The Grand Forks Fire Department says they were called to the State Mill in the 1800 block of Mill Rd. around 8 p.m. on Monday, April 19.
When crews arrived, they learned a sprinkler system in the building went off and contained the fire the single piece of equipment.
Firefighters believe the fire started because of a mechanical failure.
No one was injured by the flames.
The fire started shortly after 8 a.m. The escalator fire in the pedestrian tunnel between concourses B and C in Terminal 1 was caused by an electrical issue.
Sprinklers went off, and the tunnel was closed and electricity turned off. Power was restored around 9:30 a.m.
People are being shuttled around the tunnel, CFD said.
No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Officials with United Airlines reported that some flights were delayed due to the incident, but regular operations had resumed by noon.
According to KFD Public Information Officer Barry Brickey, firefighters were called to Anita’s Snack Foods at 11:45 p.m. Thursday.
Crews had been alerted to a commercial fire alarm. They were later told the status of the alarm had been upgraded to a structure fire.
Brickey said employees at Anita’s Snack Foods attempted to put out the flames with fire extinguishers.
According to Brickey, the fire sprinkler system was able to contain the fire, with one sprinkler head dousing the flames.
When crews arrived, a smoldering fire and smoke in the building was all that remained due to the sprinkler system, according to Brickey.
Brickey told News Channel 11 that sprinkler systems are designed so that the closest sprinkler head to the fire reatcts to the heat. Often only one or two heads will react and contain a fire.
KFD extinguished the smoldering fire and hot spots and ventilated the building.
According to Brickey, there were no injuries reported.
Crews cleared the scene around 2:30 a.m. Friday. Brickey said the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Clark County Fire Department responded Tuesday evening to a fire at a Walmart on Boulder Highway.
At approximately 9:33 p.m. firefighters responded to occupants evacuating the building which had light smoke throughout. A pallet of paper goods had burned setting off sprinklers in the store.
The fire was extinguished and no injuries were reported.
The cause is unknown at this time.
This is is an ongoing investigation.
A South Jacksonville hotel remained closed Monday while assessing damage caused by a weekend fire.
Firefighters were called at 1:47 p.m. Sunday to Holiday Inn Express Hotel at 2501 Holiday Lane.
South Jacksonville Fire Chief Rich Evans Jr. said the initial call was for an automatic fire alarm but, while en route, firefighters were notified of a water flow alarm, which was an indication the sprinkler system had been activated.
Upon arrival, they found heavy smoke on the second floor coming from Room 218.
“The biggest brunt of the fire was extinguished by the sprinkler system,” Evans said.
Although the fire was isolated to the room, there was moderate smoke damage and extensive water damage to the hotel. A damage estimate has not been determined.
Evans believes the fire started in an air conditioner.
“The origin of the fire came from that air-conditioner unit and was contained in that area,” he said. “There was no other source besides that air conditioner.”
About six or seven rooms were booked at the time. Everyone was able to get out when the alarms sounded, Evans said.
The fire was reported at around 6:15 p.m. at the West 315 Apartments on Mission Avenue and Washington Street.
The caller reported smoke from a second-floor apartment window and a fire alarm going off, according to the fire department.
Firefighters arrived within five minutes to a blaze on the second floor of the three-story apartment building.
The building, according to the fire department, is equipped with a fire and life safety system that includes a commercial fire sprinkler system, which did help keep the fire’s growth under control until personnel arrived.
More than 30 firefighters were needed to search the burning apartment, evacuate nearby units and survey the damage, firefighters said.
Nobody was injured, while firefighters rescued three cats.
Those affected have accepted assistance from the Greater Inland Northwest Chapter of the Red Cross. Firefighters said Monday afternoon that up to six more disabled residents could be temporarily relocated.
Investigators determined the cause of the fire was accidental.
“The SFD reminds our community that when using lit candles, to place them in sturdy, safe candle holders that will not burn or tip over,” department officials said in a statement. “Although we prefer battery-operated flameless candles, if candles are used, please keep them at least 12 inches from materials that can burn and never leave a candle unattended.”
Fire crews responded at about 11 p.m. to a commercial building on Bellam Boulevard, in which a restaurant is located.
Firefighters discovered that someone broke into the restaurant and spread flammable liquid before lighting it.
The fire triggered the sprinkler system, which put out the fire before a lot of fire damage was done, according to fire officials.
Video surveillance captured at least one image of someone setting the fire, fire officials said.
Evacuations were ordered as the College Station Fire Department arrived at the scene.
According to fire officials, a floor fan caught fire in a single room. The hotel’s automatic sprinkler system kept the fire under control until firefighters arrived.
No injuries were reported and guests have since been allowed back into the hotel.
Crews were called to the Jackson Warehouse Apartments at 12 South 17th Street for an apartment fire just before 8:30 a.m.
When firefighters pulled up, they saw heavy smoke coming from the building’s sixth floor.
“A second alarm was declared, due to this being a high-rise building,” fire officials said. “Crews quickly got the incident under control and assisted evacuating occupants of the building.”
Firefighters credited the building’s sprinkler system in helping prevent the fire from spreading to other apartments.
Officials said the fire likely started in one unit’s kitchen.
Officials said one person was “briefly stuck in an elevator” when power to the building was shut off, “but our crews got them out with no issues.”
No one was injured, officials said.
The Red Cross is helping one person who was displaced, according to fire officials.