The first officer arrived on the scene several minutes later to find no smoke or flames showing, but saw water running out under an exterior boiler room door.
Firefighters gained access to the building when the maintenance staff arrived. They found an activated sprinkler head above a fire in an upstairs area on the mezzanine. The sprinkler system had suppressed the fire and prevented it from spreading and causing further damage.
“This is why we encourage sprinkler systems,” the Fire Department wrote on its Facebook page.
Glenn Mott, vice president of compliance for Gerber’s added, “Everything worked perfectly.”
Firefighters extinguished the remaining fire with fire extinguishers.
A second alarm and the Rapid Intervention Team were canceled once the extent of the fire was determined to be under control.
Kidron Fire declared the fire out at 11:31 p.m. Crews remained on scene to do an overhaul and clean up until 12:38 a.m.
No one was in the building at the time of the incident and no injuries were reported. The damage was estimated between $5,000 and $10,000.
The Wayne County Fire Investigation Team investigated and determined the fire was caused by a malfunctioning heating unit that ignited material in an adjacent area.
