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 »
Department Store, Retail 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 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Department Store, Retail 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 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Department Store, Retail 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 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
