Other - Retail, Retail San Bernardino, CA – Attic sprinkler holds fire at bay at downtown shoe business March 14, 2017 viking210 A fire forced customers and employees to evacuate a downtown San Bernardino shoe business Wednesday evening. “The facade burned with smoke extension into the building,” San Bernardino County Fire spokesman Eric Sherwin said. “The sprinkler in the attic kept the fire at bay, but still had active fire in a 60-foot section of the facade on the store front side.” The fire was first reported shortly after 5:30 p.m. with several reports of smoke coming from the attic of Shoe City at 808 S E St. “Shortly after the fire erupted, the sprinklers activated and the store was evacuated,” Sherwin said. “An attic fire was located and knocked down in 25 minutes.” Fire investigators were on scene and no injuries were reported. Fire officials haven’t released the cause of the fire. It’s unclear when the business will reopen or how much damage was caused by the blaze.
