Napa Fire said the smoke was discovered to be coming from a locked guest room. Firefighters found a small fire in a bathroom that had been partially put out by the automatic sprinkler system, Fire Capt. Steve Becker said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Guests were able to return inside after 90 minutes, Becker said.
A faulty light fixture caused a garage fire at College View Townhomes in Redding.
Firefighters say it happened on Saturday, June 13 around 6:30 p.m. when they responded to a report of a structure fire at the College View Townhomes in the 1300 block of College View Drive.
Someone who lived at the home called 911 after they heard water flowing into her garage from a sprinkler system. Firefighters say when she opened the door to her garage, she noticed that the garage was full of smoke so she closed the door and quickly evacuated her family from the home.
Firefighters arrived and extinguished the fire.
No injuries were reported.
Firefighters say the cause of the fire was determined to be a faulty light fixture.
There was about $1,500 in damage to the home as a result of the fire, officials say.
Crews were called to the 600 block of Franklin Street about 8:30 p.m. for a report of a fire alarm sounding from an apartment in a three-story building, the Mountain View Fire Department said in a news release. A smoldering box was found on top of the kitchen range.
The fire department said the blaze had been suppressed by the building’s sprinkler system.
Crews turned off the sprinkler system and made sure the fire was fully extinguished, the fire department said. No injuries were reported.
The fire department said a total of three residents from the apartment and one below it were displaced by the fire. Damage to then contents and structure was estimated at $50,000.
The precise cause of the fire is under investigation.
Upon arrival shortly after 5 p.m., firefighters found an extinguished fire in a two-story multifamily unit. The fire started in the kitchen and was contained to the room of origin through activation of a fire sprinkler.
Firefighters assisted the homeowner in changing the sprinkler head to keep the system active and with salvage operations to limit the water damage. Fire crews remained on scene for approximately one hour.
Damage was estimated at $10,000. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Firefighters were sent to the 600 block of East 16th Street, near San Pedro Street, about 4:15 p.m., according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The exterior fire was extending into a commercial building, activating the building’s sprinkler system, but fire crews quickly extinguished the blaze before it burned more than a couple of boxes at the unidentified business, he said.
No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire was under investigation, he said.
On Thursday, at 7:39 p.m., the Redding Fire Department (RFD) responded to a reported structure fire on Hollow Lane.
When firefighters arrived, they found a mostly extinguished fire within the garage of the home.
RFD says the homeowner and his family saw smoke and flames coming from the garage and reacted quickly with fire extinguishers and water hoses. The home also had an automatic fire sprinkler system which fire investigators say helped in keeping the fire from spreading.
After an investigation, RFD learned the fire was caused by failed rechargeable batteries used in RC cars. They say the battery was being charged when it failed, ignited and spread fire to the surrounding, plastic items on a shelving unit.
RFD says the garage suffered moderate to major fire and smoke damage, but due to the swift actions of the homeowner and the fire sprinkler system, fire was limited to the garage.
Nobody was injured in this incident.
Crews entered the building for fire attack and search and encountered a number of residents in the hallways and still inside their rooms. The ladder truck was positioned with the ladder to the fire apartment. The fire attack crew found the apartment full of smoke, but the fire had been extinguished by one sprinkler head that activated in the bedroom where the fire had burned a laundry basket of clothing and began to burn the mattress next to it. Search efforts continued as additional occupants were removed or sheltered in place on lower floors away from the fire location. The sprinkler system was shut down, smoke was removed from the building, and crews worked to protect property from water damage. The building electrical was also shutoff. Unfortunately, 12 occupants were displaced by the fire and subsequent water damage to apartments next to and below the fire apartment.
Del Norte County Office of Emergency Services assisted with Red Cross to temporarily house the 12 displaced occupants. Property management on scene was coordinating with an electrician to restore power to the undamaged apartments. Cleaning resources were also being brought in for water removal.
In addition to the three engines, one ladder truck, one rescue, and duty officer from Crescent City Fire and Rescue, Pelican Bay State Prison Fire Department and CALFIRE each were requested and responded with an engine. A total of 18 firefighters battled the fire. After investigation of the fire scene, the cause of the fire appears accidental from a dropped cigarette between the bed and laundry basket. Repairing the damage from the fire and sprinkler flow could be as much as $50,000.
“The sprinkler system did its job today at the Surf Apartments by quickly knocking down the fire. Without the fast response of a working automatic fire sprinkler system combined with the fire department response, this situation would have likely been tragic as the mostly elderly occupant population attempted to flee from what could have been a rapidly growing fire.” Bill Gillespie, Fire Chief
Police say firefighters responded to a fire at the store on Golden Hill Road at about 8:15 p.m.
The building’s fire sprinkler system helped minimize the growth of the fire and it was contained within about five minutes of firefighters’ arrival. No one was injured.
The store opened for business as usual on Monday.
Police believe the fire was set as a distraction. They say a man entered the store shortly after 8 p.m. and hid a rolling pipe threader under a canvas drop cloth. After the fire was set and alarms and sprinklers activated, the man pushed the pipe threader out of the store.
Police believe the man was working with at least three other men. Investigators are asking for he public’s help to identify the people believed to be involved and a truck that may also be associated with the theft.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Paso Robles Police Department at (805) 237-6464.
Crews were dispatched shortly after 10 a.m. to the hotel at 1111 E. Cabrillo Blvd., Santa Barbara City Fire Chief Eric Nickel told Noozhawk.
The fire was on the roof in an area of the hotel being remodeled, Nickel said, adding that when firefighters arrived, they found workers attempting to put out the blaze.
The fire likely was caused by the roofers, Nickel said, noting that a propane tank and a hot torch were found near the ignition point.
Firefighters used a ladder truck to make access to the roof, and pulled apart some of the roofing material to gain access to the flames.
The fire was declared under control at 10:52 a.m., Nickel said.
He noted that the flames were kept in check by the hotel’s sprinkler system.
“With the building under construction and the walls all opened up, we could have lost the whole thing if not for the sprinklers,” he said.
Crews searched the first and second floors of the affected area to make sure everyone was out, Nickel said.
Firefighters remained on scene late Sunday morning doing overhaul, and an investigator was called in to search for the cause of the fire.
No injuries were reported.
With all of the city’s fire engines and trucks assigned to the incident, crews from Santa Barbara County and Montecito were called in to provide coverage in the city, Nickel said.
Check back with Noozhawk for updates to this story.
