An overnight apartment fire in Fayetteville has displaced as many as eight people.
The fire broke out on Rayconda Road around 3am in a three-story apartment.
The sprinkler system activated.
The fire is now out, but the extent of damage is unclear, and the cause is under investigation.
The Ithaca Fire Department responded to a call for a fire alarm activation at Titus Towers, an apartment complex on South Plain Street just before 10pm Friday.
Smoke could be seen coming from the building outside but once inside, responders found that the fire was contained to one apartment. The fire was still burning when help arrived, but sprinklers were able to keep it under control.
Firefighters rescued one person in the apartment as well as a neighboring tenant uninjured.
Responders credit the working smoke detector, fire alarm, and sprinkler system for keeping the fire contained and everyone safe. Following apartment damage the Ithaca Housing Authority is now helping the occupants with clean up and accommodations.
Several people are displaced after a fire in a North Central Florida apartment complex this morning.
Gainesville Fire Rescue says the fire started in an air conditioning unit in the hallway at The Atrium of Gainesville located on north west 41st Street.
Everyone evacuated quickly when the alarm went off.
Firefighters say thanks to the fire doors closing and sprinkler system the fire was contained to the hallway.
Four apartments were damaged by heavy smoke.
The management company is working with displaced residents to find accommodations.
Gainesville Fire Rescue and Alachua County Fire Rescue crews responded to a fire Wednesday morning.
In a Twitter post, GFR said the fire was reported at the Atrium of Gainesville, a senior apartment building on NW 41st St.
They said the fire is under control and all residents have been safely located.
No one was injured when a dumpster caught fire at a senior living center Monday afternoon.
Fire officials said a dumpster caught fire at Floyd Place Senior Living in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa.
A neighbor made the 9-1-1 call and pulled the dumpster away from the building.
Before fire crews could arrive, officials said police put the dumpster fire out.
However, the fire damaged part of the building’s siding.
“We had the sprinkler system going off helping extinguish the fire, we did a secondary search making sure everyone was out of the building. They’ll have the fire sprinkler company coming up to reset their fire sprinklers. It was a great case they maintained their fire protection systems well. And the fire sprinkler system saved their building,” said fire chief Anthony Gaul.
As a precuation, resident were evacuated. They were allowed back inside after fire crews checked out the damage.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Crews from the Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department battled an apartment fire Saturday evening.
According to fire officials, crews responded to a report of a commercial fire alarm in the northern part of the county at approximately 5:50 p.m. on Saturday, May 1 in the 5300 block of Hawthorne Road.
When crews arrived on scene, they found smoke showing from a third story window of a large multi-story apartment building.
The apartment was occupied at the time of the fire by a single adult.
Everyone in the building was able safely evacuate the building without injury. In addition, the fire was knocked down within about 10 minutes.
The department says the building’s sprinkler system was able to keep the fire controlled until firefighters arrived.
According to fire officials, damage is minimal but some water damage did occur in the apartment the fire originated as well as some of the units below.
The occupant of the apartment will be displaced and is being helped by the American Red Cross.
The Roanoke County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.
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.
Fire officials say the fire started Sunday night in the laundry room and was contained to only that room.
After interviews with the building owner, officials say he started a gas fired clothes dryer and 15 minutes later, the fire alarm went off.
Crews are now working on removing residual smoke from the building.
No one was injured during the fire.
Officials say if the building didn’t have functioning fire sprinkler and fire alarms systems, it could have been a different outcome.
According to the facility, residents are staying at the Comfort Inn and will be back as soon as it is deemed safe.
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.
Just after 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 24, 2021, firefighter were called to the complex. When they arrived they encountered smoke inside the building an quickly launched an offensive attack. The building’s fire sprinkler system was able to quickly knock down the blaze before crews arrived.
No injuries were reported.
The residents in all of the other suites were able to return on crews had completed ventilating the building.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
