Stuart, FL – Sprinkler system activated for fire at manufacturing facility

The State Marshal is investigating after a business caught fire in Martin County Saturday night.

Martin County Fire Rescue responded to a fire alarm going off at Paradigm Precision on SE Commerce Ave. in Stuart shortly after 7:30 p.m.

Five stations aided at the scene after the first crews that arrived noticed a smell of light smoke.

Inside the building, they discovered a small fire near a table.

Fire rescue reports the sprinkler system was a critical aid in keeping the tableside fire in check.

They also praise the working fire alarm and sprinkler system as “critical in reducing damage in this incident.”