Teen girl blocked by snow, saved by sprinkler in garage fire – Press Telegram
Teen girl blocked by snow, saved by sprinkler…
PUBLISHED: February 16, 2015 at 10:31 pm | UPDATED: September 1, 2017 at 2:33 am
DERRY, N.H. (AP)  A fire in a garage almost trapped a teenage girl inside an adjoining house after one of her exits was blocked by snow, but a sprinkler head deployed, buying enough time for her to scamper out the other exit to safety, firefighters said.
The girl was in the home’s basement, but the “secondary exit out of the basement was blocked by snow,” firefighters said.
The girl, aided by the sprinkler, scrambled out of the basement’s primary exit and made it out through the home’s front door, firefighters said. Without the sprinkler system, they said, the fire would have blocked her exit.
No injuries were reported in the fire, whose cause hadn’t been determined. Firefighters found and rescued a dog, which was uninjured.
The sprinkler system ran out of water while firefighting crews used their hoses. Part of the fire extended into the home’s attic and the roof of a porch.
The home’s living area was damaged by smoke and water and will be uninhabitable until it’s professionally cleaned, firefighters said. The garage was destroyed.
The fire loss, including the garage’s contents, was estimated to be $150,000.