All mall employees and everyone shopping inside was told to leave the mall immediately.
The fire was contained between the ansel system, the sprinkler system and a fire extinguisher; it was quickly extinguished, according to Amy Bellisano, general manager of the Woodbridge Center Mall.
Nobody was injured. All businesses inside the mall, except Salad Bistro, opened as normal on Wednesday. All the water was also cleaned up.
Fire crews responded to a small fire inside Oakdale Mall Wednesday morning.
The Johnson City Fire Marshall Bob Blakeslee told 12 News a small fire broke out inside one of the mall’s stores around 1:25 a.m. He said a sprinkler was tripped and was able to put out the fire safely.
There were no injuries in the incident, and the extent of the damage is unknown at this time.
Blakeslee could not confirm the impacted store.
12 News expects to learn more information throughout the morning.
According to Franklin Fire Marshal Andy King, the blaze broke out just before 7:30 PM in the storage area of Case Selects Wine & Spirits, located at 3046 Columbia Ave. King said a single fire sprinkler head activated and extinguished the fire prior to the Franklin Fire Department’s arrival, protecting neighboring businesses, including retail shops, clinics, restaurants, and more. “Only one business, where the fire started, was impacted. They should reopen soon. The sprinkler system protected the building from Case Selects to Panera Bread.”
King said the fire appeared to have been caused by smoking materials.
A fire at Brookfield Square Mall was contained by a sprinkler system Thursday evening.
According to a press release from the Brookfield Fire Department, fire crews responded to a report of a fire at 95 S. Moorland Road around 7:33 p.m. Thursday. Upon fire department arrival, light smoking was found to be coming in a back hallway, which activated the sprinkler system.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
‘The Missoula Fire Department was dispatched to an activated fire sprinkler system with smoke inside the Southgate Mall.
Arriving crews found heavy smoke just inside the East main entrance and approximately 4 ceiling mounted fire sprinklers activated just above the involved vehicle at the central clock court. Firefighters entered with a hose line and portable fire extinguishers, and quickly gained control of the fire however, the vehicle would re-ignite randomly. Crews soon discovered that the vehicle involved was electric and still plugged in to a floor outlet. Once de-energized the fire was completely extinguished.
Southgate Mall management and security assisted with accessing and shutting down the fire sprinkler system, MPD controlled access to the Mall.
MFD set up smoke fans and de-energized floor outlets. Once atmosphere was tenable Mall maintenance was allowed in to start clean up and assist with pushing the electric vehicle outside.’
Three engines and 12 firefighters responded to the incident, with no injuries reported.
Southgate Mall Manager Tim Winger told KGVO News on Sunday afternoon that a slight incident set off one of the sprinkler heads near Clock Court early in the morning causing minor damage.
Due to the incident and the cleanup that is currently underway, the Western Montana Car Club Expo was cancelled for the day.
Winger said regular mall operations will resume on Monday, September 28 with their normal operations from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Heavy smoke still lingered an hour and a half after the fire was put out, and shoppers remained outside the mall waiting to go back in.
The flames broke out just before 1:45 p.m. when cardboard and other trash ignited inside the compactor, which is under the parking garage in the rear of the building.
Derevyanik said the fire was contained to the compactor but some smoke seeped into the shopping mall.
There were no injuries, and Derevyanik expected crews to finish resetting the alarm system in time to allow customers back inside by about 4 p.m.
The fire remained under investigation.
A fire has damaged a strip mall in the Airways industrial area in northeast Calgary.
Fire crews were called to the area on 30 Ave. NE around 4:20 Monday morning.
When they arrived, crews found broken glass from windows that were shattered along with water flowing from sprinklers.
A small fire was eventually found and confined to the rear of the strip mall.
Damage to nearby shops was minor and mainly resulting from water and smoke.
Right now, there are no reports of any injuries.
Calgary police say fire investigators are now trying to determine the cause of the blaze.
A fire caused damage at Park City Center in Lancaster on Friday morning.
The fire started in a food warmer at a kiosk in the center of the mall around 6:30 a.m., firefighters said.
The fire activated the sprinkler system. According to firefighters, there were two to three inches of water in the center of the mall and smoke throughout every wing.
There was moderate to heavy smoke in the center court.
Fans were brought in to clear out the remaining smoke. Some stores are now open.
Because there are restaurants in the mall, the health department was brought in to inspect them.
The fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
Fire officials are investigating a blaze that broke out at our local outlet mall Tuesday.
The incident happened shortly after 9 p.m.
According to fire officials, heavy smoke was seen inside a store at the Outlet Shoppes at Laredo.
At the time, smoke was coming through some of the clothing items at the store when the sprinkler system went off.
Fire officials say no injuries were reported and there were no damages to other stores.
The scene was along the 5800 block of Stockton Boulevard.
According to the Sacramento Fire Department, the fire was first reported a little after 7 a.m. A second-alarm was called.
Firefighters extinguished the flames within the hour. They credit the building’s sprinkler system with helping contain the flames to one unit.
Traffic in the area was blocked due to the fire response.
Exactly what caused the fire is still under investigation.
