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An apartment sprinkler system extinguished a cooking fire Thursday afternoon in Glendale Heights and likely helped save two dogs, authorities said.

Firefighters were called to a three-story apartment building on the 1800 block of Somerset Drive at 3:05 p.m. and found that the in-unit sprinkler system effectively put out the fire, according to Batallion Chief Richard Kurka of the Bloomingdale Fire Protection District.

The homeowner was not there at the time of the fire. Kurka said her two dogs likely would have suffered from smoke inhalation had there not been sprinklers in the apartment.

No injuries were reported.

The apartment sustained water damage due to the sprinklers, and will likely be uninhabitable for a few days, Kurka said.

Two other apartments below also sustained water damage; they were unable to be occupied Thursday night, but they probably will be on Friday after they dry out and the electrical systems are checked, Kurka said.

Fire departments from Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Glenside, Itasca, Roselle and Wheaton assisted in the response. Crews left the scene at 5:30 p.m.

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December 26, 2013 Updated Dec 26, 2013 at 6:47 PM CST

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- A potentially fatal fire in an apartment complex on Christmas Eve was stopped before any major damage was done.

"It could have been worse with my son and me in there," said Bloomington resident, Linda Mabry. "I am just thanking god that it wasn't and that I have my life."

Dozens of residents in the Bloomington Downtowner assisted living apartments had the same reaction after the fire sprinkler system went off on Christmas Eve night.

Authorities said a fire started in a third floor apartment after a cigarette fell into a chair

Firefighters said a small fire like this could engulf an entire room in just two minutes, but the apartment's fire sprinkler system extinguished it before they even reached the scene.

"The biggest thing you have to worry about when we have fires like this is the spread of smoke which is very black, thick, and toxic smoke that has poisonous gas in it," said Bloomington Fire Captain and Public Information Officer, Brad McCollum. "When our crews arrived on scene with just light smoke, it was attributed to that sprinkler system."

Fire sprinkler systems are required for newly built apartments in Bloomington, and for home owners, fire officials highly recommend them.

McCollum says seven out of ten people die from the toxic smoke in a house fire.

He added that if the apartment was not equipped with the system, there could have been several deaths.

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BLOOMINGTON A fire sprinkler system is being credited with extinguishing a Christmas Eve fire even before firefighters arrived.

Bloomington Fire Department Public Information Officer Brad McCollum said that at 7:43 p.m. Tuesday, firefighters responded to the third floor of The Downtowner, a 36-unit, eight-story, assisted-living apartment building at 109 E. Market St., and found the apartments resident in a hallway that was filled with light smoke.

Upon entering the apartment, they found an overstuffed chair and end table that had sustained damage from a fire that had been completely extinguished by the sprinkler system, McCollum said in a news release.

The resident was transported to the hospital as a precaution, he said.

McCollum said the outcome could have been tragic for the resident if not for the effectiveness of the sprinkler system. The fire could also have been devastating to other residents and the buildings owners, he added.

The capability of a properly installed and maintained fire sprinkler system to contain the spread of fire and in many cases such as this, extinguish the blaze before first responders even arrive on the scene is the reason that so many important structures have these life- and property-saving systems, he said. Apartment buildings like The Downtowner are not the only types of structures that can and do benefit from these systems. Places of worship, places of business, and most importantly the places that you call home can all be protected by a fire sprinkler system. I encourage you all to learn how to protect yourself, your loved ones and your community from the ravages of fire.

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Subcontractors working for JE Dunn Construction were busy Thursday replacing drywall damaged by a sprinkler malfunction at the Statehouse, but that didn't stop Shantel Gibson and her family from making their way through the nearly completed visitor center.

Small children bounced anxiously as Gibson and her kin made their way through a security checkpoint, undeterred by the construction and repair noise.

"I think it's up to par for visitation," Gibson later said in the first-floor rotunda, which is decorated with a Christmas tree that reaches nearly to the second floor.

Statehouse architect Barry Greis and JE Dunn project manager Jim Rinner agree, despite the hiccup with the sprinkler system that caused a robust Topeka Fire Department response on Christmas Eve.

Both said the cleanup effort is moving speedily and the visitor center should be complete by the end of the month and ready for its opening ceremonies Jan. 2, 2014.

"We're still on track," Rinner said.

Rinner said a substantial amount of water poured from the faulty sprinkler system, but the fire department did a stellar job of containing the damage and workers were planning to pull up protective floor coverings soon anyway.

Operationally, the only damage yet to be addressed is to the two elevators that shuttle Statehouse workers and visitors from the underground parking garage. They remain nonfunctioning, which eliminates the garage's handicapped accessibility.

Kansans with ambulatory disabilities will still be able to access the Statehouse by parking at street level.

Greis said maintenance contractor Interstate Elevator has been out to assess the damage, but there is no estimate on when the elevators will be working again.

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MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) -

The death of a homeless Alabama man on Christmas Eve due to extremely cold temperatures is highlighting what local shelters are doing in the battle to protect the homeless in our area from potentially life-threatening situations.

Ronald Smith, the director of the Friendship Mission in Montgomery, says freezing temperatures are a constant threat to those living on the street.

"It's dangerous- very dangerous. By the time you think that you've got it covered, the cold has snuck up on you and you really can't do anything for yourself and then hypothermia sets in. Then it's too late," he said.

On Christmas Eve in downtown Birmingham, a 56-year-old homeless mandied of accidental hypothermia as temperatures dipped to 26 degrees.

AL.com reports that 56-year-old Kerry Washington was found on the 400 block of 1st Street South at 7:40 a.m. He was semi-conscious. Washington was taken to UAB Hospital but he died two hours later.

It's exactly what local shelters work to prevent. This week, we've seen temperatures dip below freezing several nights.On Christmas Eve, the lowest temperature was 29 degrees and on Christmas Day, it was 25. On Thursday night, temperatures were expected to be in the low to mid 30s.

The Friendship Mission on Mobile Highway and the Salvation Army on Maxwell Boulevard are seeing an influx of guests trying to escape the frigid weather.

"Here at the Salvation Army in Montgomery, we do have a cold night which any night the temperature gets to 35 or below, we get those individuals that are on the street out of the cold, set them up and give them a safe place to stay, give them a hot meal, warm place to sleep and shower. That's the least we can do," said Jason Davis, Program Director. "We'll probably see about 65 men, 10-15 women and then we'll also have three or four families in so they are utilizing our program. We are glad we can help them."

"On any given cold night, we always leave our doors open and we house as many as we can. We try to get it out to the streets that we are open, we are available, that you can come and have a good hot meal, that you can rest," Ronald Smith added about the Friendship Mission.

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Auckland plumber Tony Summers was fully tapped-out on Boxing Day.

The 40-year-old Yamaha ace convincingly won both Formula Two (600cc) class races at the famous Cemetery Circuit motorcycle race meeting on Thursday, the traditional day-after-Christmas event on the public streets of Wanganui, a stand-alone event but also the third and final round of the annual Suzuki Series.

His brace of wins in the tightly-fought class was easily enough for him to secure the F2 Suzuki Series crown, the first time the Manukau man had won a major trophy in the 600cc class but coming in just his second season of contesting the class.

"Ive won the Suzuki Series in the Super Moto class in the past, but this is a bigger deal and its a first for me," said Summers.

Summers won four out of six F2 races in the Suzuki Series, only beaten across the line once by Wanganuis Jayden Carrick (in race two at the Hampton Downs series opener a fortnight ago) and once by visiting German Yamaha ace Thomas Kreutz (in race two at Manfeild a week ago).

Summers also raced a Yamaha YZ450F throughout the series and had also been a contender to win the Super Moto class again this season, until a crash at Manfeilds second round ruined his chances of outright victory.

Summers did, however, manage to turn the heat on the eventual winner of the Super Moto class, Wanganui rider Richard Dibben, twice finishing a close runner-up to Dibben at Wanganui on Boxing Day.

"Winning the 600cc class is a big one. Its a great way to set me up for the nationals when I will race the 600cc supersport class."

The four-round New Zealand Superbike Championships kick off in Christchurch in a weeks time, on January 5, and perhaps it could really be a summer of Summers.

"Im not getting too excited about things just yet," he said. "I dont know any of the South Island tracks. I have never even set eyes on the tarmac down there yet, so its going to be a bit of a learning experience for me.

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