Personnel from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department were dispatched at approximately 4:30 a.m. to a report of a ringing fire alarm system on the 900 block of Embarcadero Del Mar, fire Capt. Scott Safechuck said.
They found a fire-suppression sprinkler head had been activated and put out the blaze, Safechuck added.
Firefighters assisted with removal of water from the business, which had minor damage, he said.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation, Safechuck said.
Firefighters found smoke from a fourth-floor apartment and a sprinkler system activated at a high-rise complex at 901 F St. around 12:30 a.m., according to San Diego Fire & Rescue.
Crews of 45 personnel knocked down the flames by 1 a.m. and closed their incident by 1:49 a.m.
SDFD did not report any displacements due to the fire.
The firefighters’ union shared video and photos from the fire response that occurred Thursday at the store in the 4500 block of Macdonald Avenue.
Luckily, no one was injured. While the fire damage was limited to a small portion of the aisle, the remainder of the store suffered extensive water damage from the sprinkler system, fire officials said. The store has been closed since the incident.
“Crews arrived at scene to find the occupants and employees already safely out front,” fire officials said.
Fire crews found smoke in the store coming from a fire in one of the aisles. They doused whatever fire remained after the sprinkler system activated.
According to Richmond police, firefighters deemed that the fire was intentionally set. No suspects were located at the scene and the case was referred to fire investigators for followup, police said.
The El Cerrito and Contra Costa County fire departments also assisted with the incident.
The fire was reported just before 6:15 p.m. at the store at 635 Coleman Ave., said San Jose fire Capt. Mitch Matlow.
“The management in the store heard the fire alarms go off, and then they started seeing water coming down from the ceiling in the area over their fresh meat section,” said Matlow, adding that the water was from the store’s fire sprinkler system.
Firefighters arrived to see flames on the roof of the store, which was also being evacuated. About 19 employees and 60 customers were in the store at the time of the fire.
“Everybody is accounted for,” Matlow said. “There are no injuries.”
Employees described the evacuation as “pretty orderly” and said customers were still trying to check out while being asked to evacuate.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, Matlow said.
Matlow said the fire started on the roof. The cause, however, remains under investigation.
As of 8 p.m., employees were still waiting to be let back into the store to collect their belongings. They said work had taken place Monday on the roof where the fire ignited.
The fire left a hole in the roof, Matlow said. An estimate of the damage was not immediately available, but Matlow said he expected the store to remain closed for at least a couple of days.
Firefighters were working with the management to preserve perishable goods in the store, Matlow said.
Crews were called at about 8:30 a.m. to the Greyhound bus station on Tulare Street and Santa Fe Avenue where flames from outside the building set off fire sprinklers, Battalion Chief Devin McGuire said.
Crews found two windows had been broken from the outside where the fire originated, McGuire said, and witnesses pointed out a man in the area who may have started the fire.
Firefighters worked to replace a damaged sprinkler, pushed pooled water out of the building and investigate the potential arson, he said.
Greyhound was not open at the time of the fire, according to fire crews.
The bus company rents the northern most space of the Spanish mission-style structure that also houses the Amtrak station in downtown. The city owns the building, McGuire said.
“It’s definitely a suspicious fire any time you do have a fire that starts on the exterior of the building,” he said.
The damage is not expected to affect daily business for the depot, he said.
The historic Santa Fe Railroad Depot building was completed in 1899.
The university’s fire alarm and sprinkler systems both functioned properly and aided in a quick evacuation of the residence hall and the extinguishing of the fire. At this time, we are working with the student and Redlands fire authorities to determine the cause of the fire.
For their comfort, residents living in Grossmont Hall will be temporarily relocated while cleanup is conducted.
Santa Rosa fire officials said the blaze was reported at 12:04 a.m. at the store located at 955 Stony Point Road.
When crews arrived, they found a pile of wood pallets and other debris burning against the back corner of the store. Heat from the blaze had shattered the exterior glass windows and doors, allowing flames to spread into the building’s rear storage area.
The flames also spread to the gas meter, igniting an intense natural gas fire that firefighters were eventually able to extinguish with the help of the building’s fire sprinkler system.
The store was closed at the time of the fire and no one was inside the building. Much of the retail area of the store had smoke and water damage. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Firefighters knocked down a fire at a Paso Robles restaurant on Thursday.
At around 6:52 p.m., Paso Robles Fire received reports of a commercial structure fire on the 800 block of 11th Street in Paso Robles.
Firefighters arrived within minutes and found no evidence of a fire on the outside of the location, which was identified as Taste Restaurant.
Firefighters entered the restaurant and found a small propane torch and cylinder that were burning under a rack in the kitchen.
The cylinder fire spread and ignited flammable items on the shelf above.
The sprinkler system went off before firefighters arrived and prevented the fire from spreading.
Fire officials say the cause of the fire was found to be a faulty connection between the propane cylinder and the torch head. When the fire ignited, the cylinder was dropped and accidentally kicked under the storage rock in the kitchen causing the sprinkler to activate.
The restaurant was evacuated and firefighters spend the next hour repairing the sprinkler system and assisting with water damage.
No one was injured during this incident.
It was first reported just after 5 a.m. in the apartment complex along the 200 block of North Depot Street.
The fire started inside one of the affordable housing units on the second floor, officials said.
Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire inside the apartment.
There was significant water damage from the building’s fire sprinkler system, the fire department said.
Some of the residents were displaced by the fire. The local Red Cross is working to find them temporary housing.
