Ed Bushka’s American Millwork and Lumber remains open after a backroom caught fire early Thursday. At about 12:20 a.m., firefighters responded to the business at 625 Wolcott St. for an automatic fire alarm. The first firefighters on scene saw smoke coming from the building and upgraded the call to a structure fire, Fire Chief Dave Martin said.… Continue Reading »
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Sioux Falls, SD – Sprinkler system keeps arson fire set outside building from spreading inside
Police have arrested a man in connection to a fire that destroyed two porta potties in downtown Sioux Falls. Forty-eight-year-old Aaron Gruenewald was arrested Thursday morning. Firefighters extinguished a blaze at the new Washington Square Complex early Thursday morning. No one was hurt, but two porta potties were destroyed.… Continue Reading »
Renton, WA – Sprinkler system limits spread of commercial business fire
Olympia, WA – Sprinkler system activates to help limit car fire in tunnel
A vehicle fire closed the tunnel at 14th Avenue Southeast under the Capitol Campus on Thursday morning, according to the Capitol Campus’ emergency alert Twitter account. The vehicle was in an eastbound lane and fully engulfed, according to a tweet. The westbound lanes of the tunnel reopened at about 7 a.m.… Continue Reading »
San Carlos, CA – Sprinkler system prevented fire from spreading in commercial building
St. Petersburg, FL – Trash can fire at movie theater prompted sprinkler system to activate
Avon, NC – Sprinkler system “did its job and saved our building,” according to spa owner
Hyannis, MA – Sprinkler system douses fire in commercial office building; No injuries reported
Edmonton, AB, Canada – No injuries reported in 11th floor office blaze; Sprinkler system activated to assist firefighters
A fire at a downtown Edmonton office building has displaced hundreds of Alberta government employees and crippled critical online industrial applications handled by government computer servers. According to Environment and Parks spokesperson Matt Dykstra, 465 government employees across five ministries have been moved to different offices, or are working from home while damage is being repaired.… Continue Reading »
