The call came in around 3:45PM for the location at 111 North York Street.
We’re told that it was a one room fire, which triggered the sprinkler system, that did its job to contain the fire. The building was evacuated but people were likely to be allowed back in later in the day. There were no injuries.
Officials do not yet know the cause of the fire, but they will be investigating.
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“We believe something that was around the ornaments was combustible. We haven’t found the heat source that caused those ornaments to catch on fire,” Symns said.
Firefighters say the sprinklers and alarm went off in the building soon after the fire happened. The owners of the bakery were inside, and the fire was put out quickly.
The source of the fire is what they are currently investigating, and said they do not believe the cause was electrical.
“There is not outlets around the stuff that was in there. There may be something battery-powered. We don’t know that is what we are trying to figure out,” Symns said.
The Woolworth building is where Rock City Cake Company is located.
Rock City Cake Company shared some information on social media about their status. The bakery said they will be closed for at least a week.
Firefighters said the damage to the building was minimal but there is water damage from the sprinklers going off. In order for the bakery to reopen, Rock City Cake Company must get the green light following an investigation and inspection.
In the meantime, the bakery owners have shared that they will be filling pre-orders out of a commercial kitchen nearby and they shared that they will continue to participate in upcoming holiday events.
According to 911 officials, the call came in just before 7:45 p.m. for a structure fire at Webster Springs Elementary School. The Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department arrived on scene and was able to quickly put out the fire.
Officials said the staff was stocking supplies to start the summer school home economic class when the stove burner was turned on accidentally. Webster County Office of Emergency Management Director, Richard Rose, also said the fire was accidental.
“A stove top burner got turned on accidentally when staff was stocking supplies to start the summer school home economics class today. There were no staff in the building at the time a passerby noticed water running out of the building and smell of smoke. Sprinkler head activated and kept the fire from spreading. Upon arrival the remaining flames were quickly extinguished with a water can. We remained on scene to clear the building of smoke,” said Rose.
No injuries have been reported.
A small fire broke out in Boone Memorial Hospital early Tuesday morning.
A press release from Boone Memorial Hospital says the fire started in an unoccupied room on the first floor.
The fire was quickly contained by the Hospital’s fire safety sprinkler protection system.
There were no injuries or evacuations involved in the fire. The cause is under investigation by the West Virginia Office of the State Fire Marshal.
Madison, Danville, and Van Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the scene.
The fire alarm went off around 11 p.m. at headquarters. A small fire had started on a desk of the second floor Investigations Bureau and was extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system.
Huntington Police Chief Ray Cornwell said the fire appears to be electrical, but it will be investigated by Huntington Fire Marshal Mat Winters.
The Huntington Fire Department responded to the scene.
There were no injuries. Repairs will need to be done to address water damage from the sprinklers.
The holiday season is a busy time for the 24-hour fulfillment center.
“It could have been worse. Everybody did an excellent job,” Mulligan said.
The retailer is supporting fire officials with the investigation, she wrote.
The fire was reported at 7:39 p.m. Saturday, a Berkeley County 911 dispatcher said.
The sprinkler system activated, along with the fire alarm, and did a good job, Mulligan said.
“It kept it contained. Thank God,” Mulligan said.
The building is fine, but the fire extended up racks of packages three stories high, Mulligan said.
There were a lot of burnt, wet packages at the Macy’s facility, he confirmed.
The city of Logan Fire Department responded to a structural fire at the Walmart in Logan around 9 p.m. Saturday. Fire Chief Scott Beckett said the fire was contained to a stock room in the back of the store. “This is a real testament to working sprinkler systems and quick reaction times,” Beckett said. “As soon as employees realized there was a fire, they activated the fire alarms and got everyone to safety.”
No injuries were reported, and all employees on duty Saturday night were accounted for. Beckett said he commends the quick reaction from Walmart employees and his crew for their work in keeping the fire contained. “This was really a textbook situation,” Beckett said. “Minimal damage, no injuries, the store is already back open. Everyone did what they needed to do to keep this situation from being worse than it could’ve been.”
Other areas inside the store were affected by smoke, but it was also quickly ventilated to minimize the damage. Any open food items such as fruits and vegetables will be destroyed, along with any others that would be a hazard to the public. Walmart reopened to the public at 10 a.m. Sunday. The store thanked the community for their patience in a Facebook post that morning.
