Category Archives: Shopping Mall

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Arcadia, CA – Kitchen fire at Sbarro’s Pizza extinguished by sprinkler system

A kitchen fire at the Sbarro’s Pizza in the Westfield Santa Anita mall caused a temporary evacuation of the food court Thursday evening, officials said.  Nearly 20 firefighters from the Arcadia and Los Angeles County fire departments responded to a call of a structure fire at 8:15 p.m. Thursday in the 400 block of South Baldwin Avenue, fire officials said in a statement.

Mall security directed firefighters to the food court, where they saw smoke and evacuated the area. Further investigation found a fire sprinkler had extinguished a blaze in the restaurant’s kitchen, officials said.  The fire was limited to the immediate area and happened when combustible materials were placed on a stove, officials said.  Officials estimated the fire caused approximately $25,000 in damage and no injuries were reported.

Retail, Shopping Mall

Calgary, AB, Canada – Sprinkler system helps protect mall from potentially devastating fire

Authorities say the sprinkler system in Calgary’s Chinook Centre helped save the mall from what could have been a devastating fire.

Fire crews were called to the shopping centre early Friday morning for reports of smoke seen coming from the building.

Officials say when they got there; they found the remnants of a small fire in a hallway between two stores. They say the fire suppression system knocked it down and prevented it from spreading any further.

Retail, Shopping Mall

Escondido, CA – Sprinkler system holds fire in check at shopping mall

A fire at Westfield North County mall in Escondido delayed its opening Sunday morning during the pre-Christmas shopping rush. The fire started near the Brookstone store on the south side of the mall, according to the Escondido Fire Department.  The sprinkler system above the fire area was activated, which helped contain the blaze while fire crews extinguished the remaining burning material. The Brookstone store suffered fire damage, and adjoining businesses sustained some smoke damage.

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Riverhead, NY – Sprinkler activates to help control fire at Tanger Outlet Mall

A fire broke out at Tanger Outlets on Sunday afternoon, prompting the evacuation of a handful of stores at the crowded shopping mall.

Riverhead firefighters responded to the alarm at about 2:40 p.m. and quickly contained and stopped the fire in the back room of the Charlotte Russe store in Tanger 2.  The fire triggered the store’s sprinkler system.

The Riverhead fire marshal was called to investigate the origin and cause of the fire. The investigation is ongoing at this time.

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Sprinkler system contains blaze in early morning mall fire (North Riverside, IL)

A fire ignited inside the loading dock area of the Carson Pirie Scott department store at the North Riverside Park Mall early Wednesday, sending smoke throughout the store and into the main area of the mall.

Fire damage was contained to the loading dock area, which is located on the south side of the store, but Fire Chief Bran Basek said that the ground floor area of Carson’s was “fully charged” with smoke when firefighter arrived shortly after the alarm call came in at about 3:50 a.m. Once the fire was located, it took about 15 to 20 minutes to extinguish the fire, Basek said. The store’s fire sprinkler system was able to keep the fire, which was centered on merchandise stored on racks inside the loading dock, from spreading.

Retail, Shopping Mall

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at shopping center fire (Chesapeake, VA)

Chesapeake fire crews were notified of a fire at a shopping center at 7:25 p.m., and upon arriving to the scene, they found heavy smoke located in the storage room near the back of the shopping center.

By 7:40 p.m., the fire was controlled by both the building’s fire sprinkler system as well the firefighters. The fire’s cause remains under investigations. No injuries were reported.

Retail, Shopping Mall

Damage minimized at strip mall thanks to fire sprinklers (Kent, WA)

At about 1:00 a.m., Ladder 74 of the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority responded to a sprinkler water flow alarm at a local strip mall. The fire, which had set off the alarm, was held in check by the sprinkler system until fire crews arrived. The damage could have been much worse since the adjoining suites share an attic space. The fire’s cause appears to be a failure of electrical components; there were no injuries reported.

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Shopping mall fire controlled by single fire sprinkler (Eureka, CA)

Just before 8:00 a.m. today Humboldt Bay Fire responded a single engine to a reported fire alarm activation at the Bayshore Mall at 3300 Broadway. Fire personnel searched the area and located a small fire that had been extinguished by a single fire sprinkler head in the back office of the “Gianni For Men” store. The damage in the office and store was minimal because of the activation of the sprinkler system and early notification of the fire department. The cause of the fire is under investigation but appears to be accidental at this time. The Bayshore Mall is open with no interruption to service.

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