Officials said crews responded to the scene along N. College Row shortly after Midnight.
According to officials, when crews arrived, they noticed smoke from the kitchen, so they activated the sprinkler system, which contained the flames, and helped firefighters extinguish them. Thankfully, officials reported that no injuries were reported following the incident.
The Transylvania County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating to determine the cause of the fire.
A report of a fire alarm activated at Central Place Apartments, 629 Central Ave., was received at 9:17 a.m.
Police officers who were first on the scene reported smoke on the second floor of the six-story building.
Fire Department Capt. Jeff Hill said the source of the smoke was determined to be apartment 202. There, he said, three sprinkler heads activated and extinguished a fire that was burning a chair and some cushions.
Firefighters searched the apartment for people and put out a couple of hot spots. They also ventilated smoke from the apartment.
Police officers helped to evacuate residents of the other apartments. Those residents were allowed to go inside next door at Citizens Central.
Hill said the occupant of the apartment was home when the fire started, but was able to get out into the hallway.
Apartment 202 sustained smoke, fire and water damage, while the apartment below it sustained water damage.
The American Red Cross is assisting the resident of the fire-damaged apartment, Hill said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, he said.
Emergency personnel were on the scene until 11 a.m.
According to a spokesperson for the Virginia Beach Fire Dept., crews responded just before 2:00 p.m. Sunday to the Crescent Square Apartments on Diamond Springs Road.
Fire officials told News 3 no injuries were reported.
Fire crews said the fire is believed to be accidental and started in a kitchen.
Crews added a sprinkler system activation kept the fire contained, but power was turned off for the building as the electrical system has to be inspected by electricians.
The fire department says 72 people were temporarily displaced due to no power in the building. Residents will be able to return to the building once electrical is approved.
Additionally, the department says 20 of the units were impacted by water damage. Those who reside in the 20 water damaged units will be unable to return immediately.
“The show will go on,” they said in a Facebook post.
Over the weekend, a fire occurred in an apartment directly above the theater, and due to Desert Star owner, Mike Todd, and his vigilance in keeping the fire alarms and sprinkler systems maintained, a victim of the fire was saved. Authorities also say the majority of the damage was from the sprinkler system.
The fire on March 31 was put out by crews with the Murray Fire Department. According to the Murray City Fire Chief, Joseph Mittelman, the crews could walk directly to the unit where the fire was reported.
Mittelman said when they entered the unit, the sprinkler was going off, and a person was in there. The crew began treatment of the victim as they awaited paramedics. When the paramedics arrived, they transported the victim to the hospital to treat him for smoke inhalation and minor injuries.
“The one thing we’re so appreciative of is a business owner, such as the Desert Star [owner], that is safety oriented. They had an alarm system, that was […] maintained, and also this fire sprinkler system has been maintained as well,” Mittelman said. “In this case, [the system] protected, and also saved this individual’s life.”
The apartment received both fire and water damage, and The Desert Star received flooding and water damage. According to Mittelman, fire sprinklers put out 7 gallons per minute.
The Desert Star said that due to the water damage, they are planning to re-open in two weeks, if not sooner. They said they’re currently in the process of cleaning up and readying the theater for future laughs.
“We didn’t start the fire,” Desert Star quipped. “But we’ll keep the place lit with our laughs.”
The Desert Star said that you can plan ahead for the re-opening, and purchase tickets for upcoming events on their website.
A water sprinkler doused a fire Friday afternoon at an eight-story building in downtown Fresno.
The sprinkler system had already extinguished the fire when crews arrived.
No one was displaced.
Lopez credited the Silvercrest Retirement Residence management for helping fire crews get to where the fire started and stressed the importance of having a working sprinkling system.
”This incident really highlights the importance of not having working smoke detectors, but especially in buildings like this working fire suppression,” he said. ”Sprinklers and self-closing doors really minimize the potential disaster that could happen in a high-rise building without these fire protection features.”
Five engines and two ladder trucks responded to the commercial fire.
Ladder Co. 2 checked the building’s alarm panel, which indicated a problem on the fourth floor. The crew proceeded to the fourth floor and identified that an automatic fire sprinkler had caught and extinguished a fire caused by unattended cooking.
Firefighters checked the unit for occupants and did find someone sleeping in another room with the door closed. That occupant was uninjured and able to evacuate the unit while firefighters turned off the stove and shut down the fire sprinkler system.
The incident caused fire damage to the stovetop and microwave, as well as some charring of drywall. Two other residential units were also affected. The American Red Cross is assisting those who were displaced.
On Saturday, March 18, units from the Maitland Fire Rescue responded to Lake Shadow Circle in the Visconti neighborhood after reports of a fire.
According to officials, the fire broke out in the kitchen and quickly triggered the interior sprinkler system.
The sprinkler system contained the fire to the interior kitchen area.
No injuries were reported by authorities.
The Merion Fire Company of Ardmore was called to the property at 3:30 a.m. on the report of a porch on fire at a multi-occupancy building. The sprinkler system activated and held the fire in place, so firefighters could extinguish and overhaul the fire.
All Lower Merion fire companies responded as part of the working fire procedure and staged to be ready if needed. The fire was declared under control in 15 minutes by the incident commander. There were no injuries reported.
Firefighters received an alarm call from the building at 630 E. State St. around 9:20 p.m. Monday. Investigators in the fire department say the flames started in a 10th floor bedroom. The sprinkler system contained the flames until crews arrived to extinguish the rest.
Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire. They estimate the damage at $5,000. No one was injured in this incident, and the Red Cross is helping the residents find a place to stay.
It happened around 10:00 p.m. Albemarle County Fire Rescue, the Charlottesville Fire Department and UVA Police arrived on scene.
According to ACFR, who is leading the investigation along with university police, the fire started in the basement. People inside used extinguishers to try to put out the fire before being forced to leave the room because of smoke. The smoke triggered the sprinkler system, something ACFR says was very important and could have saved lives.
“Activating that sprinkler system enabled them the opportunity to get out of the house safely. So everyone was able to evacuate safely. It also reduced the fire’s destruction which gave time for the fire rescue units to get on scene,” said Abbey Stumpf, ACFR PIO.
ACFR says thanks to the sprinkler systems limiting the damage, displaced residents of the building will be able to move back in more quickly.
The university says a small number of people were treated for smoke inhalation, but there was no other injuries.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.