Sprinkler System Extinguishes Weekend Blaze at Home on Maple Avenue
A sprinkler system put out a house fire quickly Saturday.
A house fire Saturday night on Maple Avenue could have resulted in much more damage were it not for the home’s sprinkler system, a Glen Ellyn fire official said. The fire Saturday in the 300 block of Maple Avenue was contained to the home’s kitchen and extinguished before the Village of Glen Ellyn Volunteer Fire Co. even arrived, said Lt. Craig Eldridge, the company’s public information officer. The fire started when a gas stove ignited a coffee maker, he said. The homeowners had just put a pot of water on to boil and were in the back yard when one of the family members noticed flames. The wife called 911 and the husband went back inside the home. As he entered the home, the sprinklers went off. “The fire activated the sprinkler system …
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