Department Store, Retail Walla Walla, WA – Sprinkler system helps extinguish fire at Cascade Farm & Outdoor Store December 2, 2015 viking210 The Cascade Farm and Outdoor Store in Walla Walla will be temporarily closed while water/smoke damage from a small fire is assessed and cleaned up. A display heater caught fire around 11 PM Friday night causing isolated smoke damage and water damage from an activated sprinkler system. While initial reports describe a small amount of damage, the store will be closed until further notice.
Department Store, Retail Hixson, TN – Fire at Kmart store contained to printing room by sprinkler system October 27, 2015 viking210 Firefighters battled a small fire at a Kmart in Hixson Sunday. When firefighters got to the store on Highway 153, they noticed smoke coming from the right, front portion of the building that is used as a printing room. The fire was contained to the printing room and officials say the sprinkler system inside help keep the fire under control. Chattanooga Fire Chief Don Bowman says it appears the fire started from one of the printers. The store was evacuated and employees told officials it’ll take one to two days to clean up the damage.
Department Store, Retail Bedford, IN – Sprinkler system helps protect Farm and Home store from fire damage August 4, 2015 viking210 Firefighters were able to extinguish a fire at Orscheln Farm and Home on Ind. 37 within minutes of arriving Sunday afternoon. Firefighters from Marion, Shawswick and Oolitic Volunteer Fire Departments were called to the business at 1:31 p.m. According to Marion VFD Chief Jason Zeeks, the fire started outside on the south side of the building after some paper on plastic stock tanks for water caught on fire. The fire then moved inside the business, setting off the sprinkler system. Zeeks says no one was injured and there was little fire damage done to building, but smoke and water did cause minor damage to some contents of the store. Firefighters from Shawswick and Oolitic VFDs assisted Marion VFD firefighters with cleaning up the water and ventilated the building of smoke. Orscheln was able to re-open for business Sunday afternoon.
Department Store, Retail Manhasset, NY – Fire in freight elevator at Macy’s department store controlled with help from sprinkler system July 31, 2015 viking210 A fire broke out in a freight elevator at the Macy’s department store in Manhasset last Sunday morning. Manhasset-Lakeville officials said they were able to contain the fire using the building’s sprinkler system. Several Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department companies as well as the Port Washington Fire Department’s FAST rescue and rehabilitation unit and Nassau County Police were dispatched to the site around 10:30 a.m. and discovered the fire and smoke throughout the building. Only Macy’s employees were in the store at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Nassau County Fire Marshals office. Fire teams then sought to ventilate the building of smoke and carbon monoxide.
Department Store, Retail Capitol Heights, MD – Sprinkler system helps extinguish potential arson fire at Family Dollar store July 29, 2015 viking210 Prince George’s County authorities are seeking the community’s assistance in identifying a man they believed started a fire in a local Family Dollar store. The fire occurred at 1:23 p.m. Saturday in Capitol Heights, Maryland. Onlookers say they saw a man set combustible materials on fire to cover up a theft. The fire was quickly contained by a store sprinkler and an employee dispensing a fire extinguisher. The total loss is estimated at $2,500. No injuries were reported.
Department Store, Retail Edina, MN – Sprinkler system contains fire to small area at H&M store July 4, 2015 viking210 The H&M store at the Southdale Center in Edina is closed Friday after a fire on the second floor. Edina officials say the fire was reported at 10:30 a.m. after a piece of clothing caught fire and caused the sprinkler system to activate. Officials say the fire was contained to a small area of the store, but both the first and second floor have smoke and water damage. The store is closed as crews work to clean up. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Department Store, Retail Sacramento, CA – Sprinkler system contains fire at Macy’s; Store reopens same day June 2, 2015 viking210 The Macy’s store in Arden Fair mall has reopened following a small single-alarm fire this morning, Sacramento Fire Department officials said. Firefighters responded to the fire, which took place in an attic air-conditioning unit, at 9:40 a.m. said Roberto Padilla, fire department spokesman. The building’s sprinkler system kept the fire contained, although there was some smoke in the basement, elevator shafts and third floor, he said. The fire is no longer active and all units have cleared the scene, Padilla said. Arden Fair Mall officials said the store reopened for business this afternoon.
Department Store, Retail Germantown, MD – Fire at Bed, Bath and Beyond store controlled by sprinkler system May 7, 2015 viking210 Montgomery County firefighters say an electrical short in a light fixture sparked a fire on Tuesday morning at the Bed, Bath and Beyond store on Middlebrook Road in Germantown. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said workers discovered the blaze and called 9-1-1. He said the fire was controlled by the building’s sprinkler system. According to Piringer, the store’s employees evacuated the building and there were no injuries
Department Store, Retail San Leandro, CA – Walmart fire contained with help from sprinkler system; No injuries March 30, 2015 viking210 A two-alarm fire required the evacuation of the Walmart store on Davis Street on Saturday night, fire officials said. Alameda County Fire Department spokeswoman Aisha Knowles said the store’s sprinkler system activated, and the entire store was evacuated. The fire broke out about 7:30 p.m. in the kitchen of the McDonald’s restaurant inside the store at 1919 Davis St. Firefighters had knocked down the blaze by 8 p.m., but the store remained empty half an hour later. Nobody was hurt.
Department Store, Retail Houston, TX – Arson fire at HEB store controlled with help from sprinkler system February 27, 2015 viking210 An HEB in southwest Houston will be closed indefinitely after a fire was started inside the grocery store Wednesday evening. The fire erupted around 7:30pm at the store in off Beechnut and the Beltway. According to fire officials at the scene, someone set fire to toilet paper in the back of the store. Fire officials on the scene say when the fire started, employees tried to put it out with extinguishers. Firefighters then arrived to help. The store’s sprinkler system activated to help control the fire. An HEB spokesperson said everyone was evacuated and no injuries were reported. Officials said the store will be shut down until health inspectors can examine what kind of damage was made to the products inside. The HEB spokesperson didn’t know how long that process will take. HEB says it is working with HFD on the investigation, which they’re classifying as arson.
