Tag Archives: California

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Fresno, CA – Restaurant fire knocked down by sprinkler system

September 20, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

A popular Northeast Fresno is closed until repairs can be made after the fire broke out on Sunday.

Patrons of Five Restaurant at Champlain and Perrin were saddened to see one of their favorite spots to eat and drink was forced to shut down.… Continue Reading »

Other - Residential, Residential

Santa Barbara, CA – Electrical fire at homeless shelter extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

September 8, 2018 viking210 2 Comments

A small fire at the Transition House homeless shelter in Santa Barbara was kept in check by fire sprinklers Tuesday evening, but the resulting water flow caused damage to the facility’s child-care area, according to the Santa Barbara City Fire Department.… Continue Reading »

Residential, Single Family Home

Napa, CA – Sprinkler system activated for dryer fire in home

September 7, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

A family was displaced when a dryer caught fire in a home closet on the 200 block of Walnut Street Monday night, the Napa Fire Department reported.

The fire triggered a ceiling sprinkler. A resident emptied two dry chemical extinguishers on the blaze, which was reduced in size by the time a fire engine arrived less than four minutes later, the department said.

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Other / Not Specified, Other Business

San Carlos, CA – Sprinkler system prevented fire from spreading in commercial building

September 7, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

San Mateo County Fire Department crews battled a 2-alarm fire at a commercial building in San Carlos early Tuesday morning, according to fire dispatch and reports.

The blaze was first reported at 6:01 a.m. at 642 Quarry Road in San Carlos.… Continue Reading »

Restaurant

San Diego, CA – Arson fire at restaurant in Gaslamp District put out by sprinkler system

August 31, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

A 21-year-old Marine was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of starting a fire that resulted in $25,000 in damage a restaurant in the Gaslamp District, authorities said.  The blaze at Blue Point Coastal Cuisine at 565 Fifth Ave. near Market Street was reported around 1:45 a.m.… Continue Reading »

Retail

Sonoma, CA – Overnight fire at nail salon quickly suppressed by sprinkler system

August 23, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

A blaze in a nail salon in downtown Sonoma was quickly extinguished, mostly by the salon’s sprinklers, on Monday night.  Fire crews responded to the fire in Nail Pro at 201 W. Napa St. around 10:45 p.m., according to Spencer Andreis, battalion chief with Sonoma Valley Fire & Rescue Authority. … Continue Reading »

Retail

Santa Maria, CA – Arson fire at discount store held in check by sprinkler system

August 3, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Arson is suspected in a fire at the Fallas department store in Santa Maria Tuesday night that forced employees to flee and activated the store’s sprinkler system causing major damage to inventory.  The fire started just after 10:00 p.m. with Santa Maria firefighters arriving within minutes to find smoke billowing out of the roof of the building in the Town Center West shopping center. … Continue Reading »

Residential, Single Family Home

Napa, CA – Garage fire at home suppressed by automatic sprinkler system

July 19, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Napa Fire responded at 3:30 p.m. Monday to a reported structure fire in a home at the corner of Maximilian Court and Jefferson Street in north Napa only that the fire, located in a detached garage, had been extinguished by an automatic sprinkler system before they arrived, Capt.… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill

Standard, CA – Fire at sawmill quickly contained by sprinkler system

July 13, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

A heavy amount of fire resources were dispatched to the Sierra Pacific Industries Standard Mill on Camage Avenue at 7:34am Tuesday for a report of a fire.  The first responders found that a chair had caught on fire and it activated a sprinkler system.… Continue Reading »

Other - Retail, Retail

Mountain View, CA – Overnight fire at farmers market “mostly extinguished” by automatic sprinkler system

July 9, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Sprouts Farmers Market on San Antonio Road had to shut down temporarily after a small fire ignited in one of the market’s refrigerators early Friday morning, July 6.  A passerby called 911 just before 4 a.m. to report that smoke was billowing out of the Sprouts building.… Continue Reading »