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.
Firefighters responded to the 40-unit, four-story building shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday. The building’s fire sprinkler system had suppressed the fire, and firefighters put it out with a handheld extinguisher.
Residents were allowed to return. No injuries were reported. There was moderate fire and smoke damage to the interior of the apartment with the fire, authorities said.
Firefighters completed an investigation into the cause of the fire and forwarded the case to police. The fire department didn’t release the cause.
Some residents of a south side Fargo nursing home were moved to an adjoining chapel Thursday afternoon while fire crews battled a blaze that started in the attic area. Elim Campus Pastor David Juve told KFGO radio that state officials will coordinate the eventual move of the displaced residents to temporary facilities.
The fire at the Elim Rehab and Care Center was called in about 3:15 p.m.. Witnesses say flames were shooting from the roof and smoke could be seen from several blocks away.
Authorities say natural gas fed the flames until the gas was shut off. Fargo Fire Chief Steve Dirksen credited a sprinkler system and fire doors for helping to contain the fire.
The investigation into the fire could take some time, Dirksen said.
Fire broke out this morning around 9 at 415 N. 51 St.
By the time crews got to the scene, a sprinkler system had put out the bulk of the fire.
Investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the fire.
The kitchen has moderate smoke and fire damage.
No one was hurt.
Due to the sprinkler activation, fire damage was limited. Several apartments sustained water damage but the management company had a contractor on scene to begin cleanup before firefighters departed. A monetary damage estimate is not available at this time.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The Fargo Fire Department responded with a full dispatch of 16 personnel on 4 engines, 1 ladder truck, and 1 command vehicle. The Fargo Police Department and FM Ambulance also responded and assisted with the scene.
A fire sprinkler system can contain and may even extinguish a fire in less time than it would take the fire department to arrive.
Authorities say the fire was reported around 8 AM. Crews extinguished the fire in the garden center, which sustained fire and smoke damage, but damage was limited because of the building’s sprinkler system.
A Walmart employee said the store should re-open on Saturday.
Eighteen firefighters were on the scene. No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
