He started two fires in the school forcing an evacuation. Fortunately one didn't take and a custodian succesfully used an extinguisher to put out the other before it spead.
School fires -- be they intentional or accidental -- happen far too often (just check out the stories in this blog). Having available working fire extinguishers is a matter of life safety. With electronic monitoring you can be sure your extinguishers are both operational and available.
Before a fire in a guest room could spread, it was quickly put down with an available, operable fire extinguisher. Sadly some hotels don't keep up with manual inspections and lives are lost. 30-day inspections can be avoided with electronic monitoring. It saves money and time on inspections and gives you 24/7 assurance that your extinguishers are available and working.
Fire extinguishers are the first line of defense and can keep a fire from spreading as is evidenced in this story. Kitchen staff quickly put out the fire and averted what could have been a bad outcome.
You read that right. $3 million in damages. The good news is that the police were able to put out one small fire with an extinguisher. But the meantime, the arsonist had set another fire and when trying to leave the building was caught stealing a fire extinguisher!
Fire extinguishers are the first line of defense against a fire. But too many times, due to vandalism, theft, or lack of regular inspection they are not fully charged or are missing from their locations -- resulting in serious damage and threat to life safety.
Fire extinguishers are the best first line of defense against fires. Workers at this high school were able to quickly douse the fire with a nearby extinguisher. While the school was shut down for the day the damage could have been much worse if the extinguisher hadn't been available and fully charged.
Fire officials are investigating how and who set a fire in the school bathroom. Thankfully a teacher and custodian used a nearby fire extinguisher to douse the flames. It's a good thing the extinguisher was there and in working order, otherwise the school could have suffered serious damage. Fire extinguishers are a the best first line of defense. Making sure they are in proper working order, located where they should be and unobstructed are the three keys to mainainting their benefits.
A fire in the Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology Building was quickly extinguished with a nearby fire extinguisher. It's a good thing the extinguisher hadn't been tampered with or vandalized -- often a problem on college campuses. Otherwise there could have been significant damage and associated costs.
So said Lexington, KY Fire Battalion Chief, Brent Frizzell, referring to a nusring home employee's use of a fire extinguisher to battle a blaze preventing it from spreading beyond one patient's room. Thankfully no one was seriously hurt. Having properly located and charged fire extinguishers are key to managing life safety and reducing risk.
