Bismarck Fire officials say a truck in the shop of Northwest Contracting caught fire, triggering the building’s sprinkler system. Investigators say the system kept the fire under control by the time fire crews arrived around 3 a.m.
Firefighters found heavy smoke and heavy fire and smoke damage to the truck and ceiling in the shop on the 2800 block of Valley Forge Street.
No one was injured. Investigators believe the vehicle fire was accidental.
Valley News Live was the only news team there when BernBaum’s caught fire earlier tonight.
It’s the second time this month that the bagel shop– off Broadway and 4th Avenue North– has caught fire.
Fire crews tell us damages are estimated to be around $10,000 dollars.
They say shortly after 9 p.m., rags used for cleaning at the restaurant burst into flames. The fire was put out by the sprinkler system.
A neighbor tells us the same thing happened last week.
Firefighters stuck around after the blaze was out to make sure the location was safe and shut off the fire alarms at the residence next door.
They tell us no one was hurt.
Capt. Aaron Peterson said the call came in at 1:15 p.m. of the fire, and the apartment’s sprinkler system put the fire out.
Crews ventilated the building for smoke. Peterson said one tenant on the third floor was temporarily displaced due to water damage and is being set up in a hotel.
Peterson said no one was hurt.
Your News Leader has reached out to Minot Police for more information on the person detained and the circumstances surrounding the fire.
The Grand Forks Fire Department says they were called to the State Mill in the 1800 block of Mill Rd. around 8 p.m. on Monday, April 19.
When crews arrived, they learned a sprinkler system in the building went off and contained the fire the single piece of equipment.
Firefighters believe the fire started because of a mechanical failure.
No one was injured by the flames.
A fire leaving a road in Downtown Fargo partially closed down Tuesday afternoon.
Fargo Firefighters responded to a blaze at Minnkota Recycling at around 12:30 p.m. Officials say the fire began inside a cardboard compactor, then spread to cardboard material outside.
The building’s sprinkler system kept the fire contained to that area, but as of 2 p.m. crews were still working to put it out.
4th Avenue North was closed down at 10th Street North due to the flames and crews working the scene.
No injuries have been reported.
Minot Fire crews responded to a hotel in south Minot Friday.
A fire alarm went off on the second floor of the Comfort Inn and Suites South Broadway location just after 7 a.m. The Minot Fire Department found a small fire in an unoccupied room.
Firefighters said the sprinkler in the room kept the fire contained.
The cause is under investigation.
When crews arrived they discovered smoke in a boiler room. Hot embers in a dust hopper used for fueling the boiler activated the sprinkler system which extinguished the flames. Firefighters working the scene also knocked down some small embers. No structural damage was reported. Crews were on the scene for about two hours monitoring for hot spots. The cause is under investigation.
The fire was contained to a mattress and bed coverings. The sprinkler system prevented the fire from spreading to any other parts of the apartment unit or building. Water from the extinguishment did effect several other units in the building. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. An initial damage estimate is not known at this time.
The Fargo Fire Department was able to contain a vehicle fire Friday at a downtown parking garage.
Around 12:45 p.m. the Fargo Fire Department responded to a report of a vehicle on fire inside the multi-level parking garage located on the 600 block of 2nd Ave. North.
The first two units arrived on the scene within 2 minutes of being dispatched and located a vehicle on fire on the fifth floor of the garage. Crews worked to extinguish the fire with the help of the building’s sprinkler system that had two heads activate above the vehicle.
The sprinkler system helped keep the fire contained to the original vehicle, there were no injuries. The cause of the fire is still under investigation at this time.
Responders were delayed by a vehicle parked in front of a fire hydrant and one vehicle driving over a fire hose.
The Fargo Fire Department would like to remind the public that it is illegal to drive over a fire hose when it is stretched out on the street. This causes damage to the hose and places crews relying on the hose in danger if it fails. They also ask to refrain from parking in front of fire hydrants. It causes delays in establishing a water supply for fire suppression operations.
Dwight Fire Chief Andy Gregor told KFGO News firefighters responded about 5:30 a.m. to the fire in the boiler building, the highest part of the factory. Sprinklers helped contain the fire inside. Firefighters used hoses to put out the fire on the building’s roof.
A statement from the cooperative said damage appears to be superficial and normal operations have resumed.
Richland County Sheriff Larry Leshovsky says there were two minor injuries to employees but no hospitalization was required.
