Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse Oakland, CA – Warehouse fire at leather company stopped by sprinkler system December 30, 2016 viking210 A fire at a leather company warehouse in East Oakland Friday morning was almost extinguished when firefighters arrived on the scene, thanks to the building’s sprinkler system, authorities said. Some wooden pallets and debris were the only items burned in the blaze, the cause of which is under investigation. Battalion Fire Chief Demond Simmons credited the sprinkler system for preventing further damage. “It pretty much stopped the fire and made sure it did not spread,” he said. The fire was reported about 7:52 a.m. Friday at a warehouse in the 800 block of 81st Avenue that is a storage and distribution center for California Leather Creations, officials said. The building is on a large piece of property that used to be the site of Mothers Cookies. When firefighters arrived they had to force entry through a large metal door. The items that had caught fire were mainly smoldering thanks to the building sprinkler system that had activated. Firefighters made sure there were no flareups and called the fire under control at 8:14 a.m. There were no injuries. Simmons said a damage figure has not been determined.
