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Phoenix, AZ – Sprinkler system assists firefighters in controlling high rise fire

A trash compactor caught fire in a central Phoenix high rise on Saturday, Fire Capt. Red Bigler said. The Phoenix Fire Department was called to the high rise building on the southeast corner of Central Avenue and Lexington to investigate reports of a fire.

Crews encountered light smoke and an active sprinkler situation surrounding the fire, which was located in a trash compactor, Bigler said. Firefighters were able to control the fire and no evacuations of the building were ordered.  No one was injured in the incident