Fortunately, no one was hurt.
Fire crews were called to the 3000 block of Polo Parkway, inside The Shoppes at Bellgrade, for a public service call just before 7 p.m. Chesterfield Fire officials tell 8News that while details remain limited, the grocery store did suffer an unspecified amount of water damage.
An employee told 8News at the scene that the fire was discovered inside the family bathroom.
The blaze caused an estimated $3 million in damage and endangered more than 300 people who were in the store at the time, Kitsap County sheriff’s officials said.
Crews responded to the blaze, in the 6700 block of State Route 303, at about 10:30 a.m. after receiving several calls about clothing on fire inside the store.
The blaze set off the sprinkler system, and employees took quick action to try and limit the spread of the flames. Firefighters also worked to contain the flames to the clothing section before extinguishing the fire.
There were no reports of injuries.
Sheriff’s officials say the suspect entered the store wearing dark cothing, changed clothes after the fire and rode away on a bicycle.
Anyone who recognizes the suspect or who knows of his whereabouts is urged to call Kitsap County Sheriff’s Detective T. Dobbins at (360) 509-1026 or at (360) 337-5614. They may also contact Detective Sgt. Birkenfeld at (360) 340-5647.
The Walmart on 8th St. in Colorado Springs was evacuated around 8:00 Sunday night for a fire.
The Colorado Springs Fire Department spokesman said there was a small fire in a meat cooler. The fire was extinguished by an automatic sprinkler.
Walmart was later reopened according to a tweet from the CSFD PIO’s Twitter at 9:22 p.m.
The accidental fire was a mechanical fire, according to CSFD Capt. Mike Smaldino.
When firefighters arrived at the Walgreens at 2615 Burnsed Blvd. near the Sumter County Service Center in Wildwood, they discovered a small electrical fire that had triggered some of the sprinklers inside the store. The staff had evacuated into the parking lot and firefighters completed a thorough search and inspection of the building.
An employee said the store had remained open Wednesday after the incident was over and was able to reopen Thursday with normal business hours.
Spencer Wallace, 19, was booked into the Calcasieu Parish Jail and is facing one count of aggravated arson, public affairs director for the State Fire Marshal’s Office Ashley Rodrigue said.
Calcasieu Fire District responded to a fire at the Market Basket grocery store on the 300 block of Sam Houston Jones Parkway in Moss Bluff.
After assessing the scene and analyzing store surveillance video, which shows Wallace standing near the manager’s booth and setting a fire in a trash can, SFM investigators determined the fire was intentionally set.
In the video, Wallace was seen walking away after setting the fire that spread to the booth before the store’s sprinkler system extinguished it.
Wallace admitted to setting the fire in an interview with investigators and was placed under arrest.
The store reopened Saturday, with the smell of smoke still lingering.
A Safeway spokeswoman said the electrical fire started on top of one of the grocery aisles Friday morning, which in turn set off the store’s sprinkler system.
The sprinklers did their job and contained the fire, spokeswoman Jill McGinnis said. No customers or employees were injured.
McGinnis said local store directors worked to clean up the store and get it reopened quickly.
“We’re just really thankful that nobody got hurt,” McGinnis said.
A fire broke out at the service center of a Walmart supercenter in Geneva Wednesday afternoon.
Employees were evacuated and traffic was redirected at the intersection of Routes 5 and 20 and Berry Fields Road by Geneva Fire Department.
White Springs Fire Association responded, with assistance from Geneva Fire, the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Services along with Finger Lakes Ambulance.
Walmart employees were not permitted to comment and referred press inquiries to the company’s public relations hotline.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The White Springs Fire Chief says a call came in at around 12:30 p.m., and some employees reported flames up to the ceiling in certain sections of the store.
A second alarm was called after firefighters arrived on the scene.
Firefighters say the sprinkler system activated, and extinguished a majority of the fire.
There was heavy smoke and fire damage to the building.
The Kinston Fire Department received the call at 5:40 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17, that two pallets of firewood were burning at the Food Lion, located at 2410 N. Herritage St., just outside the left entrance.
KFD Chief Damien Locklear said the store’s sprinkler system activated on the outside and firefighters were able to extinguish the flames. He said no firefighters were injured and the store was not open at the time.
“There was an individual in the parking area,” Locklear said. “The person is (in custody) with the KPD and we cannot release a name or age.”
The Kinston Police Department said a juvenile male is in custody in regards to the arson case, but the KPD was unable to release the juvenile’s motive for setting the pallets of wood on fire due to a joint investigation between the police and the fire department.
The Free Press was unable to reach Food Lion’s corporate office for comments.
The Walmart in Harrisburg, Illinois is closed after an overnight fire.
Captain Rick Mallady with the Harrisburg Fire Department says they were called around 11:30 p.m. on report of a fire inside the Walmart.
When they got there, they found the building full of smoke.
A fire was inside the store, but the sprinkler system had contained it.
Firefighters did have to put out the remaining fire.
The fire was near the rear of the store near car seats.
Everyone had been evacuated from the store and no one was injured.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
We reached out to Walmart who had this to say.
Authorities say the fire was reported around 8 AM. Crews extinguished the fire in the garden center, which sustained fire and smoke damage, but damage was limited because of the building’s sprinkler system.
A Walmart employee said the store should re-open on Saturday.
Eighteen firefighters were on the scene. No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
