Sprinkler system credited with putting out Montpelier apartment fire | Local News

Witnesses reported a fire in an upper apartment was extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system, according to the release. Crews investigated the apartment and confirmed the system had confined and extinguished the fire, with damage limited to the one apartment.

Crews also found the building had violations of the life safety code because smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in the apartment had been previously removed, according to the news release.