A 2-alarm fire at a Salvation Army facility in Gilroy destroyed $5,000 worth of donations.
Flames spread through a trailer filled with donations.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Retail
Phillipsburg, NJ – No injuries as sprinkler system helps knock down fire at Toys R Us
No one was injured in the 3:59 p.m. blaze, which burned boxes, computer materials and other office items in the building at 1280 Route 22 in Pohatcong Township.… Continue Reading »
North Liberty, IA – Sprinkler system assists fire crews in controlling supermarket fire
A fire was reported at an eastern Iowa Fareway on Sunday morning. Sunday, September 10, at 10:30 a.m. the North Liberty Fire Department was called to Fareway for alarms going off and smoke coming from the roof. When crews arrived, they saw smoke from the roof, and the inside full of smoke.… Continue Reading »
Palo Alto, CA – Suspicious fire at furniture store minimized with help from sprinkler system
Palo Alto firefighters doused what appeared to be a “suspicious” fire at the rear of a furniture store to the Town & Country Village this morning, fire officials said. Crews reported to the blaze at the rear of Cisco Home at 855 El Camino Real shortly after 7 a.m., Deputy Fire Chief Catherine Capriles said.… Continue Reading »
Montreal, QC, Canada – Arson fire at car dealership put out by sprinkler system
Irving, TX – Sprinkler system contains fire in shopping mall electronics store; No injuries reported
Las Vegas, NV – Sprinklers limit damage in fire at auto repair shop; No injuries reported
Las Vegas firefighters battled an auto repair shop fire last Thursday night. Fire officials responded to the Decatur Automotive Center in the 1700 block of N. Decatur Boulevard at 8:31 p.m. after dispatchers received numerous calls that there was an explosion in one of the auto repair shops and smoke was coming from the garage doors. … Continue Reading »
Fort Worth, TX – Sprinkler system extinguishes arson fire at Wal-Mart; Damage limited to one aisle
A 36-year-old man lit a fire at a Wal-Mart in far north Fort Worth last week to create a diversion and steal money, but he “chickened out” and left the store empty-handed, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Gilberto Hernandez was charged with arson this week, accused in a fire at the Wal-Mart in the 2400 block of Avondale Haslet Road on July 3.… Continue Reading »
Hammond, LA – Arson fire at Walmart store contained by sprinkler system
A man is in custody and charged with arson in connection with two fires Saturday afternoon at Northshore Walmart stores. Louisiana State Fire Marshal Chief Butch Browning says 45-year-old Larry Paul Schouest Jr. started the fires at the Hammond and Amite Walmart stores as a distraction after stealing laptop computers from the stores.… Continue Reading »
