Firefighters responded to the building located at 737 Crocker St., south of Seventh Street, at 3:32 a.m., according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
“The growth of the fire was initially stunted by a fire sprinkler activation inside the building, minimizing the spread and damage,” Prange said.
A knockdown was declared at 4:12 a.m.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire was under investigation.
A cooking fire forced the Shasta Hotel on 10th Street to evacuate Monday afternoon.
According to a Sacramento Fire spokesperson, the fire started on the fourth-floor kitchen area, activating the sprinkler heads.
Some residents evacuated when the fire alarm went off, but all were forced to evacuate.
Firefighters said the damage from the fire was minimal, but the water from sprinklers and hoses caused flooding on the fourth floor and the lower floors as well.
Crews remained at the hotel after the fire was extinguished to help with evacuations and water cleanup.
No injuries were reported in the fire.
The incident prompted a brief evacuation of the Morimoto restaurant on the first floor as water cascaded down the outside of the building.
Fire officials said the fire was confined to the compost toter, which was located in a trash room, and damaged none of the upper floor residences.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
At around 2:30 a.m., firefighters responded to a resident’s report of a fire at home in the 9800 block of Avenida Ricardo.
Responding fire crews entered the structure as the home’s built-in sprinkler system was active and putting out much of the flames.
However, crews saw that the water from the system had soaked two guinea pigs and flooded their cage.
Crews rescued the two guinea pigs and helped safely remove two dogs from the home. The pets’ owners were not home at the time of the blaze.
Fire officials believe a lamp fell near the guinea pigs’ enclosure and ignited some hay next to it.
No animals or humans were injured in the fire, but the home suffered extensive water damage from the sprinkler system.
Ventura County fire crews received a report of a hazardous material emergency at a warehouse in the 100 block of Cochran Street near Madera Road about 6:15 a.m. Inside the building, 75-gallon drums filled with nitric acid were burning, sending up thick, dark smoke, said Capt. Anthony Romero.
People in neighboring businesses and homes were told to stay indoors as dozens of firefighters attacked the blaze from the outside of the building to keep the fire from spreading. The fire activated the sprinkler system inside the warehouse, Romero said.
At 9:45 a.m., fire officials said that the blaze had been contained and that firefighters would remain at the scene to deal with hazardous materials. Evacuation orders were lifted two hours later, and local businesses were allowed to reopen, although officials said a slight irritant smell may linger for the rest of the day.
Five people were also escorted from the basement of the building at 901 E. 31st St., said Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Firefighters dispatched at 5:10 a.m. to 901 E. 31st St. had the fire out within 26 minutes of their arrival, Stewart said.
No injuries were reported and a cause of the fire was under investigation.
Thankfully the damage was minimal but Visalia Rescue Mission (VRM) will be in the market for a new dryer and possibly a fresh coat of paint.
At 1:07 a.m., firefighters responded to a reported fire at the rescue mission, located at 322 Northeast First Avenue. The fire was reported in a laundry room toward the back of the men’s facility.
VRM offers meals and laundry services to many Visalia families and residents.
When the first crew arrived, they didn’t see smoke coming from the building. Eventually, fire crews found the fire coming from a dryer in the laundry room, according to Battalion Chief Darrin Hughes.
The fire was contained to the laundry room. The fire caused a sprinkler to activate which stop the spread of flames, Hughes said.
Mission staff and Visalia police helped evacuate those who were in the building. It’s unknown how many people were inside the building when the fire was reported.
No injuries were reported, firefighters said.
Utilities to the facility were left on so the mission could operate normally, Hughes said.
The cause was “undetermined,” Hughes added. The fire caused more than $5,000 in damage to the dryer. Water damage was minimal.
The property is worth approximately $350,000.
Finance Director Shon Baldwin encouraged anyone looking to support the mission in light of Tuesday morning’s fire to donate through the nonprofit’s website.
Fire personnel searched both the first and second floors for any remaining occupants, extinguished hotspots, and removed smoke from the other room. Personnel also secured the sprinkler system to minimize water damage. There were no injuries in the fire. One room and its contents were destroyed with damage estimates of about $15,000.
The cause of the fire appeared to be a malfunctioning heater unit. Although the sprinkler system caused water damage, because of its presence, it undoubtedly prevented much more significant fire damage throughout the hotel by confining the fire to one room.
The fire was put out by the sprinkler system at Solstice Senior Living at Fowler and Shaw avenues around 11 p.m.
The second alarm was called because Clovis Fire officials needed additional resources to evacuate residents who may not be able to get out on their own.
There were no injuries reported.
Fire crews are checking units for any water damage from the sprinkler system.
The first fire that officials responded to on May 10 was for a fire that sparked from a blanket set on a heater. No one was injured in that fire.
Fifteen firefighters and four trucks responded at about 9:45 a.m. Sunday to the apartment complex in the 1100 block of Fourth Street. Firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from an enclosed garbage room on the first floor of a three-story apartment building, firefighters said.
The flames were contained to two dumpsters inside the garbage enclosure, where most of the damage was. Several apartments suffered minor smoke damage.
Occupants of the building were evacuated for a short time while the fire was brought under control and the smoke removed from the apartments. No firefighters or apartment occupants were injured.
It took firefighters about 15 minutes to put out the fire.
A working fire sprinkler in the trash chute likely prevented flames to spread to the floor above the garbage room, firefighters said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.