Category Archives: Retail

Other - Retail, Retail

Sprinklers limit damage at tire distribution business (Chambersburg, PA)

March 31, 2014 viking210

No injuries occurred from a fire at a tire distribution facility on Saturday afternoon. An employee smelled smoke coming from a stack of tires that were placed floor to ceiling, and he called fire crews to the scene.

“The fire triggered the sprinkler system and did what it was designed to do,” Chambersburg Fire Department Captain Tim Ebersole said. He does not believe that work will be suspended at the business.

Department Store, Retail

Retail store fire squelched by sprinkler system (Charlottesville, VA)

March 25, 2014 viking210

Fire crews were called to the scene of a retail store after a clothing rack caught fire on Sunday evening. The fire sprinklers in the store eliminated the blaze prior to the firefighters’ arrival. There were no injuries, and the fire’s cause remains under investigation.

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Sprinklers extinguish grocery store fire before firefighters arrive (Calgary, BC)

March 22, 2014 viking210

Over 50 customers and employees had to leave a local grocery store on Friday after a fire broke out. Officials say the area where the fire originated had a sprinkler system which went off, along with a fire alarm. The sprinkler system extinguished the fire before crews even arrived on scene. There were no reports of injuries, and investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire.

Other - Retail, Retail

Sprinklers extinguish fire at Goodwill donation center (Tomball, TX)

March 8, 2014 viking210

Shortly after midnight on March 4, firefighters were called to an automatic fire alarm at a local Goodwill Donation Center. When they arrived, they found light smoke coming from one of the center’s processing workstations and a single fire sprinkler activated. Upon reviewing the surveillance footage, they discovered that a fire had begun at the workstation, with the lone sprinkler activating and putting out the flames. The fire is being ruled as accidental, and no one was injured in the incident. According to reports, the property value saved from the fire is estimated at $1.2 million.

Department Store, Retail

Department store fire contained by sprinkler system (Bakersfield, CA)

March 6, 2014 viking210

A department store had a fire break out in an office early Wednesday morning, and the Bakersfield Fire Department responded to the incident. The fire was contained by the building’s fire sprinkler system when crews arrived, and no one was hurt in the incident. The cause of the fire appears to be electrical.

Other - Retail, Retail

Fire caused by unattended candle suppressed by sprinkler system (El Mirage, AZ)

March 3, 2014 viking210

A West Valley business was saved by its sprinkler system after the building caught fire early Sunday morning. Fire crews from several cities responded the fire at Party Rental near Thunderbird and El Mirage roads. Firefighters saw smoke coming from the building but the fire had mostly been extinguished by the sprinklers when they arrived on scene.”These people will be able to occupy their business Monday morning,” El Mirage Fire Chief Howard Munding said. “If there was a fire without a sprinkler, these people would be out of business.”A burning candle was identified as the cause of the fire.

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Sprinkler keeps fire from spreading at supermarket (Redding, CA)

February 25, 2014 viking210

A fire which began in the dock area of a supermarket early Sunday morning activated the store’s sprinkler system. The fire was contained by the sprinkler until fire crews arrived.

Firefighters at the scene said, “The properly maintained and functioning fire sprinkler system prevented a major fire and large loss to property.”

The cause of the fire is under investigation, but initial reports show that it was caused by humans. There were no injuries reported.

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Sprinklers aid firefighters in fire at supercenter (Newport, RI)

February 19, 2014 viking210

Fire crews were called to a fire which broke out at a Wal-Mart store shortly after 5:30 p.m. The store’s fire sprinkler system had eliminated the majority of the fire, and occupants were able to evacuate safely. The fire, which began in the paper towel and paper goods area of the store, is under investigation.

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Fire at supercenter put out by sprinkler system (Brooksville, FL)

February 13, 2014 viking210

The Brooksville Fire Department responded to a fire at the town’s Wal-mart store on the morning of Tuesday, February 11. Fire officials report that one of the store’s buffing machines was to blame for the ignition of the fire. The store’s fire sprinkler system activated and helped to put out the fire within 15 minutes. All employees and customers were able to evacuate safely.

Other - Retail, Retail

Sprinkler helps to control arson fire at popular retail & entertainment venue (Las Vegas, NV)

January 25, 2014 viking210

A man was arrested and charged with first degree arson after allegedly setting fire to the loading dock, recycle area that services Neonopolis on the Fremont Street Experience Thursday morning. Fire dispatchers received the call at 3:09 a.m. Thursday that trash and a dumpster was on fire at the loading dock area for Neonopolis, which is a shopping mall and entertainment complex in Las Vegas, located on top of a $15 million city parking garage. After the fire started, a fire sprinkler activated and kept the fire under control until firefighters arrived on scene and put the fire completely out.  Damage was confined to the dumpster area.