The fire was reported at 11:05 a.m. at a two-story complex the 200 block of East E Street, according Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Lyndsey Lantz.
Firefighters encountered light smoke on arrival, shut down the sprinklers and ensured the fire had not spread into the walls or ceiling, Lantz said.
No injuries were reported.
Crews were expected to remain on scene for water removal, Lantz said.
The fire was reported at Rosewood Rest Home at 8:12 a.m. Jan. 6, and firefighters arrived a little over three minutes later, Chief Phil Welch said.
The cause of the fire was a cigarette that had been discarded into some clothing, Welch said.
When firefighters arrived, they found that staff had evacuated some of the occupants’ rooms, but around 20 residents were still inside. Firefighters helped get them out.
The fire took about 10 minutes to get under control, as a sprinkler system had prevented it from spreading, Welch said.
Rosewood Rest Home, located on MLK Jr. Way, was built in 1925, according to Gaston County tax records.
Firefighters were dispatched at about 12:54 p.m. Jan. 5, to the 32000 block of Light Street in the Weston Willows community. The first responding units discovered a chair on fire on the balcony of a third-floor apartment, with the building’s sprinkler system activated, said Georgetown Fire Company.
Fire crews checked the area for if the fire spread and determined the flames did not reach inside the apartment.
The investigation is being handled by the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office.
When crews arrived, they located a fire confined to a single resident’s room. Fire rescue said the fire was quickly controlled and did not spread beyond that area. Fire rescue also credited the building’s sprinkler system, which activated as designed and assisted with the suppression of the fire.
As a precaution, fire rescue said residents in the affected wing of the building were temporarily relocated due water damage from the sprinkler activation and the shutdown of electrical power to the wing of the building.
Fire rescue said residents will remain relocated until remediation is complete and power is safely restored.
No injuries were reported in the incident and fire remains under investigation.
Ten people are displaced after a fire broke out at the 400 block of Washington Avenue in Bridgeport.
At around 5:30 p.m., the Bridgeport Fire Department responded to a fire alarm.
Upon arrival, firefighters located heavy smoke conditions after the fire was extinguished in one unit by the sprinkler system.
Nine units were affected, displacing ten people.
There were no reported injuries.
The American Red Cross is working to help those who were displaced.
Officials say the resident was cooking and had a stovetop fire that spread up to the kitchen cabinets before being controlled by the sprinklers.
Fire crews on scene assured extinguishment, searched, salvaged belongings, and overhauled the scene to assure no spread.
“Ladder 11 from the Santa Clara station, Truck 1, Battalion 1 and the Fire Investigator are on scene,” the fire department said Thursday afternoon.
Fire crews responded to an alarm at the Raymond Miller Gardens on the 400 block of Main Street at 11:27 a.m. There, they found smoke coming from a second-floor apartment due to a small fire in a trash can, according to Assistant Fire Chief Eric Munsell.
The fire was kept small by a sprinkler and extinguished within seconds by responding firefighters with minimal damage, Munsell said. According to the fire marshal, the fire was caused by “smoking material” being discarded in the trash can.
No residents were injured from the fire, but the sprinkler did cause water damage in several apartments, and has displaced four residents in four apartments while the East Hartford Housing Authority works to restore the apartments, Munsell said.
Just after 3 p.m. on Wednesday, firefighters responded to a fire at the Bethlehem Tower apartment building at 801 Tupper St.
Firefighters found heavy smoke coming from one unit on the 12th floor, prompting calls for more backup. A fire sprinkler had activated and helped contain the spread of the fire.
Ten fire engines and two fire trucks were on the scene. Fire crews quickly extinguished the blaze using hose lines.
Residents from the 12th floor to the lower floors were evacuated and evaluated for medical complaints. No one was injured.
Several apartment units were impacted by water damage. The American Red Cross came to the scene to help displaced residents find temporary housing.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The blaze was sparked shortly before 2 p.m. at 280 McIntosh Road, according to assistant fire chief Dennis Craig, and was contained to a single unit.
The building’s sprinkler system extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived and Craig says crews acted quickly to shut off the water to limit damage to the rest of the building.
A resident of the building tells Castanet residents of the floor where the fire occurred have spent the afternoon mopping out their rooms.
Craig says nobody was displaced due to water damage, but the unit where the fire occurred is uninhabitable for now. The people living there, however, have been moved to another unit within the same building.
Craig says the cause of the fire is still under investigation, but he recommends that anyone who receives electronics for Christmas with lithium-ion batteries, like e-bikes, should follow manufacturer advice when charging.
The fire happened just before 2 p.m. at 107 Elliot Street, the fire department said. Crews found a fire contained to a single apartment on the sixth floor of the building.
The sprinkler system put the fire out but caused significant water damage to 17 additional apartments, according to the fire department.
Two people suffered minor injuries and were evaluated at the scene before being taken to a nearby hospital, the fire department said.
Brattleboro emergency crews received assistance from Chesterfield Fire, Keene New Hampshire, Guilford Fire and other nearby units.
Multiple people were displaced from their apartments because of the water damage, the Brattleboro Fire Department said. The American Red Cross and the Brattleboro Housing Authority are providing temporary housing solutions and support services.
Restoration efforts are underway in the damaged units. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.