Tag Archives: Afternoon (12pm-6pm)

Apartment Building, Residential

Johns Island, SC – Apartment kitchen fire contained by single sprinkler

Charleston’s Fire Marshal Division responded to a report about a fire in an apartment building on Reva Ridge Drive in Johns Island around 3 p.m. Thursday. Firefighters arrived in less than five minutes to the three-story apartment building, according to officials.

“Smoke was venting from a first floor unit and crews rapidly entered the home to discover a smoldering fire in the kitchen area,” according to the department. The occupant of the apartment was not home, however a passersby noticed smoke venting from the apartment and notified property management and 911, according to officials.

“A single fire sprinkler head activated and contained the fire damage to the kitchen,” the department states. “Investigators determined the fire originated in the kitchen and was likely caused by a coffee maker.”

Emergency responders included the Charleston, St. John’s Fire District, James Island PSD Fire Department, North Charleston Fire Department, Charleston County EMS and City of Charleston Police Department. One tenant was displaced as a result of the incident and no injuries were reported.

Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business

Mount Kisco, NY – Electrical fire at go-kart track is held at bay by sprinkler system

Last Monday’s fire at the complex that contains the Grand Prix New York go-kart track was determined to be electrical, Mount Kisco Fire Chief David Hughes said today. The small fire broke out around 3:40 p.m. in a storage area in the back of the commercial property at 333 N. Bedford Road. There was heavy smoke, but the fire was extinguished quickly, Hughes said. “The sprinkler system kept the fire at bay, so it was a good thing they had it,” he said. The cause of the fire was electrical, Hughes said, but it was not clear what exactly was at the root of the fire. Several local fire departments responded to help Mount Kisco, including Bedford Hills, Millwood, Yorktown, Chappaqua and Pleasantville, Hughes said.

The facility, almost 600,000 square feet, is owned by Diamond Properties. Partner Bill Diamond said on Monday that “it was a very small, localized fire in the storage room,” with no real property damage. The businesses at the complex were not affected, he said.

Other Business

Buford, GA – Sprinkler system assist firefighters in suppressing commercial structure fire

Investigators have ruled the cause of a three-story commercial structure to be accidental and electrical in nature. Firefighters responded at 12:41 P.M. to a report of a business fire at the 100 block of East Main Street NE in the historic business district of downtown Buford. The caller to 9-1-1 reported that smoke was coming out of the crawlspace. Firefighters had to force entry into the structure by using a K-12 saw to cut through two doors on the backside of the building. While the firefighters were working on gaining access, other crews were rapidly evacuating adjacent businesses until the fire could be located and extinguished.

Upon entry, crews found two sprinkler heads that had been activated and were suppressing the fire. Firefighters had already deployed handlines and immediately began attacking the rest of the fire as they made their way into the structure. The fire had begun extending up a wall on the first floor towards the second floor but the aggressive attack by firefighters kept any further fire damage from occurring. There were no reported injuries.

Hotel / Motel

Chesapeake, VA – Fire in 3rd floor room at Comfort Suites hotel extinguished by sprinkler system

Firefighters responded to a hotel room fire in Chesapeake. A call came in around 1:49 p.m. last Monday, in reference to a fire in one of the hotel rooms on the third floor at the Comfort Suites located 1550 Crossways Blvd in Chesapeake. Officials reported that the hotel’s sprinkler system had extinguished the fire. Crews worked to ventilate the hotel. The third floor has reports of some water and smoke damage. No injuries were reported. Upon preliminary investigation by officials, it appears fire started in the HVAC system. There is no further information at this time.

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Rockford, IL – Fire at machining manufacturer is doused by sprinkler system

A local business’ sprinkler system prevents thousands of dollars of damage after an early morning fire. The blaze broke out at Barnes International on Chestnut Street shortly before 1:00 last Wednesday morning. According to Rockford Fire, crews saw smoke from the building, but most of the flames were extinguished by a sprinkler system, limiting the damage and allowing firefighters to put out the remaining blaze with fire extinguishers. Officals say the fire was accidental, and no one was hurt.

Athletic Club/Sports Facility, Other Business

Port Hope, ON, Canada – Sprinkler system contains fire at sports complex to area of origin

The investigation into the cause of a “minor fire” in one of the family change rooms at the Jack Burger Sports Complex is continuing, as is clean-up following the fire. “Investigation by the fire department is ongoing at this point and the cause of the fire has not yet been determined,” said Kate Ingram, the communications and community engagement coordinator for the Municipality of Port Hope, just after 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6. Port Hope Fire and Emergency Services, along with other emergency crews, responded to the fire call after 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5.

Patrons at the sports complex were evacuated immediately and the facility was shut down. All programming, including the on-ice activities at the arena were cancelled until further notice, with emergency crews remaining at the scene at 60 Highland Dr. into the evening Tuesday.

“The facility will remain closed until the investigation is complete,” said the municipality Tuesday evening following the fire.

In an updated public notice about noon on Wednesday, the municipality confirmed all pool programs remain cancelled for the day.

“The pool accessible change room will be closed for an extended period of time for full remediation,” the latest public notice further states.

There was some smoke damage, Ingram confirmed Wednesday.

An additional update on details about the status of pool programming for Thursday, Feb. 7 is to be issued after 4 p.m. Wednesday.

The arena, however, has reopened, “after required inspections to the fire monitoring system,” but residents are being encouraged to check in with their community program providers to ensure programming is ongoing given current inclement weather conditions.

There have been no injuries reported as a result of the fire.

Director and fire chief C. Ryan Edgar has confirmed the fire was contained to the area of origin and the “fire sprinkler system did exactly what it was supposed to do.”

The fire was out at the complex not long after the initial call went out.

As of 7 a.m. Wednesday, patrons who left behind any belongings during evacuation could contact staff at the Jack Burger Sports Complex to make arrangements to pick up items. Residents looking to make those arrangements or with inquiries can reach staff at 905-885-2474.

Apartment Building, Residential

Leonardtown, MD – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire in kitchen apartment; No injuries reported

On Monday, February 4, 2019, at approximately 1:00 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Valley Lee, Leonardtown, and Hollywood responded to 44890 Hunting Meadows Court in Callaway, for the reported structure fire.

Crews arrived on the scene to find nothing evident from apartment 1024.

Upon further investigation, firefighters found a slight haze of smoke in the apartment with an extinguished fire on the stove.

Firefighters advised the fire was out and secured the power and water to the residence. Units advised it was food on the stove, and all units can return to service when ready.

No injuries were reported. It is unknown if the occupants were displaced or are being assisted at this time.

Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse

Phoenix, AZ – Sprinkler system activated at warehouse fire; No injuries reported

Crews from the Phoenix Fire Department were called out Saturday afternoon to fight a working first-alarm warehouse fire.

The fire broke out around 3 p.m. at a warehouse in an industrial area near 22nd Avenue and Thomas Road.

When fire crews arrived at the warehouse, they encountered heavy smoke conditions.

“Firefighters quickly extended hose lines and gained access to the interior,” a Phoenix Fire spokesman told us.

Firefighters were quickly able to bring the fire under control. Crews then began overhaul and salvage operations.

Phoenix fire officials say a fire sprinkler over the roll-up door greatly reduced the spread of the fire.

There’s no word yet on what caused the blaze.

No injuries were reported.

Apartment Building, Residential

Madison, WI – Fire in utility closet at apartment complex is held in check by sprinkler system

An automatic fire sprinkler in a utility closet kept a furnace fire in check Wednesday afternoon, with nobody injured in the Southwest Side blaze. The fire was reported at about 2:25 p.m. at the Stone Creek Gardens apartment complex in the 6700 block of Mader Drive, the Madison Fire Department said.

“Nobody was home when multiple passersby began seeing flames outside the apartment along Maple Grove Road,” said MFD spokeswoman Cynthia Schuster. Arriving fire crews found fire on the exterior of the building near a second-story balcony. “Ladder Co. 7 knocked down the exterior fire, and other crews went inside to investigate whether that fire had extended to the inside,” Schuster said.

Crews discovered an automatic fire sprinkler in the furnace utility closet had activated, keeping the fire from spreading into the apartment, containing the fire to the utility closet. All occupants of the building were allowed to return to their apartments, except for the people living in the affected apartment and the apartment directly below it.

Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

New Hamburg, ON, Canada – Sprinkler system extinguished fire at factory; No injuries reported

Fire crews responded to a factory in New Hamburg Saturday afternoon.

One person was inside the Eurocan Pet Products building when firefighters from New Hamburg and Baden showed up.

The building was filled with smoke but the fire had been put out by the sprinkler system by the time crews arrived.

Factory fire in New Hamburg leads to an investigation.

“The sprinkler did its job. Controlled and extinguished the fire and contained it to just the one office,” says Russell Strickler, a Chief with the New Hamburg Fire Department.

An investigation is underway to determine how the fire started.

No injuries were reported.