An apartment fire Tuesday night above two Billings restaurants forced customers temporarily into the street while firefighters responded to the incident. The fire burned in a second floor unit of the Acme Hotel Apartments building above Hooligan’s Sports Bar and set off sprinklers in the apartment and fire alarms in the building. … Continue Reading »
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Livingston, MT – Arson fire at printing press extinguished by sprinkler system
Someone broke into The Livingston Enterprise very early Saturday morning and set fire to part of the printing press, causing substantial damage. After the fire was discovered around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Livingston police detained a 17-year-old juvenile male on the scene and subsequently arrested him on charges of burglary and arson.… Continue Reading »
Helena, MT – Afternoon fire at middle school extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries
There will be no classes at C.R. Anderson Middle School on Tuesday due to a fire that caused damage on Monday. According to a press release from Helena Public Schools, the fire was reported at 2:59 p.m. There were no students in the building at the time, and there were no reported injuries. … Continue Reading »
Bozeman, MT – Electrical equipment fire at Target store held in check by sprinkler system
Target had an unexpected mid-day closure yesterday afternoon, after a small fire started from malfunctioning electrical equipment. An electrical problem, also affecting other stores in the area, may have occurred as a result of the Baxter Lane rollover. There were no injuries and the sprinkler system clicked on immediately.… Continue Reading »
Butte, MT – Sprinkler system praised for minimizing fire damage at off-campus housing
Bozeman, MT – Sprinkler system assists firefighters in suppressing fire at Dollar Tree store
Missoula, MT – Sprinkler system activates to help prevent dumpster fire from spreading into shopping mall
Billings, MT – Sprinkler system limits spread of fire in bakery’s ventilation system
A Tuesday morning fire in the company’s Grand Avenue location damaged the main bakery operation, but it will only be temporary, said owner Bill Harrison. The small fire started in the ventilation system, he said. That triggered the sprinklers, and now a cleanup effort is underway.… Continue Reading »
Billings, MT – Fire in storage room of university gymnasium extinguished by sprinkler system
Billing firefighters responded to a fire in a storage room at Montana State University Billings’ Alterowitz Gym, 1500 University Drive, on Thursday evening. The fire was contained to physical education equipment and the storage room sustained smoke damage, said Deputy Fire Marshal Trever Schilling.… Continue Reading »
Billings, MT – Petroleum warehouse fire controlled with help from sprinkler system
A fire ignited at a petroleum warehouse near downtown Billings on Friday afternoon, causing damage to the building but no injuries. Billings firefighters were called to Cross Petroleum Services, 1818 Minnesota Ave., just after 2 p.m. and found flames near the front of the building. … Continue Reading »
