Tag Archives: Florida

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 a.m. and wandered around for 45 minutes.… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Gainesville, FL – Apartment kitchen fire contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

September 10, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Gainesville Fire Rescue responded to a report of a kitchen fire in an apartment complex Saturday night. Crews arrived at the Gainesville Place Apartments on SW 35th Place at 10:20 p.m. and found an apartment filled with smoke. Residents reported that they had a fire on the stove in the kitchen of the apartment.… Continue Reading »

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

St. Petersburg, FL – Trash can fire at movie theater prompted sprinkler system to activate

September 6, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

The action on screen came to an abrupt halt for Moviegoers at the AMC Sundial 20 Monday evening.

A trash can fire inside the movie house in downtown St. Petersburg activated a sprinkler and prompted an evacuation.

St. Petersburg Fire Rescue Lt.… Continue Reading »

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Fifth floor hotel parking garage fire contained by sprinkler system

August 1, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

More than 100 guests were evacuated from a Fort Lauderdale hotel early Friday when a smoke and flames were seen in the parking garage, according to fire rescue officials.

A car caught fire about 7 a.m. on the fifth floor of the garage at the Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach hotel, at 551 N.… Continue Reading »

Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Jacksonville, FL – Sprinkler system keeps condominium fire from spreading; Cause was lightning strike

June 17, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Firefighters with Jacksonville Fire Rescue were sent to a condominium complex last Wednesday evening on the Southside.  The fire was sparked on the roof of a home at Montreux at Deerwood Lake on Touchton Road. News4Jax learned of the fire just after 5 p.m. … Continue Reading »

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Fernandina Beach, FL – Hotel fire contained with help from sprinkler system

June 12, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

The Fernandina Beach and Nassau County Fire Rescue Departments put out a fire quickly at the Amelia Hotel and Suites on Fletcher Avenue Sunday morning.

The hotel’s alarm system alerted firefighters to the fire. Firefighters made their way to the second floor and found the automatic sprinkler system had been activated.… Continue Reading »

Primary / Secondary School, School / University

Palm Coast, FL – Student arson fire in elementary school bathroom extinguished by sprinkler system

May 22, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Due to a small fire in a bathroom in Building No. 2, students at Rymfire were evacuated, but they returned to classrooms on the other side of the campus.  At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 18, the fire alarm at Rymfire Elementary School was activated and all students were evacuated.… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Maitland, FL – Sprinkler system prevents garage fire from spreading into occupied apartment complex

May 14, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Investigators said that minutes later, a garage fire was reported in the Westside of the City in the Arbors apartment complex. The garage fire was quickly extinguished by a fire sprinkler system, which prevented the spread of fire to the attached occupied building. … Continue Reading »

Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential

Melbourne, FL – Kitchen fire at retirement home put out by sprinkler system

May 11, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

The Melbourne Fire Department went to Ascension Manor, located at the north end of Pineapple Avenue near U.S. 1, about 1 p.m. Tuesday. Battalion Chief Mike Tymann said the fire started in a kitchen at the senior living facility. The sprinkler system put out the fire before firefighters arrived, but the water damaged three units and displaced those residents, Tymann said. 

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Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Palm City, FL – Fire put out in less than 20 minutes thanks to sprinkler system; No injuries reported

May 3, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment

Martin County Fire Rescue officials extinguished a fire at a business on Southwest 42nd Avenue, a fire rescue official said Tuesday.

Crews were called to a fire alarm at 8:10 p.m. Monday at the business in the 3300 block of Southwest 42nd Avenue, Division Chief Daniel Wouters said.… Continue Reading »