A smoky basement fire prompted the evacuation of a supermarket near Naval Air Station North Island Wednesday. Witnesses reported hearing an explosion, likely from an overloaded transformer, in an alley behind the Vons store in the 800 block of Orange Avenue in Coronado about 8:15 a.m., city spokeswoman Janine Zuniga said.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Grocery Store / Super Center
Longmont, CO – Sprinkler system extinguishes majority of early morning fire at Target
Morganfield, KY – Sprinkler system helps extinguish overnight fire at Walmart
The Walmart in Morganfield will be closed for at least Monday due a overnight fire at the business.
At 2:14 a.m., Union County Dispatch sent Morganfield Fire Department, Union County Fire Department, Waverly Fire Department and Sturgis Fire Department to a fire at Walmart in Morganfield.… Continue Reading »
Kapahulu, HI – Sprinkler system limits spread of early morning fire at Safeway grocery store
Safeway on Kapahulu is closed for business until further notice. Neighboring businesses are open and say that they were not affected by the fire. Honolulu Fire Department responded to a two-alarm fire inside the Safeway on Kapahulu Avenue Sunday. HFD says the fire broke out around 4:30 a.m.… Continue Reading »
Columbia, MO – Activated sprinkler helps keep loading dock fire at Aldi store from spreading inside building
Colonial Heights, VA – Fire in meat department of grocery store suppressed by sprinkler system
Crews from multiple jurisdictions responded to a fire inside the Food Lion located in the Dunlop Village shopping center in Colonial Heights. At approximately 4:46 p.m., Colonial Heights and Chesterfield Fire arrived on scene and were told that the Food Lion had a fire in the meat department.… Continue Reading »
McKinleyville, CA – Sprinkler system at Safeway store keeps fire from spreading, limits damage
Montreal, QC, Canada – Sprinkler system limits spread of fire at Atwater Market
Logan, WV – Evening fire at Walmart contained to stock room by sprinkler system; Store reopens next morning
The city of Logan Fire Department responded to a structural fire at the Walmart in Logan around 9 p.m. Saturday. Fire Chief Scott Beckett said the fire was contained to a stock room in the back of the store. “This is a real testament to working sprinkler systems and quick reaction times,” Beckett said.… Continue Reading »
North Liberty, IA – Sprinkler system assists fire crews in controlling supermarket fire
A fire was reported at an eastern Iowa Fareway on Sunday morning. Sunday, September 10, at 10:30 a.m. the North Liberty Fire Department was called to Fareway for alarms going off and smoke coming from the roof. When crews arrived, they saw smoke from the roof, and the inside full of smoke.… Continue Reading »
