A fire broke out late last night in the lawn and garden section of the Lowe’s store in Fenton.
Firefighters responded around 11:30 p.m. to find heavy smoke inside the building. The store’s sprinkler system kept the fire from spreading further.
Crews ventilated the building and monitored air quality to ensure it was safe. No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Seattle Fire Department crews responded to the fire at the 1400 block of Broadway around 10:17 a.m.
Firefighters reportedly found a rubbish fire in the building’s parking garage. The fire was contained by the sprinkler system and firefighters.
Seattle Fire said the fire did not extended beyond the parking garage, which is located under the building.
The businesses above the garage were evacuated, including the QFC. No injuries were reported.
MCFRS firefighters responded to a call around 4 a.m. about a fire on the 12000 block on Cherry Hill Road near Prosperity Drive. Firefighters located the fire on the DARCARS service department’s second floor, according to Piringer’s X post.
Piringer said the automatic fire alarm and sprinkler system were activated and no injuries were reported.
A computer electronic component mounted on the wall in the service bay is the probable cause of the electric fire, according to Piringer.
The damages were estimated at $20,000.
Charges have been filed in an arson at a Target store in northwest suburban Rosemont.
Flames broke out just before noon this past Thursday at the Target at 7000 Mannheim Rd. next to the Allstate Arena.
Store employees tried to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher before firefighters arrived, and multiple sprinkler heads started up.
The Rosemont Public Safety Department and several local fire departments responded to the scene, and found the fire near the diaper aisle. Everyone in the building left, and no one had to be hospitalized.
However, the store sustained major damage due to smoke, fire, and water used to put out the fire. Smoke damage extended beyond the area of the fire to include most of the store, police said.
Merchandise worth $1.5 million was lost, police said.
Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Division 20 Arson investigators, the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Rosemont police detectives launched an investigation right away. A suspect was quickly identified and tracked down in Elk Grove Village, police said.
Denny Ellis, 56, of Nevada, was charged on Saturday with aggravated arson. He made his first court appearance on Sunday, and was being held by the Cook County Sheriff’s office.
The Target remained closed as of Sunday due to damage inside and cleanup.
On Sept. 28, 2023, a fire was set inside the Target store at 1 S. State St. in the Loop. Sprinklers put out the fire at the downtown Target.
In that incident, Ronald Langley was charged with aggravated arson. According to court records, Langley was caught on video taking a can of WD-40 and lighting a blanket on fire on the second floor of the store.
According to the Mountain Home Fire Department, the fire began Wednesday night at approximately 5:49 in the front warehouse of the facility attached to the main building. The fire caused the sprinkler system to activate, but water damage was kept to a minimum. Fire damage was confined to the skid steer, with little to no smoke damage affecting the surrounding structure.
Thirteen firefighters, including personnel from two engine companies, two ladder trucks, one rescue vehicle, and two support vehicles, responded to the scene. Crews worked for about two hours to extinguish the fire. The cause of the blaze is currently under investigation.
Marchant Building Center remains open for normal business hours.
Menards in Moorhead is open for business as usual despite a fire in the store early this morning.
According to Moorhead Fire Department, the fire started in the electrical section of the store.
Fire crews reported fire, smoke, and water damage to store displays and merchandise.
Crews could be seen cleaning up water from the store’s sprinkler system, which received the credit for extinguishing the fire.
“That ignition started about 4:30 and sprinkler heads activated at 4:45. So it just sort of sat there and kind of didn’t get the heat all the way yet until it became a bigger fire,” said James Garvey, Moorhead Fire Marshal.
No one was hurt in the fire. A damage estimate is not currently available.
Halton Hills firefighters responded to the call at the Guelph Street business around 10:30 p.m., with smoke showing upon arrival.
Initial reports indicate that a battery charger in the service area had caught fire.
The building’s sprinkler system helped keep the blaze and its associated damage isolated.
The fire occurred around 12:30 p.m. at the Toy Chest, said Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, a city public safety spokesperson.
She said, “Upon arrival, JCFD observed a small working fire in the toy chest store. The fire caused moderate smoke conditions inside the mall.”
“The sprinkler system went off and helped contain the fire,” she added. “Additionally, the fire department’s quick response kept the fire under control without any fire extension to any other stores.”
No injuries were reported.
Officials on the scene reported the cause may have involved the hot water heater and duct work. The Fire Department is still investigating.
Police are investigating after a fire ignited Sunday afternoon inside the Salmon Arm Walmart.
The fire prompted the store’s evacuation around 4 p.m. on Aug. 4. Two employees outside the store said the blaze had allegedly been started by individuals who’d been using the changing rooms in the clothing area.
“The flames were shooting to the roof,” said one of the employees.
The Salmon Arm Fire Department and RCMP responded.
Salmon Arm RCMP spokesperson Const. Andrew Hodges confirmed police are investigating the suspected arson.
Salmon Arm Fire Chief Brad Shirley said the fire department received a report of a commercial structure fire just after 4 p.m. Firefighters from three fire halls were dispatched to the scene.
“Upon arrival, the fire involving hanging cloths had been mostly extinguished by staff and the sprinkler system,” said Shirley via email.
Shirley said damage from the fire was somewhat minor, though there was also smoke and water damage.
Brad Hesse, assistant chief of operations for Vancouver Fire Rescue Services, said an emergency call came in around 10 a.m. Saturday.
He said it’s too early to confirm the fire was arson, but it was “strange” that videos from customers’ phones showed it appeared to spark on a sofa in the store’s furniture department.
Hesse said the store was quickly evacuated and there are no reports anyone was injured.
Firefighters had trouble pinpointing the source of the blaze because of the thick black smoke emanating from the furniture department.
He said the sprinkler system helped keep the fire contained to that section and that crews were able to fully douse it after about 45 minutes.
However, the store in the 3500-block of Grandview Highway has extensive smoke and water damage. Hesse said it’s likely a lot of the product in the store is compromised by the thick smoke that circulated during the fire.
Hesse said about 40 firefighters and nine fire trucks were called in to the second-alarm blaze.
Vancouver police are also investigating to determine the cause of the blaze.
“We urge anyone who witnessed anything unusual in the store around the time of the fire to contact investigators immediately,” said Const. Tania Visintin, in a news release on Sunday afternoon.
The company released a statement to media that said the fire was set deliberately.
“This appears to be a criminal act of arson that will unfortunately and unfairly impact our customers, associates and the local community who rely on the store,” Walmart said.
“Setting a fire in a public setting is shocking, dangerous, and shameful.”
The store will re-open as soon as the necessary clean-up and repairs are complete.
“We will do everything we can to ensure the arsonist is identified and held accountable, including assessing our legal options to seek compensation from the arsonist for the damages caused by this act,” reads the statement.
Damages are estimated to be in the millions.
Though Walmart has over a dozen outlets around Metro Vancouver, the Grandview location is the only one in the city proper.
