Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, crews with Chesterfield Fire and EMS responded to a call for a structure fire at Kaiser Aluminum in the 1900 block of Reymet Road, near Interstate 95 and Route 288.
According to fire officials, firefighters found an electrical fire in the ceiling mostly extinguished by the sprinkler system.
Firefighters reportedly remained on scene for several hours putting out hot spots.
No injuries were reported in connection with this incident.
Crews extinguished a structure fire at Specialty Product Technologies in Elizabethtown on Sept. 1.
The Elizabethtown Fire Department (EFD) arrived at the scene to find heavy smoke coming from the building.
The fire was contained in the plating room, which was suppressed significantly due to the sprinkler system.
“This incident is a powerful reminder of just how critical sprinkler systems are in protecting lives, property, and the community. Their quick action, combined with our firefighters’ response, helped prevent major damage and ensured everyone’s safety,” EFD wrote on its Facebook page.
A fire broke out over the weekend at a manufacturing facility in southwest Fort Wayne.
The Fort Wayne Fire Department was called out to the 9100 block of Yeager Lane after receiving word that a fire alarm had gone off at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
After arriving on scene at 11:10 a.m., firefighters discovered an active waterflow alarm going off inside the building, according to a press release.
Upon entering the building, crews were met with smoke, and the response was upgraded to a structure fire, prompting the dispatch of 6 additional units to the location.
The fire was located inside a manufacturing area and was extinguished by the sprinkler system.
Crews on scene worked to stop further water damage and remove the smoke from the building.
The building was vacant at the time of the fire and no one was injured.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Firefighters were dispatched at 3:36 p.m., according to an announcement from the Dover Fire Department. On arrival, firefighters were told by plant personnel that a machine was on fire. Firefighters assisted eight plant staff out of the building and then searched for the fire in near zero visibility.
Crews found that the fire had been extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system. Due to the size of the building, it took firefighters 45 minutes to ventilate the smoke out of the building.
One employee was examined by EMS personnel for smoke inhalation but was not transported to the hospital.
There was smoke and water damage in the area surrounding the machine. There is no damage estimate yet.
The cause of the fire is due to a malfunction of the machine and is being investigated by company personnel.
Assisting Dover at the scene were firefighters from New Philadelphia, Strasburg and Sugarcreek and personnel from Smith Ambulance.
When the department arrived it found facility personnel outside of the structure who told MLFD there was a fire in one of the process rooms on the ground floor of the facility. The fire was later discovered to be caused by high voltage electrical equipment which caught fire at a processing tank within the facility. There were no hazardous chemicals involved or released during the fire.
The building sprinkler system went off in response to the fire and helped contain it to the one processing room. There was heat damage to the walls and ceiling of the room, however, the fire never spread.
The Moses Lake firefighters made entry into the building with extended fire hose lines to the area which was a blaze. Crews entered the building which was full of heavy smoke and limited visibility. Soon after entering, they begin fighting fire shortly after making entry. It took them around an hour to fully suppress the fire and units remained on the scene for several hours to ventilate the building and ensure the fire was completely out.
The responding agencies were MLFD Battalion 1, Chief 101, Tower 1, Engine 1, Engine 2, Medic 3 and Grant County Fire District 5.
Redmond Fire & Rescue respond to a fire at an animal bedding business Saturday night.
Around 10:30p.m. fire crews arrived at JTS Animal Bedding on 1st Street in southeast Redmond to smoke coming from a building located at the backside of the property.
Fire crews discovered fire burning within an enclosed conveyor belt area and baghouse. The buildings fire sprinkler system had activated and was keeping the fire in check.
Crews worked to contain the fire to the one building and prevented it from spreading to the main warehouse.
There were no reported injuries.
The cause of the fire was due to an overheated bearing on a roller within the conveyor belt area. The overheated bearing caused the wood dust to smolder then ignite and spread fire through the conveyor belt area and baghouse.
The State Marshal is investigating after a business caught fire in Martin County Saturday night.
Martin County Fire Rescue responded to a fire alarm going off at Paradigm Precision on SE Commerce Ave. in Stuart shortly after 7:30 p.m.
Five stations aided at the scene after the first crews that arrived noticed a smell of light smoke.
Inside the building, they discovered a small fire near a table.
Fire rescue reports the sprinkler system was a critical aid in keeping the tableside fire in check.
They also praise the working fire alarm and sprinkler system as “critical in reducing damage in this incident.”
Snohomish County Fire District #4 was dispatched to a fire alarm, wherethey found smoke coming from the building and upgraded the response to a commercial fire.
Units from Everett Fire, South County Fire, and Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue assisted Snohomish County Fire District #4.
Investigators said the building had an operating sprinkler system that held the fire in check until crews could gain access to the seat of the fire and fully extinguish it.
Currently there is no cause to the fire and the Snohomish County Fire Marshal is leading the investigation.
An early morning fire at a Cambridge business caused significant damage.
Cambridge Fire told CTV News there were no injuries and no one was inside at the time.
Damage to the building is substantial, they added.
Cambridge Fire said it was an offensive attack to contain and suppress the fire with the assistance of the building sprinkler system.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
Officials said it’s unlikely workers will be able to return to work Monday due to poor air quality inside the building.
Cambridge Fire wrapped up the investigation by Monday evening and said the building was released back to the owner to start the clean up process.
