It was reported on the second floor, according to officials.
Sprinklers inside the building were able to make quick work of the small fire, though there was smoke permeating throughout parts of the arena that crews had to ventilate upon their arrival.
No injuries were reported. It is unclear what caused the fire.
The Wizards are still set to play the Phoenix Suns inside Capital One Arena at 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 4.
First arriving crews reported the sprinkler system was flowing and a smoke condition on the first floor. This is a three-story, Type 4 mill building measuring over 900’ long and 100’ wide. The fire originated in the office space of a machine shop on the first floor. The fire was contained by one sprinkler head.
Fire crews performed overhaul, conducted ventilation operations, and assisted in restoring the sprinkler system.
The cause of the fire was investigated by the NBFD Fire Investigation Unit and determined to be a heat gun left too close to combustibles. There were no civilian or firefighter injuries.
New Bedford EMS, City of New Bedford Police Department (Official), City of New Bedford Emergency Management assisted on scene.
Mountain View dispatchers received a 911 call at 11:37 a.m. on Jan. 22, reporting a fire alarm going off in a commercial building at 2011 Stierlin Court. When fire crews arrived, 25 Google employees had already exited the building, according to the statement.
Firefighters entered the one-story building saw smoke coming from a computer lab, and found that a sprinkler head in the affected area had been activated, according to fire officials. Firefighters turned off the flowing water and removed a burnt office chair from the building. They also used thermal imaging cameras to make sure that the fire was fully extinguished and had not spread to other parts of the building, according to the statement.
The fire was started by a lithium-ion battery that had been left in a cardboard box on an office chair. The estimated damage to the building and its contents was $50,000, the fire department said.
A fire broke out in the 200 block of West 9th Street overnight Monday.
Calls went out just after 2:40 a.m. on Monday for reported heavy smoke. Upon arrival, crews found a small fire which had been contained by the sprinkler system in the building.
Fire crews used fans to clear the building of the heavy smoke. Minimal damage was reported, and no one was injured.
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A building in Asheville, North Carolina, was evacuated Tuesday morning due to a dumpster fire inside the building, according to the Asheville Fire Department.
The Pisgah building was evacuated at about 6:45 a.m. because of a dumpster full of wood chips on fire inside the building.
A fire broke out at Gehring Tricot, a fabric company in Dolgeville, on Wednesday morning.
The fire was extinguished swiftly, preventing the entire building and fabric from being destroyed.
The incident occurred around 10:10 a.m. and was contained to a single room at the back of the structure.
According to Dolgeville’s Fire Chief David Jaquay, the sprinkler system was triggered, and it put out most of the fire before the arrival of firefighters.
Fire departments from Salisbury, Hilltop, Little Falls, and Oppenheim assisted Dolgeville’s fire crews.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Just before 8 a.m. that day, the department received a fire alarm for the sprinklers having activated at a pet facility in the 6400 block of Preston Road.
Shortly after the fire alarm notification, the department was informed there was a fire in the building. Upon arrival, it was discovered a sprinkler head was activated by the fire. The sprinkler head controlled the fire and limited damage to the building, the department said. The fire was the result of a light fixture and ballast that failed and caught on fire, the department said.
At the time of the fire there were approximately 20 pets in the business. There were no injuries reported, and none of the pets were injured during the fire. The Frisco Police Department Animal Services Division is working with the business to safely relocate the pets to other local facilities, according to the fire department.
The fire in a commercial building on Northeast 18th Street was reported around 9:35 p.m. by a fire alarm company, Deputy Fire Marshal Dan Derlacki said. As crews responded, the business owners called 911 and reported seeing smoke on their security cameras, so more firefighters were dispatched.
Crews found the fire had been controlled by the sprinkler system in an upstairs bathroom.
“The cause is still under investigation but not believed to be intentional,” Derlacki said in a news release Tuesday. Damages were limited to about $10,000 an the two businesses were able to resume normal operation by Tuesday afternoon.
The cause remained under investigation Tuesday, but Derlacki said it was not believed to be intentional.
Derlacki said the fire sprinkler system extinguished the fire with only one head activating.
“National data show that the presence of fire sprinklers in a building drastically reduce the fire damage and down time for businesses,” the fire official said. “In this case, staff were able to clean up the water within a few hours and prevent any damage to stored goods in the building.”
“With no one in the building at the time of the fire, without the sprinklers, this fire would’ve gotten out control before it was large enough to be noticed in a large industrial park,” Derlacki added.
According to the St. Cloud Fire Department, the fire started around 3:45 a.m. Monday. Fire damage was limited to one room because of the sprinkler system.
Lt. Nathan North of the St. Cloud Salvation Army feels fortunate the fire didn’t spread but says the water damage left most of their space needing full renovations.
“In that moment, it just, it fell off, and my heart sank,” North said about getting the phone call about the fire.
“Unfortunately, our shelter [became] unsafe to be in until we can assess everything,” North said. “So unfortunately, it displaces all of our residents that are here with us.”
That’s around 40 people, many of whom are now with Place of Home Ministries.
“It’s terrible for the people,” Pastor Carol Smith, with Place of Home Ministries, said.
“We were able to get [a floor at] our facility ready that we were not occupying at the moment, miraculously,” Smith said.
She adds pillows, blankets, and bedding would be warmly welcomed and that donations can be dropped off at 511 9th Ave. N. in St. Cloud.
“We’re just trying to provide what we can for support and all that this holiday season,” Smith said.
As for the St. Cloud Salvation Army, North is asking people not to share physical donations with them as they work to clean up their facility. He added that donating to the Salvation Army’s red kettles is the best way to help.
The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.
