Firefighters responded at 2:55 p.m. to a commercial laboratory located on the 5800 block of Hollis Street in Emeryville where a fire was contained to a fume hood, fire spokesperson Brian Centoni said.
A hazardous materials team was also called. Centoni said no one was injured and no one had to shelter in place.
A building was evacuated and sprinklers went off.
The hazmat team was evaluating some runoff as of late Monday afternoon.
A fire broke out in a warehouse located at 435 Park Ave. in Delaware Monday.
The Delaware Fire Department responded to a sprinkler system alarm in the building at 4 a.m.
Delaware Fire Chief John Donahue said there was black smoke showing upon arrival, but the sprinkler system was “keeping (the fire) in check.”
A second alarm was raised for the fire, which Donahue said was because of the size of the nearly 500,000-square-foot building and the location of the fire, which he said was 75 to 100 feet into the building.
Donahue added the problem crews ran into was the product that was being stored in the warehouse, which is owned by Milwaukee-based Phoenix Investors. He said the product was shredded coconut core, which is then dehydrated and formed into small blocks before eventually being used as a filler and to hold moisture in Scotts fertilizer products.
Because the product absorbs moisture, Donahue said the packages were being expanded and eventually ripping open due to the water from the sprinklers. He said nearly 750,o00 pounds of product had to be pulled out of the area where the fire had started to ensure they had extinguished all threats.
The crew utilized two Bobcats inside the building and a trackhoe on the exterior to move the product out and away from the building.
Due to the fire still smoldering inside, the building remained charged with smoke, which led to the fire department going through air bottles quickly. Scioto Township’s air unit was dispatched with the initial call, and Donahue said Elm Valley was later brought to the scene to provide more air after his unit had exhausted Scioto Township’s cascade system.
Donahue said the crews didn’t leave the scene until 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, a nearly 22-hour day for the crew.
A final total of the damages hasn’t been assessed yet, and a cause has not been determined either as the fire is still under investigation. No injuries were reported.
UB spokesman John DellaContrada said Friday that a student built a device called a Stirling motor for a thermodynamics project in Room 706, the lounge of UB’s engineering fraternity.
UB’s campus newspaper, the Spectrum, reported that after the student left for dinner, an electric current ignited a piece of steel wool in the project, causing the fire, which spread to some furniture.
Della Contrada was unable to confirm that scenario, but he said the fire appeared to be accidental. The student has cooperated with university police, but a report from a state fire investigator is still pending, he said.
“Because this is believed to be an accident, University Police have not referred the case to UB’s student conduct office,” Della Contrada said.
The building’s sprinkler system and Amherst firefighters extinguished the blaze. No one was hurt.
On November 27, 2019, at approximately 11:08 am, the Farmers Branch Fire Department and Addison Fire Department responded to an automatic fire alarm – water flow alarm at Jefferson Landmark Apartments, located at 14650 Landmark Blvd. Farmers Branch Medic 132, Addison Battalion 101, and Addison Engine 101 arrived on scene at 11:13 am with nothing showing from the exterior. Crews were directed to apartment #1209. Occupant stated that she was heating food on the stove and she had turned away for a brief minute. Later she observed the pan of food on fire. Occupant grabbed the pan to carry to the sink to put the fire out. During this time, the single station smoke alarm activated in the apartment and startled her. Occupant dropped the pan on the floor and the fire increased in size. The heat activated one sprinkler head above the sink and stove. The fire was extinguished. Sprinkler floor control valve was shut off and water was removed out of the unit. Fire loss was estimated to be $10,000. Units cleared the scene at 11:54 am.
Crews responded to an apartment Thursday afternoon in central Tucson.
Tucson Fire Department units were dispatched to Haskell Drive and Grant Road.
TFD responded to an apartment fire near Haskell Dr and Grant Rd on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019.
Officials say water was coming from an apartment door on the second floor. As firefighters made their way inside, they found that two sprinkler heads had activated inside the apartment – putting out a bulk of the fire. The fire was under control minutes later, TFD says.
The resident was not home at the time of the incident. No injuries were reported.
Fire officials say the cause and origin of the fire are under investigation.
On November 18, 2019, at approximately 5:41 pm, the Farmers Branch Fire Department responded to an automatic fire alarm – water flow alarm at RMAX, located at 13524 Welch Rd.. Farmers Branch Engine 132 arrived on scene at 5:45 pm with nothing showing. Upon further investigation, building personnel directed the crew to a manufacturing processing machine. The product within the machine overheated causing one internal sprinkler head to activate. Fire loss was estimated to be $0. Engine 132 crew shut off the control valve. Building occupants notified their fire protection company to replace the sprinkler head and recharge the system. Engine 132 cleared at 5:55 pm.
The fire sprinklers in the affected apartment did their job and controlled the stovetop fire, containing the fire to the kitchen area and preventing it from spreading to the rest of the unit or to other units in the building. Fire damage was limited to the involved apartment’s kitchen area. At the time of the call, water had flowed through the affected apartment, into the third-floor hallway, and into the elevator shafts, causing the elevators to be shut down until an elevator technician inspects them for safe operation.
There were no injuries in this fire. The Red Cross was called to assist one adult male who was displaced by the fire.
This fire is a good reminder that cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and home injuries. The leading cause of fires in the kitchen is unattended cooking. According to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), almost two-thirds of home cooking fires start on ranges or cooktops. Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires, followed by Christmas Day and Christmas Eve.
Firefighters responded to the store to find several alarms activating and heavy smoke coming from the front door.
Authorities say 32 firefighters, with the help a full sprinkler system, quickly extinguished the fire.
The entire store sustained heavy smoke and water damage.
No one was injured and no other stores were affected.
The store will remain closed until the damage is repaired.
Deputy Chief John Dowling said crews were called to the towering building about 4:30 p.m., and discovered there was a small fire in a bedroom on the ninth floor. The cause of that blaze remains under investigation.
The blaze activated a spinkler head, which sent water flowing from the ninth floor apartment all the way down to the fourth floor, Dowling said.
Firefighters spent about an hour at the scene, with much of that time sent helping residents cover their furniture and other valuables with salvage covers to protect them from water damage.
There were no reported injuries.
The fire, accidentally kindled by unattended burning incense, was quickly extinguished by the complex’s sprinkler system.
No injuries or extensive property damage were reported. Several apartments did sustain water damage. Those tenants were relocated by apartment management, officials said.
The fire was reported just before 5 p.m. Tuesday.