contents, valued at $30,000, sustained damage estimated at $15,000. Overheated extension cord starts fatal fire ARIZONA—A single sprinkler extinguished a fire that investigators believe started when a child’s plastic table ignited in the first-floor garage of a single-family home. The one-story, wood-frame house had smoke alarms and an NFPA 13D wet-pipe sprinkler system that provided coverage in all the living areas and the garage. The fire department received the alarm at 11:52 a.m., and firefighters responded to find smoke coming from GEORGIA—A 70-year-old woman died of smoke inhalation when she was unable to escape from a fire in her single-family home. A neighbor called 911 to report the fire at 7:19 p.m. The single-story, wood-frame house had no sprinklers. There was a batteryoperated smoke alarm in the living room, but it had no battery. Investigators learned that the victim used an outdoor-type, orange electri- 26 NFPA JOURNAL SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2013 Sprinkler extinguishes dwelling garage fire the garage. The fire had already been extinguished by one sprinkler head. They checked the attic for fire extension and found none. The child’s 19-year-old sister told investigators that she heard the sprinkler flow alarm go off, looked in the garage, and saw that it was full of black smoke. She then saw that the toy table had melted and moved it outside into the yard. The house, valued at $150,000, and its contents, valued at $50,000, sustained losses estimated at $100. Sprinkler extinguishes fire in trash chute OREGON—A sprinkler limited fire damage to a university apartment building when it extinguished a fire that started between the second and third floors when smoking materials were thrown down a garbage chute. The high-rise building, which was of steel and concrete construction, had a smoke detection system, and the

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NFPA Journal - September/October 2013

NFPA Journal - September/October 2013
Contents
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NFPA Journal - September/October 2013