The university’s fire alarm and sprinkler systems both functioned properly and aided in a quick evacuation of the residence hall and the extinguishing of the fire. At this time, we are working with the student and Redlands fire authorities to determine the cause of the fire.
For their comfort, residents living in Grossmont Hall will be temporarily relocated while cleanup is conducted.
A family of three was displaced following a fire at the West Street Apartments in Utica Sunday.
Utica Fire Chief Scott Ingersoll says his crews arrived at the complex around 1 p.m. to find a small fire in a third-floor apartment.
The sprinkler system in the building was triggered and kept the flames under control until firefighters could extinguish them completely. The sprinklers did cause some water damage to the second and third floors.
Ingersoll says the cause is still under investigation.
The one adult and two children who lived in the apartment are receiving assistance from the American Red Cross.
The Racine Fire Department (RFD) responded shortly before 11:30 p.m. Friday to a report of a fire at the building’s north exit. Firefighters quickly extinguished the burning materials.
Smoke and heat from the burning furniture entered a stairwell to the 11-story, 124-unit building but a fire sprinkler head and an alarm system protected the building’s occupants. The fire was under control within about 20 minutes. Firefighters used positive pressure ventilation fans to remove smoke from the building.
The fire caused an estimated $40,000 damage to the structure and $3,000 to contents.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Racine Police Department at 262-886-2300.
A senior living facility in Cocoa suffered a fire in its second story on Saturday.
The fire occurred on the 1000 block of Clearlake Road in Cocoa, according to the American Red Cross.
Authorities said a sprinkler system put out the fire, but there was water damage and 30 people were displaced.
The Red Cross said no temporary shelter was needed, but that cards were handed out for use of a hotel night if people needed it.
Firefighters arrived to find that three fire sprinklers had been set off by a cooking fire on the stovetop. The fire sprinklers did their job by containing and extinguishing the flames.
One occupant was transported as a precaution and damage was limited to a single apartment.
“That this fire set off three fire sprinklers shows how quickly the fire was spreading,” said Merit Ossian, Public Information Officer and Education Coordinator. “Luckily, this apartment had sprinklers, or this could have been much worse.”
Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire at a Manhattan retirement home Saturday afternoon.
The Manhattan Fire Department says crews were dispatched at 1:03 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 26, to Meadowlark Retirement Community at 2221 Meadowlark Road for a report of a fire alarm with a smell of smoke.
Upon arrival, crews found a two-story residential building that had a dryer fire in the basement.
Manhattan Fire says the fire was controlled by the fire sprinkler system and crews finished the blaze off.
The fire cause has been noted as accidental due to overheating of material in the dryer.
No injuries were reported and all residents are able to remain in the building.
MFD says a total of 16 firefighters responded on 4 fire apparatuses with the last units clearing at around 3:00 p.m.
The loss is estimated at $8,000 to contents and $4,000 to the structure.
Manhattan Fire says the owner is listed as Manhattan Retirement Foundation Inc. of the same address.
Please contact Deputy Chief Ryan Almes, Manhattan Fire Department, at 785-587-4508 with any questions.
The fire took place on a stove at the home on Northwest 12th Street near North Harvey Avenue.
As the sprinklers took out the fire, fire officials said the home suffered extensive floor damage to the bottom floor of the multi-story complex.
Fire crews needed help removing residents from the building. Embark sent a bus to the home so residents had a place to sit as firefighters entered the structure.
One person was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation due to possible smoke inhalation.
The Oklahoma City Fire Department said the damage displaced living spaces for two of the home’s residents.
University police said they were alerted to the fire at Heritage Halls – Building Four at 4:30 p.m and found the fire sprinklers had been activated and were flooding the floor.
Flames from the fire “had engulfed the walls and ceiling around the stove and the intense heat tripped the fire sprinkler system,” the department wrote.
After the fire was put out, an investigation found that the student was making homemade rocket fuel on the kitchen stove when it exploded into a fireball.
No one was injured, but the department said “some dorm residents will be displaced due to the flooding.”
“Please keep your experiments in the lab and supervised by trained professionals,” warned the police.
A Feb. 19 fire caused $75,000 in damage to a Dewey Beach residential unit.
The fire was reported at 7:30 p.m. at 1701 Bayard Ave., where firefighters from Rehoboth Beach, Lewes and Bethany Beach found flames coming from top floors of a four-unit building, officials said.
A residential sprinkler system confined the fire to unit A of the building, with moderate damage to the exterior of the structure, officials said. Occupants had exited the home before firefighters arrived, and there were no injuries reported.
Firefighters were on the scene for more than two hours extinguishing the blaze. The Delaware State Fire Marshal is investigating to determine the origin and cause of the fire. More information will be posted when available.
The Renton Fire Department (RFD) said the fire started in the 300 block of S. 2nd around 3:30 a.m.
Crews had to immediately call for a full alarm when they arrived with smoke and fire bursting out of the home.
Skyway Fire, King County medics and the Tukwila Fire Department all ended up coming to help.
RFD officials have not yet determined how the fire started, the person who went to the hospital suffered smoke inhalation.
Firefighters say the building sprinkler system actually helped contain the fire itself to one room.
