Auto Dealership, Retail Las Vegas, NV – Sprinklers limit damage in fire at auto repair shop; No injuries reported July 17, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment 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 … Continue Reading ››
Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Fort Worth, TX – Sprinkler system extinguishes arson fire at Wal-Mart; Damage limited to one aisle July 15, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment 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 … Continue Reading ››
Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Hammond, LA – Arson fire at Walmart store contained by sprinkler system July 11, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment 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 … Continue Reading ››
Other - Retail, Retail Marysville, WA – Sprinkler systems helps control fire at retail store; Fire started in semi-truck attached outside July 6, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Firefighters were called to the Value Village store on State Avenue just after midnight Sunday. A fire was burning in a semi-truck attached to the store and had spread into the building, said Christie … Continue Reading ››
Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Moses Lake, WA – Sprinkler system activates to help stop fire at grocery store deli June 30, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment The Moses Lake Safeway was evacuated Tuesday morning after a fire started in the deli section. Moses Lake firefighters responded to find heavy smoke coming from the roof vents, according … Continue Reading ››
Retail, Shopping Mall Concord, NC – Sprinkler system helps put out fire at shopping mall; No injuries reported June 13, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A fire at Concord Mills Wednesday morning caused the mall to evacuate employees and shoppers for a brief time. Officials say the fire began inside an exhaust fan in the … Continue Reading ››
Retail, Shopping Mall Tysons Corner, VA – Automatic fire sprinkler system activates to help control shopping mall fire June 12, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Fairfax County fire investigators said Tuesday that an exhaust fan ignited a two-alarm fire at the Tysons Corner Center last week when the mall was open. Damages are estimated at $30,000. Around 5:17 p.m. … Continue Reading ››
Other - Retail, Retail Barre, VT – Quick thinking 5-year old; Quick acting sprinkler system assist firefighters in store fire June 10, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A quick thinking 5-year-old is credited with spotting a fire in downtown Barre that officials say could have been much worse. Meet Gabriel DeJesus, a five-year-old hero. "I saw smoke coming out of a … Continue Reading ››
Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Atlanta, GA – Sprinkler system puts out flames after teens light fireworks display on fire June 1, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Police are offering a reward of $10,000 for the arrest and conviction of two teens accused of setting off a fireworks display at a southwest Atlanta grocery store. Continue Reading ››
Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Huntersville, NC – Suspicious fire at Target store contained with help from sprinkler system May 23, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Investigators are considering the Target on Sam Furr Road in Huntersville to be a crime scene as they determine whether a fire Monday inside the store was set intentionally. The Mecklenburg County fire marshal … Continue Reading ››
