Working Smoke Detectors and Sprinkler System Save Hilltop Apartments in Caribou

Working Smoke Detectors and Sprinkler System Save Hilltop Apartments in Caribou

January 26, 2026

Caribou, ME—At Hilltop Apartments, a fire was quickly contained and extinguished due to the building’s activated sprinkler system and properly working smoke detectors. The smoke detectors alerted residents and initiated a partial evacuation, while the sprinkler system suppressed the fire before firefighters arrived, preventing it from spreading beyond the immediate area. Read the entire article here. 

WAGM News, WAGMTV, retrieved from https://www.wagmtv.com/2026/01/21/working-smoke-detectors-sprinkler-system-save-hilltop-apartments-caribou/ on Jan. 22, 2026. 

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