Firefighters arrived to find a fire in the kitchen that was extinguished by a single fire sprinkler head which kept damage from spreading into the rest of the apartment. No one was injured.
Fire investigators called to the scene determined the fire was started when a stovetop burner was turned on while a box was sitting on top of it.
According to the NFPA, cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and home injuries. The leading cause of fires in the kitchen is unattended cooking.
Officials with the Madison Fire Department said crews were first dispatched to a building on Research Park Boulevard Friday evening for a report of a machine on fire. When they made it to the fire, firefighters found it had been contained to the machine it started in thanks to an activated sprinkler just above it. Crews fully extinguished the fire with a dry chemical extinguisher.
All of the employees at the facility safely evacuated when the fire alarm first sounded. No one was injured.
On Sunday morning, firefighters responded to the 5600 block of Black Onyx Drive after a caller reported seeing flames coming from a balcony.
When firefighters arrived, they found the fire had been extinguished by a sprinkler on the second-floor balcony. Crews made their way to the balcony and confirmed there was no active fire, but they did find evidence there was one.
The fire didn’t extend past the siding into the building. Officials determined it was caused by a candle that had been burning on the balcony above.
No one was displaced by the fire.
On 4/21/2021 at approximately 3:49am,
Investigators from the Fort Bend County Fire Marshal’s Office were dispatched to the scene of
an apartment fire with Community Fire Department. Upon arrival, investigators discovered that a
fire had occurred on the patio of a residential living unit. It was determined that the resident
smokes cigarettes in this area, and had done so before going to bed a few hours earlier. The fire
was controlled with one single head activation. There was minor heat damage to the adjacent
area. No other units were affected by this fire.
The fire originated on the balcony and a single fire sprinkler head in the apartment’s living room area extinguished the fire and kept the flames from spreading into the apartment.
Fire investigators determined the fire was started by a child playing with a lighter. The child was referred to the MFD’s Youth Firesetter Program.
Here is information for teaching your child about fire safety:
According to the National Fire Protection Association, more than 7,000 fires annually are started by children playing. More than half of those fires are started with a lighter.
On 4/20/2021 at approximately 12:56 AM,
Investigators from the Fort Bend County Fire Marshal’s Office were dispatched to the scene of
an apartment fire with Stafford Fire Department. Upon arrival, investigators discovered that a
cooking fire had occurred in the kitchen of a residential living unit due to unattended cooking.
The fire was controlled with the single head activation and there was minor heat damage to the
adjacent area. No other units were affected by this fire.
On 4/7/2021 at approximately 12:54 AM,
Investigators from the Fort Bend County Fire Marshal’s Office were dispatched to the scene of
an apartment fire with Richmond Fire Department. Upon arrival, investigators discovered that a
fire had occurred in a clothes dryer in the laundry closet of a residential living unit. The fire was
controlled with the single head activation and there was minor heat damage to the adjacent area.
No other units were affected by this fire.
Officials say units from HPD, the Rockingham County Fire Rescue, the Harrisonburg Police Department and the Harrisonburg Rescue Squad were dispatched to the 2400 block of Silverbell Drive at approximately 1:10 a.m. on Sunday, April 18 for a reported structure fire.
Crews say smoke was coming from a ground-floor apartment. A fire was found inside, and had been controlled by a fire sprinkler.
Officials say no victims were found during a search, although two dogs were safely evacuated. During an investigation, officials say information was found that suggested the fire was intentionally set.
Officials say Marlon A. Organ, Jr., of Broadway, was arrested in connection with the fire and charged with burning or destroying a dwelling. Organ was committed to the Rockingham County Jail.
Due to the ongoing investigation, officials say specific information about the fire, including origin and cause, will not be released. Stay with WHSV for updates.
The fire was reported at around 6:15 p.m. at the West 315 Apartments on Mission Avenue and Washington Street.
The caller reported smoke from a second-floor apartment window and a fire alarm going off, according to the fire department.
Firefighters arrived within five minutes to a blaze on the second floor of the three-story apartment building.
The building, according to the fire department, is equipped with a fire and life safety system that includes a commercial fire sprinkler system, which did help keep the fire’s growth under control until personnel arrived.
More than 30 firefighters were needed to search the burning apartment, evacuate nearby units and survey the damage, firefighters said.
Nobody was injured, while firefighters rescued three cats.
Those affected have accepted assistance from the Greater Inland Northwest Chapter of the Red Cross. Firefighters said Monday afternoon that up to six more disabled residents could be temporarily relocated.
Investigators determined the cause of the fire was accidental.
“The SFD reminds our community that when using lit candles, to place them in sturdy, safe candle holders that will not burn or tip over,” department officials said in a statement. “Although we prefer battery-operated flameless candles, if candles are used, please keep them at least 12 inches from materials that can burn and never leave a candle unattended.”
Crews were called to the Jackson Warehouse Apartments at 12 South 17th Street for an apartment fire just before 8:30 a.m.
When firefighters pulled up, they saw heavy smoke coming from the building’s sixth floor.
“A second alarm was declared, due to this being a high-rise building,” fire officials said. “Crews quickly got the incident under control and assisted evacuating occupants of the building.”
Firefighters credited the building’s sprinkler system in helping prevent the fire from spreading to other apartments.
Officials said the fire likely started in one unit’s kitchen.
Officials said one person was “briefly stuck in an elevator” when power to the building was shut off, “but our crews got them out with no issues.”
No one was injured, officials said.
The Red Cross is helping one person who was displaced, according to fire officials.
Two apartments were damaged in a fire Friday afternoon in Spotsylvania County.
The fire started in a unit of the Alexander Heights apartment complex along Salem Church Road, according to county Fire Chief Jay Cullinan.
He said the sprinkler system kept the fire from spreading, but residents couldn’t go back to two apartments. The apartment where the fire started sustained smoke damage and the apartment below that unit sustained water damage, he said.
The chief said a firefighter suffered smoke inhalation issues and was taken to an area hospital for observation, but is OK.