The fire department says discovered there was a small fire that was put out by the sprinkler system.
Firefighters requested a hazmat response due to the large amounts of flammable materials stored in the building and the order of possible flammable vapors.
Hazmat crews arrived on the scene and sampled the air and the water on the ground for possible hazardous materials to find all normal levels.
One worker had minor burns on his hand.
Firefighters arrived on the scene to find that an evacuation of the building was in process, said Capt. Mike Wilson. As crews prepared to investigate the incident, representatives of Dorel advised firefighters that a lithium-ion battery had begun to smoke within an office space on the interior of the building.
An interior fire attack crew entered the building and found a large amount of smoke within the facility. Firefighters located the area where the lithium-ion battery was stored and reported that the building’s automatic sprinkler system had activated. Firefighters reported that a fire had occurred in the area of the battery but the fire was extinguished by the sprinkler system by the time firefighters reached the area involved. Firefighters located two additional lithium-ion batteries in that area and removed all three batteries to the exterior of the building.
After shutting down the water supply to the building’s sprinkler system, firefighters set up ventilation fans to aid in smoke removal from the interior of the building. Fire damage to the building was minor in the area where the fire occurred. The fire caused cosmetic damage to one wall near the origin but did not cause structural damage. Due to the activation of the sprinkler system, water damage to the area where the fire occurred was more significant. No damage estimate was provided. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. No injuries were reported at the scene.
According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the A1 Professional Services building along North Boulevard was saved by the sprinklers that completely extinguished the fire.
When firefighters arrived, several floor mats, mop heads and other products were smoldering.
Fire officials said the fire was contained to products inside the building.
“This goes to show the importance a working fire protection system,” Battalion Chief Wes McGee said in a statement.
The fire was reported shortly after 8 p.m. at the building on Ocean Ranch Boulevard near Maritime Way. After fire officials arrived, they assigned three more fire engines and a ladder truck to the commercial fire, with a total of 18 firefighters responding.
Items inside the business caught fire, McGee said, but the structure itself did not burn.
A damage estimate was not available, but officials said the items that caught fire included a pile of some kind of rags.
According to Google, the business at that address is a store that sells uniforms.
The department was still investigating the cause of the fire. No injuries were reported.
“On arrival, fire crews found fire in a large, commercial refuse container near the loading door of a commercial building. A nearby closed overhead door was damaged due to its proximity to the fire but prevented the blaze from spreading to the inside of the building,” stated a city press release.
A single fire sprinkler head inside was activated by heat and smoke and crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire and turn off the water to the building’s sprinkler system.
No injuries were reported and the fire is being investigated by the Fire Prevention Bureau. A total of four fire apparatus and 12 firefighters were on the scene.
No one was hurt when a fire broke out at Moody’s Collision Center in Scarborough on Monday.
Crews were called to an all-hands fire at the business on Pleasant Hill Road around 12:40 p.m.
The building took only minor damage thanks to the sprinkler system, which put most of the fire out.
Officials said the fire started in the paint booth.
We’re expecting more details from fire officials.
Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to a water-flow alarm at about 10 p.m. in the 300 block of South Franklin Street, according to a CCFR social media post. Upon arrival, responders encountered smoke on the third floor of the building. A sprinkler system had been activated and occupants were evacuated, according to CCFR. Occupants reported hearing popping sounds, which led them to the fire, calling 911 and evacuating.
The amount of damage caused by the fire is undetermined, but an investigation identified a cause, according to CCFR.
It was determined a wood screw penetrating wiring on the third floor exterior deck made contact with copper wiring, which caused electrical resistance and enough heat to cause the wood to catch fire, according to CCFR. The fire was contained to inside the wall and ceiling spaces of the business.
When the fire traveled to the ceiling, near the point of ignition, a sprinkler head was activated and put out most of the fire, according to CCFR. Firefighters were then able to extinguish the remaining flames using little water.
The fire investigator concluded the cause of the fire was accidental due to the internal heating of oil-soaked rags used for staining which ignited.
Construction materials that were also near the area of the oil-soaked rags also caught fire but the sprinkler system kept the fire small on the second floor of the commercial structure.
No civilians or firefighters were reportedly injured as a result of the fire, which had estimated damage of $10,000.
On Sunday, at 5:14 p.m. on Sept. 11, the SFD received a call from the alarm monitoring company that indicated a structure fire in the 400 block of Wellman Crescent
One fire engine was dispatched to investigate what might have triggered the alarm from the property.
Arriving fire crews indicated the fire alarm was ringing and water was flowing from the automatic sprinkler system on the second floor.
After further investigation, it was identified that there was smoke visible on the second floor and two more fire engines, a ladder truck, a rescue unit and the Battalion Chief were dispatched.
The fire was reported extinguished at 5:41 p.m. as the sprinkler system helped minimize the damage.
No injuries were reported in the fire.
The fire broke out on the evening of Aug. 11. Fire officials credited a single fire sprinkler for containing the blaze to one specific area and preventing further damage.
No other information was provided.
Around 11:37 p.m., sprinklers went off inside a building at 1380 Redwood Way, notifying the building’s monitoring system, which called fire dispatchers, said Jessica Power, fire marshal for the Petaluma Fire Department.
Within five minutes, Petaluma Fire Department crews arrived and found heavy black smoke coming from the single-story building’s roll up door and roof, according to a media release.
Three engines from Rancho Adobe Fire District also responded.
No one was inside when the fire occurred and there were no injuries, Powers said.
The building showed only minor damage, thanks to the sprinkler system that helped control the flames until firefighters arrived, Powers said. She said the estimated cost of damage was unknown Tuesday afternoon.
The cause is still being investigated, she said.
“This incident is a opportunity to remind our citizens that having working fire alarms, carbon dioxide alarms, and sprinkler systems can be the difference in not only damage to a structure, but also in the amount of time a person, family, or coworkers have to escape in an emergency,” the department said in the release.
