Auto Dealership, Retail Las Vegas, NV – Sprinklers limit damage in fire at auto repair shop; No injuries reported July 17, 2017 viking210 Las Vegas firefighters battled an auto repair shop fire last Thursday night. Fire officials responded to the Decatur Automotive Center in the 1700 block of N. Decatur Boulevard at 8:31 p.m. after dispatchers received numerous calls that there was an explosion in one of the auto repair shops and smoke was coming from the garage doors. Officials say the Decatur Automotive Center is a strip mall made up a several automotive repair centers and parts shops. When fire crews arrived on the scene, they say heavy smoke coming out three bay doors of one of the auto repair shops. Firefighters were able to cut the steel doors and found the business full of smoke. Once the smoke was taken out, two autos were found damaged by the fire. Crews put out hot spots in the two autos, the bulk of the fire was held in check by automatic fire sprinklers. The cause of the fire is under investigation. There were six vehicles in the shop during the fire and two autos were damaged. The business itself was not damaged by the fire. A damage estimate was not immediately available. There were no injuries during the incident. Fire officials say business was closed at the time. When the fire started, the fire sprinklers activated and held the fire from spreading until firefighters arrived and made sure it was out. If there were no sprinklers, fire investigators say it’s possible the fire would have spread to the other autos and significant damage would have occurred to the business. It is estimated that several thousands of dollars of property was saved by the sprinklers and downed production time will be minimal to the business.
