Unattended cooking appears to be the cause of a fire Sunday morning in St. Cloud.
According to a critical incident report from the fire department, they responded to an alarm at 9:20 at an apartment on the 4000 block of 12th Street North. They arrived to find a sprinkler controlled fire in a kitchen. Firefighters put out the rest of the flames and helped the person evacuate.
The Red Cross also responded to assist the resident.
Nashua Fire Rescue responded to Arel Manor at 165 Pine St. just after 2 p.m. after receiving an automatic alarm from the building’s fire detection system, according to Deputy Chief Kevin Kerrigan, who was incident commander.
Engine 2 crews arriving from the Lake Street station found signs of sprinkler activation on the third floor. Engine 4 crews from Crown Hill station located the fire in a third-floor apartment. The fire was being suppressed by the building’s sprinkler system, officials said.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the remaining flames using hose lines. Fire crews remained on scene for more than an hour conducting salvage operations and clearing smoke from the building, according to a news release.
Two residents were displaced by the fire. The affected section sustained smoke and water damage, while apartments on lower floors received water damage from the sprinkler system, officials said.
The American Red Cross responded to assist displaced residents. No injuries were reported.
The Nashua Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire. In all, 30 Nashua Fire Rescue personnel responded with four engines, two ladder trucks and support vehicles. Merrimack Fire provided station coverage during the response.
According to a news release from the Sidney Department of Fire and Emergency Services, when crews arrived, they saw moderate smoke and fire showing from a second-floor window on the southwest wing of the hotel. The fire was contained to one room by the sprinkler system and was quickly located and extinguished.
There were no reported injuries to civilians or fire personnel. The cause of the fire is undetermined and still under investigation.
Sidney police officers assisted with the evacuation of the building and crowd control. Off-duty personnel were called in along with the Fort Loramie, Houston, Port Jefferson and Kettlersville fire departments. The Salvation Army was placed on standby.
Authorities are investigating the cause of a building fire in Kansas City, Missouri.
Just after 1:30p.m. Thursday, crews responded to a reported building fire in the 500 block of Walnut in the City Market area, according to Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins.. Crews reported light smoke and fire visible on arrival of a three-story commercial mixed-use building.
A small fire had started on the third floor of the structure which houses a dance studio. The third-floor units sprinkler system had activated and held the fire in check until KCFD’s arrival.
Fire crews shut down the sprinkler and began salvage and overhaul operations. No injuries were reported. Power to the entire building was shut off. Several businesses were displaced temporarily until the building can be evaluated.
The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said the fire happened at Queen Anne’s High School on Ruthsburg Road in Centreville around 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9.
The school’s alarm company alerted 911, and a custodian also discovered the blaze after the alarm activation.
Investigators said the fire started in a rear first-floor office and was caused by “an unspecified electrical event involving a power surge protector.”
The sprinkler system extinguished the flames before they spread further.
Crews from the Goodwill Volunteer Fire Company responded with 36 firefighters and brought the situation under control in about 30 minutes.
No injuries were reported, but the school was closed Wednesday, Sept. 10, for cleanup.
The fire caused an estimated $15,000 in structural damage and another $15,000 in contents.
Firefighters were dispatched shortly after 4:53 p.m. to the 4600 block of Atticus Way after smoke was detected in a lower garage area. Witnesses reported a dumpster on fire.
Bystanders moved the dumpster to a driveway just before crews arrived. Firefighters then applied water to extinguish remaining hot spots. The activated sprinkler had already largely contained the fire.
According to MFD, the sprinkler activation triggered the building’s fire alarm and prompted an evacuation.
Firefighters met with on-site building staff to provide guidance on restoring the sprinkler system and replacing a nearby smoke detector.
Beyond the dumpster, its contents, the affected sprinkler head and a damaged smoke alarm, no other building damage was reported. No injuries were reported.
According to a Monday afternoon update, the fire was contained to a battery room by the sprinkler system and crews stayed on scene through the day to control flare-ups, which can happen when dealing with fires involving batteries.
“This is the fourth incident in the last year at this facility,” Chesterfield Fire and EMS said in a Facebook post.
The first call for a fire at the facility was on Dec. 5. They returned on June 10 and again on Aug. 20, just over two weeks before Monday’s fire.
Chesterfield Fire and EMS noted that fires at data centers are “rare” and that the number of calls does not affect its ability to respond to other emergencies, but the frequency of calls prompted Chesterfield to respond in a statement saying in part:
“The company is actively working with the Chesterfield Fire Marshal’s Office to address the root cause of these incidents and to reduce the risk for future fires.. We are optimistic that proposed improvements at this facility will address the current concerns,” they said.
The fire broke out a little after 5:30 p.m. at the Shepherd Chemical Company. It makes custom metal chemistry products for manufacturers.
Investigators are still determining the cause but said it started in the middle of the building and spread to the roof. The fire was contained by Shepherd’s sprinkler system before agencies arrived at the scene.
Reading, Deer Park-Silverton, St. Bernard, and Little Miami provided mutual aid.
“Every time we get a run to this facility or the next one down, they are chemical companies, and you have this in the back of your mind: ‘This could be a hazmat issue, and we’re concerned about the chemicals.’ But like I said, we work well with these two companies. We train with them,” said Norwood Fire Department Captain Brett Cartuyvelles.
All employees on the second shift got out safely and are back to work. No firefighters were injured.
The Norwood Fire Department will be driving past the plant every 20 minutes to make sure the fire doesn’t rekindle.
The sprinkler system was activated in response to the fire, which began just before 8:00 a.m., and the Los Angeles Fire Department quickly made it to the scene. The fire department is still determining the fire’s cause, according to an email from Associate Vice President Alex Boekelheide to the CMC community.
There was some water and smoke damage to five residence hall rooms.
“The Dean of Students Office has set up a staging area in McKenna Auditorium for the residents until the building is cleared later this morning,” the email read. “We will work with the impacted residents to relocate them, inventory and replace any damaged belongings, and to support students emotionally throughout the situation and beyond.”
CMC has not provided TSL with any further information on the fire, or whether the building is now clear.
Around 12:30 a.m., Louisville Fire Department said they responded to a fire at a building in the 400 block of South Eighth Street.
When firefighters got there, they found that a fourth floor apartment was on fire.
They did a complete search of the building, and no injuries or victims were reported.
The building’s sprinkler system had already turned on, but it still took around 50 firefighters almost half an hour to bring the fire under control.
The fire was contained to the apartment, but smoke and water damage required an evacuation of the building’s fourth floor and the floors below it.
Upper floor residents were allowed to shelter in place.
Two TARC buses were brought in to provide shelter for the evacuated residents. Those residents were allowed back to their homes within hours.
Louisville Fire said its preliminary findings suggest the fire started in an air conditioning unit.
Maintenance was able to relocate the resident of the fire unit to a new apartment.
Louisville Fire’s Arson Unit is investigating the cause of the fire.
Louisville Metro Housing Authority released a statement on the fire:
“The Louisville Metro Housing Authority thanks the Louisville Fire Department for its swift and professional response to the fire at Avenue Plaza, a property owned and managed by LMHA. Thanks to their efforts and the building’s sprinkler system, the fire was quickly contained to a single unit. The resident has been safely relocated, and LMHA is providing social services support. We are grateful that no injuries were reported.”