Rocky River Fire Chief Aaron Lenart said the fire activated the automatic sprinkler system, extinguishing the bulk of the fire.
Fairview Park Fire assisted Rocky River Fire with the response.
Lenart did not have an estimate of the damages.
“The sprinkler system most definitely controlled and saved the rest of the building from a devastating fire,” Lenart said.
19 News is working to confirm details on any injuries and the precise time of the fire.
The fire remains under investigation.
Firefighters were dispatched at 3:36 p.m., according to an announcement from the Dover Fire Department. On arrival, firefighters were told by plant personnel that a machine was on fire. Firefighters assisted eight plant staff out of the building and then searched for the fire in near zero visibility.
Crews found that the fire had been extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system. Due to the size of the building, it took firefighters 45 minutes to ventilate the smoke out of the building.
One employee was examined by EMS personnel for smoke inhalation but was not transported to the hospital.
There was smoke and water damage in the area surrounding the machine. There is no damage estimate yet.
The cause of the fire is due to a malfunction of the machine and is being investigated by company personnel.
Assisting Dover at the scene were firefighters from New Philadelphia, Strasburg and Sugarcreek and personnel from Smith Ambulance.
According to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch, dispatchers received a call at 4:43 p.m. for firefighters to respond to the 100 block of River Park Drive for a reported fire at the GE Aerospace facility.
Mary Ann Kabel, corporate communications director at AES Ohio, told 2 NEWS linemen crew were called to the scene to shut electricity off to the entire building.
According to DFD District Chief Nick Judge, the fire was contained to a laboratory within the building, which presented unique challenges that prompted the large response.
Due to the possibility of hazardous materials in the lab, hazmat teams were called to the scene, but crews ultimately determined there to be no need.
DFD says the fire was mostly contained by the sprinkler system by the time crews were able to make entry.
Investigation is underway regarding the cause of the fire, which seems to have started within some machinery in the lab.
No injuries were reported. Fire crews will remain on scene until investigators finish their assessment.
WDTN reached out to GE Aviation for additional information. We have not yet heard back.
According to a statement from Fire Chief Mike Lasky, as reported by FOX8 News, the fire was quickly identified as in the basement and contained by the sprinklers installed within the building. Firefighters could fully extinguish the flames upon their arrival, preventing further damage. The efficiency of the fire suppression system was praised, with Lasky pointing out that this is a “great example of well maintained as well as regularly inspected fire suppression and alarm systems working properly to mitigate the risk of fire spread.”
The incident was a close call for residents and staff at Parma Care Center but served as a testament to the importance of proper fire safety measures. Details regarding the cause of the fire remain under investigation. Despite the limited scale of the fire, the quick reaction of the building’s safety systems and the prompt response from the local fire department ensured that the blaze did not escalate, as posted by the Parma Fire Department on their social media.
“No one was hurt or displaced by the fire,” reads the social media post by the Parma Fire Department, underscoring the incident’s fortunate conclusion. Further reporting from local news outlet FOX8 echoed this sentiment, highlighting that no firefighters or any of the facility’s 96 residents were injured during the blaze. As local authorities continue to investigate and pinpoint the exact cause of the fire, the community breathes a sigh of relief thanks to the effective deployment of safety measures that helped safely contain the potentially dangerous situation.
Fire broke out at a Parma nursing home and rehab center Monday afternoon.
Crews were called to the Parma Care Center on Broadview Road around 5 p.m.
When firefighters arrived they found a small fire in the basement that had been brought under control by the sprinkler system.
The fire was fully extinguished by Parma fire units.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
No firefighters or any of the facility’s 96 residents were injured during the blaze.
A fire at the Koch Foods plant in Fairfield, Ohio, caused about $50,000 worth of damage.
The Fairfield Fire Department (FFD) received the first call about the fire at approximately 7:10 a.m. on December 31, reported WLWT. Upon arrival, responders found the fire in a mechanical room on the second floor of the main part of the plant.
According to the fire department, the facility’s sprinkler system had automatically activated when the fire started, which helped prevent further spread of the fire, which was extinguished in about 20 minutes.
The cause of the fire is believed to be a malfunctioning motor in the mechanical room.
No injuries related to the fire were reported.
The FFD received assistance from several nearby fire departments.
The Fairfield plant underwent an expansion in 2022, adding to the company’s existing workforce.
Koch Foods, according to information from the WATTPoultry.com Top Poultry Companies Database, is the sixth largest poultry producer in the United States, having processed 62.10 million pounds of ready to cook chicken during the past year.
Firefighters were called to the building on Central Avenue, between Sixth and Seventh streets, at about 4 a.m. for a report of smoke on the 15th floor.
The fire department said the sprinkler system put out the fire. There was smoke and water damage to the apartment where the fire started. There was water damage to two other apartments.
No one was hurt. No word on a cause.
The company is located in the 300 block of 1st St.
Fire officials told 19 News six workers were in the building when the fire started. All escaped without injuries.
“The first arriving crews, arrived on the scene, there were flames through the roof, set up a defensive attack, got the first knocked down, trying to get all the hotspots,” said Wadsworth Assistant Fire Chief Richard Potter. “There was fire in the machine.”
Firefighters remained on the scene for two hours.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
There is no damage estimate at this time; however, fire officials said there is plenty of water damage from the building’s sprinkler system and from the fire crews.
It will be a couple of days before it dries out enough to turn on the electricity and resume activity, said Assistant Fire Chief Potter.
When crews arrived on Academy Court Saturday, they said the main body of the fire had already been extinguished.
Firefighters helped get the smoke from the building and also assisted with water removal, which eliminated further damage, said firefighters.
The cause remains under investigation.
According to AFD’s Instagram post, black smoke was coming from a window on the fourth floor, and they quickly found one of the apartments on fire. They also received reports of occupants unable to exit on the second floor.
Many residents were displaced by the damage of the fire.
AFD and the help of the sprinkler system contained the fire before it spread, and they got the tenants out of the building, along with a cat and a dog; no injuries were reported to the occupants or firefighters.
