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Sprinkler system aids firefighters at shopping center fire (Chesapeake, VA)
Chesapeake fire crews were notified of a fire at a shopping center at 7:25 p.m., and upon arriving to the scene, they found heavy smoke located in the storage room near the back of the shopping center.
By 7:40 p.m., the fire was controlled by both the building’s fire sprinkler system as well the firefighters. The fire’s cause remains under investigations. No injuries were reported.
Sprinklers extinguish apartment fire caused by improperly discarded smoking materials (Ashburn, VA)
According to the Loudoun Fire-Rescue, Ashburn emergency crews were dispatched at 8:25 a.m. to 43849 Dodge Terrace where they found smoke conditions in apartment 302. Further investigation found a small fire in the bedroom had been extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system. The fire marshal’s office determined the fire was accidental, caused by improperly discarded smoking materials. No injuries were reported.