Firefighters found smoke from a fourth-floor apartment and a sprinkler system activated at a high-rise complex at 901 F St. around 12:30 a.m., according to San Diego Fire & Rescue.
Crews of 45 personnel knocked down the flames by 1 a.m. and closed their incident by 1:49 a.m.
SDFD did not report any displacements due to the fire.
RFD says firefighters were first called to the Olesen Plaza apartments in the 500 block of N. Church St. at around 4:40 p.m. Friday for the smell of smoke and alarms going off on the third floor of the building.
As first responders were on their way to the scene, people on the third floor noticed water coming from under the door of the apartment where the fire had happened.
As crews got to the scene, they found moderate smoke coming from the window of the third-story apartment. As they got inside, firefighters found a small dire that had been put out by the building’s sprinkler system.
The person living in that apartment was not present at the time of the fire. No residents, pets, or firefighters were hurt during the fire and following evacuation.
Fire crews worked with members of the Rockford Housing Authority, which owns Olesen Plaza, to clear out the smoke and to drain the water after the sprinkler system was shut down.
RFD officials say the fire was caused accidentally by “careless smoking.” Investigators estimate the damage caused by the fire at $65,000.
Olesen Plaza is 14 stories tall and houses around 140 people, according to the Rockford Fire Department.
Firefighters were summoned to the Ridgeview Apartments on Hawthorne Road around 10 a.m. by E-911 reports of smoke and water being emitted from a second-story apartment. There they found unattended cooking materials in a unit whose resident was not present.
The apartment’s sprinkler system had already contained the fire. The incident caused water damage to four units in the multistory residential complex and smoke damage to the apartment where the fire originated.
The Roanoke County fire marshal estimated damages at $25,000. No injuries were reported.
According to CFD, reports of a fire at 35 Folly Luxury Apartments came in just before 1:00 a.m. Monday.
Crews from CFD as well as St. Andrews and James Island Fire departments responded, along with Charleston County EMS and Charleston police.
Upon arrival, firefighters found remnants of a grease fire in a fourth-floor apartment.
The fire had been put out by a sprinkler and fire damage was contained to the kitchen of that apartment. One additional unit sustained water damage.
Investigators determined that the occupant of the apartment were cooking when a pot of grease caught fire. An occupant attempted to put out the fire using a bucket of water, which did not work.
CFD said that grease fires should never be extinguished with water, flour, or other similar items. Instead, they should be snuffed out by covering them with a pot lid.
Fire crews responded to a minor apartment fire Sunday afternoon.
According to Salt Lake City Fire Captain Tony Stowe, a single apartment unit caught fire at 761 S 300 East around 12:15 p.m.
Crews arrived and took down the fire quickly.
The sprinkler system activated and helped to extinguish the fire.
The fire didn’t spread into other units but had damages related to evacuating the building.
Stowe said that one woman and child had smoke inhalation, but no other injuries were reported.
The cause and cost of damages are being investigated.
The Red Cross of Utah helped residents who were displaced.
Engine Co. 7 responded to the building to investigate the fire alarm that was sounding. Residents told firefighters there may have been a fire in one of the units. Crews went inside and found water leaking out from under one of the apartment doors. Upon entry to the unit, Engine Co. 7 found a box of napkins on the stovetop that was charred due to the electrical burner being turned on. Firefighters removed the napkins and turned off the burner. The apartment was ventilated to clear the air.
Firefighters located the occupant, who stated she remembers placing the box of napkins on the stove before leaving home. The burner may have been accidentally bumped prior to her leaving the apartment.
The fire alarm in the building went off at about 4:50 p.m. in “The Roebuck” in the 500 block of Front Street, across the street from the offices of PETA.
We’re still waiting for more official information from Norfolk Fire and Rescue, but the department’s Public Information Officer told us the fire was contained to one apartment and the sprinkler system was activated and caused water damage.
A producer who works here at 13News Now lives in the building and tells us that the fire appears to have started in an apartment on the fourth floor.
According to our producer, everyone self-evacuated from the building. She also said she was told there were no injuries.
There’s been no word from the building’s management company about the extent of damage and when repairs might take place. We also don’t know exactly how many people were displaced.
This is the second time in two days in which a large number of residents in an apartment building have been displaced by a relatively minor fire. On Saturday, a fire broke out in the kitchen in an apartment the Heron’s Landing complex in Chesapeake displacing several residents. In this instance, the sprinkler system was also activated and caused damage to at least 30 apartments.
This is a developing story. We’ll update it once we get more information.
No injuries were reported in the fire, which was called in at 11:48 a.m., but all residents of the building have safely been evacuated until the cleanup can be complete and the fire suppression system in the building can be restored.
Deputy Chief Eric Bishop said the fire began near a refrigerator on the third floor, but the cause is still under investigation.
“Engine crews got to the third floor and found heavy smoke, and other crews evacuated people who had not yet left the building,” said Bishop.
There was some fire and smoke damage on the third floor. Bishop said minimal water was needed to put the fire out because it was mostly contained by the sprinkler system, which firefighters supported by adding water and pressure.
Lafayette Fire responded to a call just after 9 p.m. Sunday regarding an apartment fire.
Lafayette Fire confirmed to News 18 at the scene that a smoke alarm went off at a ground floor apartment at 1740 Salem Street in Lafayette.
The fire was contained to the front room of the apartment.
It was quickly put out.
Nobody was injured.
First responders say the apartment will likely be uninhabitable for the time being due to smoke damage and water damage from the sprinkler system.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
Although no details have been released yet about what caused the fire, a press release from the City of Airdrie stated the fire originated in one suite and resulted in an emergency evacuation of the building.
The building’s sprinkler system extinguished the fire before Airdrie Fire Department crews arrived on the scene. However, units in the building have been severely damaged by the water from the sprinkler system.
The Crossfield Fire Department provided standby resources to the nine Airdrie Fire Department firefighters who were deployed to the call.
The Fire Prevention Bureau will be conducting an investigation to discover the cause of the fire, according to the City’s press release.