Other - Storage / Warehouse, Storage / Warehouse Fort Pierce, FL – Sprinkler system keeps fire from spreading at boat storage facility August 12, 2017 viking210 A fire in a boat storage building at the Taylor Creek Marina damaged 11 boats early Thursday, but it could have been worse, according to the St. Lucie County Fire District. Before firefighters arrived, the building’s emergency fire sprinkler system limited the fire from spreading, said Fire District spokeswoman Brenda Stokes. The building contained 300 boats stored in racks.The cause is classified as accidental. The fire started in one boat’s electrical system, she said. Firefighters were called to the fire at 5 a.m. and used special breathing equipment to enter the building, which was filled with toxic fumes from burning fiberglass, Stokes said. After the building was cleared of fumes, investigators found six boats had been damaged by fire. The remainder were damaged by smoke and from water from the sprinkler system. The marina is in the 1600 block of North Second Street.
