Other - Retail, Retail Rockford, IL – Beauty supply store fire caused by unattended incense put out by sprinkler system January 3, 2017 viking210 No one was injured this morning when a fire broke out inside a Rockford beauty supply store, a fire investigator said. Rockford firefighters were called at 9:18 a.m. to the fire at State Beauty Supply, 4010 E. State St., according to the fire department. Arson investigator Mike Schnaper said the fire began in the back of the shop. It was accidental, he said. Fire Division Chief Matt Knott said the fire was caused by incense left burning. The fire was extinguished by the store’s sprinkler system and smoke and water damage is estimated at $10,000, according to the fire department.” The damage was very well controlled by the sprinklers,” Schnaper said, but the shop isn’t usable at this time.
