Early-morning blaze at Chinook Winds Apartments highlights life-saving role of residential sprinkler systems
A fast-acting sprinkler system helped prevent a potentially devastating apartment fire early Monday morning in Greeley, limiting damage and allowing firefighters to focus on rescue and recovery efforts.
At about 1:40 a.m. on February 9, Greeley Fire Department crews responded to an automatic fire alarm at Chinook Winds Apartments, located at 6622 10th Street. While units were en route, dispatchers received additional information confirming an active fire inside the building, and the call was upgraded to a multi-family structure fire…