Apartment Fire Stopped By Fire Sprinklers (Photo)
- 06/16/26
Bend Fire & Rescue responded to a report of fire alarms sounding in a 3rd-floor apartment in the Stonebriar Apartment Complex on Bend’s east side just before 1pm. First arriving crews found the fire sprinkler system had activated in the apartment due to a fire. Apartment management was working on evacuating the building as we arrived.
Fire fighters quickly ensured the fire was out and turned off the sprinklers. With the water off, crews worked to start the water removal from not only the 3rd floor apartment where the fire was but the two apartments below. Red Cross was called to assist the displaced occupants. Because the fire sprinklers kept the fire from growing and spreading, only 3 of the 14 apartments in the building were affected. Luckily all tenants have renters’ insurance as required by the management company. The tenants will likely only be out of their apartments for a few days or weeks instead of months to years if the building wasn’t equipped with fire sprinklers. Without sprinklers, likely all 14 apartments would have been affected.
The fire was caused by an unattended candle left on a shelf. The candle ignited nearby combustibles and started to spread. Once enough heat got to the closest sprinkler head it activated and put out the fire. This limited the overall damage to $40,000 between the three apartments. Bend Fire & Rescue reminds everyone to never leave candles unattended and ensure they are well away from combustibles when lit.
Apartment Fire Stopped By Fire Sprinklers (Photo)
- 06/16/26
Bend Fire & Rescue responded to a report of fire alarms sounding in a 3rd-floor apartment in the Stonebriar Apartment Complex on Bend’s east side just before 1pm. First arriving crews found the fire sprinkler system had activated in the apartment due to a fire. Apartment management was working on evacuating the building as we arrived.
Fire fighters quickly ensured the fire was out and turned off the sprinklers. With the water off, crews worked to start the water removal from not only the 3rd floor apartment where the fire was but the two apartments below. Red Cross was called to assist the displaced occupants. Because the fire sprinklers kept the fire from growing and spreading, only 3 of the 14 apartments in the building were affected. Luckily all tenants have renters’ insurance as required by the management company. The tenants will likely only be out of their apartments for a few days or weeks instead of months to years if the building wasn’t equipped with fire sprinklers. Without sprinklers, likely all 14 apartments would have been affected.
The fire was caused by an unattended candle left on a shelf. The candle ignited nearby combustibles and started to spread. Once enough heat got to the closest sprinkler head it activated and put out the fire. This limited the overall damage to $40,000 between the three apartments. Bend Fire & Rescue reminds everyone to never leave candles unattended and ensure they are well away from combustibles when lit.