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Centralia, CA – Forklift fire in warehouse contained with help from sprinkler system; No damage reported to structure
Laconia, NH – Fire in circuit courthouse contained with help from sprinkler system
“Any time you have a report of a fire in a courthouse it’s of concern. It’s a government building and you have to think whether something else might be going on. Someone trying to create a diversion to get someone out or a disgruntled person trying to lash out,” Erickson said.
Courthouse staff directed people to leave the building after smelling smoke and then joined them gathering in the rear parking lot as firefighters arrived. Fans were set up to help clear the air. Damage was limited to the ruined trash can and to the mess made by the dry powder from the chemical extinguisher.
Security cameras are mounted throughout the building and bailiffs were confident that recorded video images coupled with observations made by people in the courthouse would lead to the source of the fire.
Stamford, CT – High rise apartment fire contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Jeffersonville, IN – Fire at automotive supplier extinguished by sprinkler system
Manassas, VA – Days Inn fire sparked by ice maker contained with help from sprinkler system
Le Mars, IA – Sprinklers contain fire after explosion at manufacturing plant; No injuries
Le Mars fire chief David Schipper said the Le Mars and Orange City fire departments were called at 4:22 p.m. to IML, at 1620 24th St. SW in Le Mars, for a compressor that had caught fire, and what was described as an “explosion” in the building.
IML employees stood watching as the firefighters went in and out of the building, deploying water hoses and venting the smoke. None of the employees or firefighters were hurt in the fire.
“Everybody did evacuate safely, we did an accountability check, and everybody made it out of the building just fine,” Schipper said.
The building was damaged to an unknown extent by the heavy smoke, which Schipper said came from burning oil in the compressor. Additionally, electrical and water infrastructure were damaged, and the compressor that caught fire was destroyed.
“It’s going to be quite a while before this place is back up and in business,” he said.
Schipper credited the building’s sprinkler system for helping to control the fire.
“Once again, sprinklers do save a lot, they did contain the fire for us,” he said.