Firefighters responded just before 4 a.m. to reports of a fire at 360 Auto Care, 1723 N. Decatur Blvd., near Vegas Drive, according to Las Vegas Fire Department spokesman Tim Szymanski.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Auto Dealership
Gainesville, GA – Sprinkler system keeps vehicle fire contained at Hardy Chevrolet
Bismarck, ND – Fire at auto body shop extinguished by sprinkler system; Business resumes operations quickly
A fire, caused by welding sparks which ignited the filters of a spray booth ventilation system at an auto body shop, was largely contained by the business’ sprinklers on Tuesday. The Bismarck Fire Department was dispatched at about 4:23 p.m. to the 1800 block of Commerce Drive, where heavy smoke was showing from the shop area of the single-story building.… Continue Reading »
Albemarle, NC – Sprinkler system contains fire at auto repair business
Fairfield, NJ – Sprinkler system assists in firefighters in suppressing overnight fire at Mercedes-Benz dealership
An electrical fire at the Mercedes-Benz of Caldwell at 1230 Bloomfield Avenue in Fairfield last week was suppressed with the help of an automatic fire sprinkler system. According to the Fairfield Police Department, officers received a call from cleaning workers about a fire in the shop area of the business around 10:10 p.m.… Continue Reading »
Montreal, QC, Canada – Arson fire at car dealership put out by sprinkler system
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 »
Epping, NH – Sprinkler system helps firefighters tackle blaze at auto dealership
Riverside, CA – Fire at vintage car restoration business limited by sprinkler system; Welding sited as cause
Welding equipment set fire to a vintage car at a Riverside auto repair shop causing $150,000 damage, city fire officials say, though a sprinkler contained the flames until firefighters arrived. The blaze was reported at 6:05 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, inside a 1952 Chevy that was being restored at DMCG Inc., 1860 Chicago Ave., in Freeway Industrial Park.… Continue Reading »
