Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail Milford, CT – Fire in Wal-Mart garden center is kept from spreading by sprinkler system November 25, 2018 viking210 A fire at the Wal-Mart store on Boston Post Road on Tuesday forced the store to shut down temporarily while fire crews extinguished the blaze. Shortly after 5 p.m., fire units raced to the store at 1365 Boston Post Road after an employee reported a fire, according to Battalion Chief Anthony Fabrizi. “Firefighting units arrived on scene to find a large volume of smoke visible from the fenced area of the garden center where pallets of store stock are kept,” he said. “The building’s fire sprinkler system had activated, which prevented the blaze from spreading.” Firefighters quickly extinguished the remainder of the fire and safely got the burned items out of the area. The store was evacuated and closed while crews worked to put out the fire. “When a structure fire occurs, it is imperative to evacuate the building and call 911 from a safe area outside of the structure,” Fabrizi said. “As a reminder, proper functioning smoke and carbon monoxide detectors save lives. Please check yours today.” Fabrizi said the cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Milford Fire Marshal.
