Government Office, Government/Military Riverside, CA – Arson fire at social services building contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported August 18, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A chair and other items in the Riverside County Department of Social Services building in Riverside’s Arlington neighborhood were set on fire Saturday night, authorities say. Nobody was hurt in the fire, which set … Continue Reading ››
Place of Worship Modesto, CA – Sprinkler system keeps arson fire at church from spreading August 14, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Treading carefully through standing water in the basement of Christ Unity Baptist Church on Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. Nathaniel Green and his wife, Dorothea, were pained by more than just the damage done in … Continue Reading ››
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Santa Clara, CA – Fire at trade show exhibit hall contained by sprinkler system; No injuries August 12, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A fire yesterday at the Flash Memory Summit in Santa Clara, Calif., has forced the closure of the show floor. The fire started about Tuesday morning in the Santa Clara convention center. An overhead … Continue Reading ››
Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Centralia, CA – Forklift fire in warehouse contained with help from sprinkler system; No damage reported to structure August 7, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment The Riverside Fire Authority responded last Monday to the north end of Centralia after a forklift caught on fire, threatening the contents of a warehouse. Firefighters responded at 2:50 p.m. to the 2000 block … Continue Reading ››
Apartment Building, Residential Huntington Beach, CA – Sprinkler system prevents early morning apartment fire from spreading July 21, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A portable air-conditioning unit sparked a fire in a Huntington Beach apartment Wednesday morning, according to fire officials. Huntington Beach firefighters responded at 5:48 a.m. to a fire at the Huntington Breeze Apartments at … Continue Reading ››
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Davis, CA – Sprinkler limits fire damage in on-campus residence hall; No injuries reported June 29, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment UC Davis students were displaced from their dormitory Sunday after a stovetop fire triggered the building’s sprinkler system, according to the Davis Fire Department. Officials said burning oil caught fire in a fourth-floor unit … Continue Reading ››
Apartment Building, Residential Petaluma, CA – Apartment kitchen fire extinguished by sprinkler system; Elderly couple and daughter escape without injury June 20, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A small kitchen fire Friday displaced a Petaluma couple from their apartment at a senior living complex, fire officials said. An oiled pan heating on the stovetop was left unattended and caught fire about … Continue Reading ››
Residential, Single Family Home Novato, CA – Sprinkler system extinguishes garage fire in million dollar home under construction April 10, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A fire sprinkler extinguished a fire sometime Thursday or early Friday that would have destroyed a Novato home worth more than a million dollars, fire officials said. The fire occurred between the time construction … 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 ››
Residential, Single Family Home Riverside, CA – Early morning house fire isolated to garage by sprinkler system; Family escapes unharmed March 27, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment The garage of a two-story Riverside home ignited Wednesday morning, March 22. Riverside firefighters responded to the 9400 block of Newbridge Road about 4:25 a.m. to a smoking garage, according to a news release … Continue Reading ››
