Category Archives: Retail

Other - Retail, Retail

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at liquor store fire (Highland Park, IL)

August 12, 2013 viking210

An elderly driver crashed through a liquor store window setting fire to display boxes of vodka and gin, reported the Chicago Tribune. Anderson said she believes her car’s accelerator stuck and caused her to jump the curb into the storefront, according to the Tribune. Police are still investigating the cause. The store’s sprinkler system helped firefighters get control of the morning fire.

Dry Cleaner, Retail

Fire sprinkler system helps contain blaze at dry cleaner (Pleasanton, CA)

August 2, 2013 viking210

A dry-cleaning business at a strip mall caught fire Wednesday, but a sprinkler system inside the building kept the blaze from spreading and causing even more damage to the surrounding stores, a battalion chief said. The blaze began around 5:47 p.m.  Fire crews saw heavy smoke coming from the business when they arrived, but the fire sprinklers inside the store were activated after clothes on the conveyor system caught fire, Neiman-Kimel said. Those sprinklers kept the fire at bay until crews were able to get inside and extinguish it, Neiman-Kimel said.

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Fire at Wal-Mart Store Controlled by Sprinkler System (Oklahoma City, OK)

July 18, 2013 viking210

A fire in a McDonald’s restaurant located inside the Wal-Mart store at 7800 Northwest Expressway in northwest Oklahoma City Wednesday is out, according to fire radio reports. Employees inside the store were able to extinguish the fire. A sprinkler system was activated and firefighters mopped water and ventilated the building.

Retail, Shopping Mall

Strip mall saved from extensive damage thanks to fire sprinkler (Lakewood, NJ)

July 15, 2013 viking210

Fire and rescue responded to reports of a fire in one of the buildings in a strip mall. When they arrived, they found smoke coming from the eaves of the building and fire inside it, which was controlled to one area by the suite’s fire sprinkler. According to fire crews, had the building not had a fire sprinkler system installed, the damage to that building would have been much greater and would most likely have affected the other four businesses in the strip mall as well. According to reports, there were no injuries.

Department Store, Retail

Fire sprinklers help firefighters control blaze at home goods store (Chula Vista, CA)

July 3, 2013 viking210

A customer was able to catch a video of the fire that grew up the racks of a home goods store the afternoon of July 2nd. Investigators, however, are still unsure of what caused the blaze that was doused thanks to fire sprinklers and fire crews. No injuries were reported.

Other - Retail, Retail

Damage minimized at retail store thanks to fire sprinklers (Regina, SK)

June 13, 2013 viking210

Investigators are saying that the two fires that began at a dollar store Wednesday, June 12 were intentionally set. The store’s fire sprinklers quickly put out the fires, and no one was injured.

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

Fire sprinklers douse grocery store fire (Las Vegas, NV)

June 4, 2013 viking210

Fire investigators suspect arson was the cause of a fire that broke out in a grocery store on the afternoon of May 31. The grocery store’s fire sprinkler system quickly squelched the fire, limiting the damage. No injuries were reported.

Retail, Shopping Mall

Mall fire eliminated by fire sprinkler system (St. George, UT)

May 5, 2013 viking210

When a fire that began in the microwave in the back of a clothing store inside Red Cliffs Mall, a fire sprinkler soon activated to stop the fire before the six fire engine crew arrived. No injuries were reported from the blaze.

Dry Cleaner, Retail

Fire at dry cleaning business controlled by sprinkler systems (Townsend, MA)

May 3, 2013 viking210

Automatic sprinklers helped control a fire at Champion Cleaners in the Central Plaza Mall on Tuesday about 4:30 a.m.   “The sprinkler system actually kept the fire in check,” Fire Chief Donald Klein said. “It shows they work.”

Department Store, Retail

Fire sprinklers suppress arson fire at retail store (Fort Pierce, FL)

April 25, 2013 viking210

Fire officials are ruling the cause of a fire that started in the early afternoon at a retail store as arson. The fire started in the paper products aisle, and the fire sprinkler kicked on to keep the fire in control until fire crews arrived. 

“The fire sprinklers did exactly what they were supposed to do. If it wasn’t for the fire sprinklers, there would have been more extensive damage,” Fire District Captain Derek Foxx said.