The fire was extinguished by a single fire sprinkler head operating.
The preliminary cause was accidental cooking fire.
Estimated amount of loss is $2,500.
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Clovis, CA – Sprinkler system activated for fire at mall; No injuries reported
The Sierra Vista Mall is closed for the rest of the day following a fire near Game Stop.
Clovis Fire Department says the fire started around 2:15 p.m.
When crews arrived, they found smoke in the Game Stop area with flames coming from the attic above the restroom.
Officials say the sprinkler system did a good job of keeping the fire from spreading.
Both the City of Fresno and Fresno County Fire Department assisted Clovis with the fire.
No injuries have been reported.
The fire is still under investigation.
Virginia, MN – Sprinkler system contained fire at mall; No injuries reported
Fire broke out at the Uptown Mall in Virginia Thursday afternoon.
Pictures from the Northland Fire Wire showed dark, black smoke coming from the building.
The Fire Wire reported that the flames were contained to a storage area thanks to the mall’s sprinkler system.
Multiple area fire departments responded.
Nobody was injured.
The cause is being investigated by the Virginia Fire Marshal’s Office.
Uptown Mall was formerly known as the Thunderbird Mall.
Montecito, CA – Sprinkler system contains garage fire; No injuries reported
Fire crews were called to the scene of a garage fire on Monday afternoon in Montecito.
Crews arrived in the 200 block of Olive Mill Road and found light smoke coming from the garage, according to the Montecito Fire Department (MFD).
Fortunately, a sprinkler system within the garage effectively contained the flames, resulting in minimal damage confined to the garage and no reported injuries.
To ensure the safety of residents and motorists, the section of Olive Mill Road between Hot Springs Road and the Olive Mill roundabout at Coast Village Road was temporarily closed while firefighters continued their operations at the scene.
The closure allowed the crews to conduct mop-up activities and investigate the possible cause of the fire.
Boonville, MO – Sprinkler system activated for fire at fireworks warehouse; No injuries reported
VP of Operations John Walker said no one was hurt and everyone was able to get out of the building safely.
An ABC 17 News reporter was able to hear fireworks going off at the scene.
Walker at the scene said the business was alerted around 1 p.m. Monday that fire alarms were going off and found a fire contained to one area. Walker said the fire was contained to one area of the building.
A cause of the fire was not known as a Monday afternoon. Walker said it appeared that the sprinkler system went off as it was supposed to, and that 20 employees were working in the building at the time.
No injuries were reported.
The fire was still burning as of 6:20 p.m. Firefighters have not been able to go inside the building because conditions are not safe, according to Cooper County Fire Protection District Lt. William Johnson. Firefighters are expecting to be on the scene until 10 p.m. It will likely take days to determine the cause of the fire, Johnson said.
“We are on the scene of a working structure fire at Spirit of 76 fireworks. This is mutual aid to Boonville Fire,” the Cooper County Fire Protection District wrote on its Facebook page.
Laurie Little works at the Holiday Inn on Mid-America Industrial Drive near the warehouse.
Little said she was at work at the time, when she remembers hearing a ‘pop,pop,pop’ and seeing an “explosion” in the sky when she looked out the window. She said she soon recognized the sound as fireworks because her family used to own a fireworks company, but it was concerning at first.
“It was scary at first because I was like if somethings exploding in that building and there’s the capacity to just keep exploding we’re not too far away from that,” Little said. “So, you know it was a little bit unnerving at first but then you know I thought at the time it’s gotta be fireworks because once the initial explosion kinda cleared… right like you could see it more drifting off like firework smoke.”
Fresno, CA – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at eight-story building
A water sprinkler doused a fire Friday afternoon at an eight-story building in downtown Fresno.
The Fresno Fire Department responded to the fire at 4:45 p.m. at Fulton and Amador streets with reports of a fire that started on the balcony, spokesman Jonathan Lopez said.
The sprinkler system had already extinguished the fire when crews arrived.
No one was displaced.
Lopez credited the Silvercrest Retirement Residence management for helping fire crews get to where the fire started and stressed the importance of having a working sprinkling system.
”This incident really highlights the importance of not having working smoke detectors, but especially in buildings like this working fire suppression,” he said. ”Sprinklers and self-closing doors really minimize the potential disaster that could happen in a high-rise building without these fire protection features.”
Five engines and two ladder trucks responded to the commercial fire.
Spring Hill, TN – Sprinkler system holds fire in check at early afternoon apartment fire
Spring Hill Fire Department responded to a reported apartment fire early Saturday afternoon.
The fire was contained to the balcony of the affected unit. Investigation found that discarded smoking materials in a flowerpot started the fire which spread to a plastic rocking chair.
Fire was held in check by the sprinkler system until SHFD Units arrived to complete the extinguishment.
No extension into the building or other hazards were found.
Mackinac Island, MI – Sprinkler system activated for fire at apartment complex
Just before 2, the Fire Department was sent to the Stonecliffe Neighborhood for a report of an Apartment Fire.
The chief tells us a 2 story employee dorm was on fire after an incorrect use of an appliance.
The majority of the fire was knocked down by the sprinkler system.
Units cleared in 40 minutes.
Highlands Ranch, CO – Sprinkler system activated for laundry fire at senior living facility; No injuries reported
Memphis, TN – Sprinkler system contains arson fire at Walmart
An intentional fire set inside a Memphis Walmart caused nearly $2 million in content loss, the Memphis Fire Department said.
On Sunday, the MFD responded to a fire at the Walmart on Austin Peay Highway at 3:11 p.m.
Qwanesha Ward of the MFD said that the fire was intentionally set on Aisle 18 near the electronics department and was contained by the store’s sprinkler system.
However, the fire still led to $1.8 million in content loss and $10,000 in building loss. The store has smoke and water damage.
MFD said that the store will likely be closed until the end of the week.
