Moorhead, MN – Sprinkler system activated for fire at Menards; No injuries reported

Menards in Moorhead is open for business as usual despite a fire in the store early this morning.

According to Moorhead Fire Department, the fire started in the electrical section of the store.

Fire crews reported fire, smoke, and water damage to store displays and merchandise.

Crews could be seen cleaning up water from the store’s sprinkler system, which received the credit for extinguishing the fire.

“That ignition started about 4:30 and sprinkler heads activated at 4:45. So it just sort of sat there and kind of didn’t get the heat all the way yet until it became a bigger fire,” said James Garvey, Moorhead Fire Marshal.

No one was hurt in the fire. A damage estimate is not currently available.

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