Department Store, Retail Bellevue, WI – Fire outside Home Depot activated sprinkler system; No injuries reported April 8, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Bellevue Fire and Rescue says a burning cigarette butt receptacle and a trash receptacle lead to a small fire outside the Home Depot at 2595 Eaton Road on Wednesday just before midnight. … Continue Reading »
Department Store, Retail Paso Robles, CA – Sprinkler system held fire in check at Lowe’s Home Improvement until fire crews arrived February 21, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment A fire started inside the Lowe’s Home Improvement in Paso Robles on Saturday night. According to Paso Fire Battalion Chief Scott Hallett, a fire started in the rear … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Department Store, Retail Hazleton, PA – Department store fire kept in check by sprinkler system until fire crews arrived February 4, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Firefighters brazed sub-zero temperatures extinguishing a fire in a storage room inside Boscov’s Department Store in the Laurel Mall near Hazleton on Thursday morning. Crews responded to the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Department Store, Retail Lumberton, NC – Suspicious fire at department store contained by sprinkler system; Fire crews finish extinguishing blaze January 16, 2019 viking210 Leave a comment Police in Lumberton are investigating a fire at a department store they say has been deemed suspicious. The fire broke out at the Rose's department store on East 24th Street around … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Department Store, Retail Duluth, MN – Sprinkler system triggered by fire at Dollar Tree Store; No injuries reported December 7, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment Duluth firefighters were called to the Dollar Tree Store at 215 North Central Avenue on Sunday afternoon. When they arrived, smoke was seen coming from the roof of the building and the store was … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Department Store, Retail Ocala, FL – Arson fire at Macy’s store extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported October 19, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment Police in Ocala, FL, are looking for the woman who lit a rack of underwear on fire inside a Macy’s store Tuesday morning. The suspect walked into the store’s Paddock Mall location at 10:11 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Department Store, Retail Chillicothe, OH – Suspicious fire at Hobby Lobby store knocked down by sprinkler system September 30, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment A fire suppression system at Hobby Lobby is being lauded for dousing a fire quickly on Thursday night. The fire was reported not long after 7 p.m. and when Chillicothe firefighters arrived, everyone had … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Department Store, Retail Orland Park, IL – Fire at Old Navy store contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported May 2, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment Fire crews fought back a blaze at the Old Navy store inside the Orland Park Place shopping center late Sunday afternoon. The fire caused significant fire and smoke damage to the store. There were … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Department Store, Retail Cedar Park, TX – Arson fire at Walmart suppressed by automatic sprinkler system November 27, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment “Lots of black smoke just radiating from that area,” described Jackie Sinclair, who was inside Walmart early Wednesday morning as flames shot up to the ceiling. The fire happened at the store on 201 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Department Store, Retail Fargo, ND – Overnight fire at Macy’s department store extinguished by sprinkler system November 13, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A sprinkler system is credited with minimizing what most likely would have been significant fire damage at Macy's in West Acres. Fargo firefighters responded to an alarm at 2:42 a.m. Sunday and discovered a … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
