Category Archives: Department Store

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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 no injuries reported.

The Orland Fire Protection District answered a call around 5:30 p.m.… Continue Reading »

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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 Walton Way in Cedar Park around 1:44 a.m.… Continue Reading »

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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 sprinkler head had activated and put out a fire in an office at the department store.… Continue Reading »

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Billings, MT – Fire in Home Depot confined to garden center with help from sprinkler system

November 7, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

A small fire broke out at Home Depot Sunday night, causing an estimated $50,000 to the store’s outdoor garden center, according to Billings fire officials.  The fire was reported at 11:36 p.m., according to a Monday press release from Deputy Fire Marshal Jeff McCullough. … Continue Reading »

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St. George, UT – Fire in break room at TJ Maxx store extinguished by sprinkler system

May 10, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

Firefighters rolled out to a structure fire Sunday morning at a retail store that was extinguished by the time they arrived, thanks to an internal sprinkler system. “Sprinklers for us are life savers and building savers both,” St. George Fire Battalion Chief Darren Imlay said. … Continue Reading »

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Northridge, CA – Trash compactor fire at Kohl’s store limited with help from sprinkler system

April 4, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

Los Angeles firefighters doused a dumpster fire on Saturday morning that broke out behind a Kohl’s store in Northridge. The blaze began at 8:18 a.m. at a combination compactor-dumpster that spanned the outside and inside of the Kohl’s store at 8800 Corbin Ave., said Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department.… Continue Reading »

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Idaho Falls, ID – Arson fire at retail center extinguished with help from sprinkler system

March 12, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of arson in connection to a fire that occurred behind Brady’s at 1445 E. Lincoln Road around 3:45 p.m. on Monday in Idaho Falls.  Jason Schlegel was arrested Monday evening in the 400 block of Lomax Street.… Continue Reading »

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Wilmington, DE – Fire at Macy’s Department Store suppressed by sprinkler system; No injuries

February 20, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment

A fire at Macy’s in Concord Mall caused an estimated $150,000 in damages Thursday afternoon, according to fire officials. The blaze was reported shortly after 3 p.m. at the mall on Concord Pike in Brandywine Hundred, said Assistant State Fire Marshal Michael G.… Continue Reading »

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San Diego, CA – Sprinklers activate to help firefighters stop blaze at Home Depot

November 16, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment

A fire that started in a big rig full of Christmas decorations spread into a  Home Depot Wednesday night, forcing employees and shoppers to evacuate.

Employees at the Home Depot at 355 Marketplace Ave. in the Mountainview neighborhood called 911 at about 10:20 p.m.… Continue Reading »

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Fresno, CA – Elevator machine room fire at J.C. Penney store held in check by sprinkler system

June 13, 2016 viking210 Leave a comment

The J.C. Penney store at Fashion Fair Mall closed for business Sunday after an electrical fire prompted its evacuation.  Firefighters got to the store at 11:15 a.m. after smoke started flooding the area inside, Fresno Fire Capt. Brian Price said.

The damage was contained to the elevator equipment room where there was wire damage, Price said, and the sprinkler system already had the fire “in check.”

The fire was put out, and fire personnel worked on getting the system back in working order.… Continue Reading »