Firefighters have put out a blaze at a building on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta.
Officials say crews found a small fire inside the roof of an apartment building on the 30 block of Peachtree Street around 6:30 Thursday morning.
They say a sprinkler system contained the fire and kept it from spreading.
No one was hurt in the fire.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
A fire broke out at the Wolfe Apartments, 240 W. Sprague Ave., at about 1:30 a.m. Monday morning, according to Julie O’Berg, deputy chief at the Spokane Fire Department.
The fire was small and primarily controlled by a sprinkler system in the building, she said. Residents were able to exit the building safely, and no injuries have been reported, O’Berg said.
“Our crews helped with smoke removal and just making sure there’s no extension (of the fire),” O’Berg said.
The number of apartments damaged was not available Monday morning, but O’Berg said most of the damage was caused by the water from the sprinklers. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The building had an automatic fire sprinkler system installed. A single sprinkler activated when exposed to the fire, effectively extinguishing it and preventing the fire from spreading.
Firefighters ensured the fire was completely out and conducted a primary search, locating and rescuing two birds that were inside the home. A secondary search found no victims and an overhaul was completed. One adult, one dog, and two birds were displaced due to the fire; however, no one was injured in the fire.
A fire investigator was on scene and the fire was determined to be caused by cooking and found to be accidental in nature.
The blaze inside a building at 7140 S,. Flight Ave. was reported at 4:48 p.m., Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange said.
The department sent 28 firefighters to the scene and extinguished the flames in under 25 minutes, Prange said.
Firefighters used covers to protect belongings from water damage from the sprinklers, he said. Firefighters will remain on site to air out the building with mechanical blowers, he said.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire remained under investigation.
According to police this morning, 23- year- old Ali Alyodawi was arrested Monday and charged with operation of a drug factory, first- degree reckless endangerment and possession of a controlled substance or more than a half ounce of cannabis.
While the arrest was Monday, police did not release information about the arrest until this morning.
Alyodawi is due to appear in Danielson Superior Court Aug. 18 and was issued a $ 10,000 bond, according to local police.
Police said Alyodawi lives on the sixth floor of the 560 on Main apartment building.
Willimantic Police Lt. Matthew Solak said Alyodawi is not expected to receive any more charges at this time.
According to Windham Town Manager Jim Rivers, there are 85 units in the building.
Willimantic Fire Department Chief Marc Scrivener said the department got a call about the fire alarm at the apartment building at 10: 59 a. m. Monday.
He said the fire was extinguished by a sprinkler system.
The scene was turned over to Willimantic Police Monday afternoon, according to Solak.
The incident caused quite a scene, shutting down the road in the area of Main and Jackson streets for many hours.
In addition to police and firefighters, personnel from the human services office responded to the scene, as well as Rivers and Windham Fire Marshal/ Emergency Management Director Mike Licata.
Crews were called around midnight at Clare Terrace, located at 36th and France. Clare Terrace offers affordable housing for people living with HIV/AIDS who are experiencing poverty or homelessness.
Investigators say the fire was contained to one unit on the second floor. The cause remains under investigation.
Firefighters had to temporarily turn off gas and electricity to the building. The building had some water damage from sprinklers.
“It was isolated to a very small area within the apartment. It wasn’t like a blaze that gutted the apartment at all,” said Johnny Rios, regional property manager for Project For Pride In Living, Inc., which oversees the complex. “The fire set off the sprinklers system, and so, when our sprinkler system goes off, it floods the entire system into whatever affected area there is.”
Tenants were able to move back into their units Tuesday, except the resident of the unit where the fire started, officials said.
Around 3:45 a.m., an alarm activation was reported at 123 West Pearl St., a 42-unit apartment building. Firefighters, according to Deputy Chief William Atkinson, saw smoke coming from the second floor of the building and requested an additional engine and ladder to the building.
“Due the aggressive interior work of our members, the fire was contained to a mattress in the apartment,” he said. “Two sprinkler heads activated keeping the fire from spreading.”
Atkinson said there was “significant water damage to the first floor store and basement display area.” He added, “Our members performed salvage operations to cover and protect the contents in the store.”
The fire marshal’s office posted more information on Facebook.
Smoke detectors, Atkinson said, alerted occupants to the fire.
The fire marshal’s office is investigating the cause of the fire.
Arson investigators arrested the 16-year-old boy on Tuesday on suspicion of setting fire to an inhabited structure and possession of dangerous fireworks, spokesman Steve Hill of the Contra Costa Fire Protection District said.
Fire investigators determined that a 5-inch mortar firework caused the blaze, Hill said.
Authorities did not identify the 16-year-old because he’s a minor. They released him into the custody of his parents.
The fire happened on the balcony of a unit in the 15000 block of Crestwood Drive. Hill said people who reported the blaze on the deck also reported hearing an explosion. Crews kept the blaze from spreading to the inside and were helped by a fire sprinkler at the apartment.
The unit suffered extensive smoke and water damage, Hill said.
Investigators said the mortar was set off on the second-story balcony and they identified the suspect as the resident of the apartment unit, Hill said. They also found more of the same kind of fireworks in the unit. Crews removed those, he said.
The case will be prosecuted through the juvenile courts, and Hill said the the district will refer him to the Youth Fire Setter Program.
All fireworks are illegal in Contra Costa County, including safe-and-sane ones such as sparklers.
Madison fire officials said they responded to the 7900 block of Tree Lane around 10:15 p.m. for a water flow alarm. When crews arrived at the apartment complex, they found the fire alarm ringing and residents evacuating the 45-unit building.
Firefighters entered the building and made their way to the second floor where they found light smoke coming from one of the apartments, but they did not detect any heat or fire. Crews then discovered a sprinkler had activated in one of the bedrooms.
More firefighters were called in to help with ventilating the building and shut down the sprinklers, which were credited with stopping the fire from spreading to other units.
Two families, which included three adults and five children, were displaced by the fire. The Red Cross is providing temporary lodging, meals and other essential items while they’re displaced.
Damage to the two impacted apartments is estimated at $25,000. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A water overflow alarm at 12:26 a.m. at an apartment on Halite Way initiated the Fire Department’s response. In the meantime, a fire was reported in the building.
Crews found smoke and water coming from one of the five apartments in the building, and smoke detectors were sounding. The building’s fire alarm and sprinkler system were also activated. The fire was controlled by a single sprinkler head but had extended to the range hood and some of the kitchen cabinets.
The resident told firefighters about starting to warm a pan of oil on the stove and then falling asleep in a nearby chair. The resident was awakened by the alarms and evacuated safely, along with two dogs. No injuries were reported.
The resident and the dogs were displaced, but occupants of the other four units were able to stay in their apartments.
The fire caused $10,000 to $20,000 damage, but the Fire Department said the sprinkler system saved up to $1.2 million in property and contents.
