The fire was reported about 1:20 p.m. at a home in the 25000 block of Palomares Road, according to the Alameda County Fire Department.
Sprinklers in the home’s attic assisted fire crews, who kept the blaze from spreading to the rest of the house, a fire department spokeswoman said.
No one was injured and the residents were not displaced.
The Oxnard Fire Department responded to a sprinkler activation in the 200 block of south Oxnard Boulevard on Monday at 5:56 a.m.
Upon arrival, fire personnel observed smoke leaving a single-story commercial structure. The first engine company entered the building, found the fire and was able to extinguish the it within 15 minutes.
Although Oxnard battalion chief Steve Reyes added that the business’ sprinkler system played a big role in saving the business.
“I would say the sprinkler system assisted in keeping the fire in check,” said Reyes.
No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was available, although two businesses sustained “major” water, smoke and fire damage, according to Reyes.
The fire remains under investigation.
A small fire broke out at a grocery store in central Fresno on Friday morning.
Firefighters say pieces of cardboard caught fire near the back of the Grocery Outlet on Blackstone and Effie. The flames then spread to inside the store.
A sprinkler-system inside the store kept the fire from growing. Fire crews were able to put the flames out quickly.
Damage to the store was minimal; the fire mostly burned cardboard in a storage section.
Firefighters are working to repair some of the water damage left behind by the sprinklers.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Firefighters responded to a two-story building on the 1000 block of South A Street around 4:25 a.m. The building was found to be used for storage and the archiving of school property.
Upon arriving, firefighters forced the first-floor door open and found the area to be filled with smoke. They used heat imaging cameras to locate the sources of the fire and extinguish them. Fortunately, City Fire reported, the building’s sprinkler system had activated which helped keep the fire from spreading through the rest of the building.
Once the fire was out around 4:51 a.m., crews determined that only supplies had burned rather than the building itself.
Investigators discovered that a window had been broken out on the first floor and one person was seen leaving the area around the time of the fire.
While it is unclear if this is an arsonist situation, police are looking for the subject for questioning on how the fire may have started.
Crews will continue working on water and smoke damage inside the building until it is fully functional.Ventura County
The Fairfield Fire Department responded shortly before midnight and found multiple fires inside the store.
Crews were able to quickly stem the fire with the help of the store’s automatic sprinkler system, officials said, but there was “major smoke, water and heat damage” to the inventory.
Firefighters determined that the cause was arson based on evidence in the store.
Fairfield police worked with store personnel and learned of a possible suspect. Rafael Munguia, 54, of Fairfield was arrested Tuesday and booked into Solano County Jail for arson.
Firefighters responded at 2:05 a.m. to a reported structure fire in the 800 block of Spring Mountain Lane. Engine 11 and Engine 311 arrived to heavy black smoke coming from the residence and reports of a trapped resident, the district said in a news release.
After a complete search by firefighters and assisting agencies, all residents were accounted for.
Mutual aid was provided by Vallejo Fire Department, Napa County Fire Department and Napa City Fire Department.
Eight victims were transported to area hospitals for minor smoke inhalation, the district said.
A residential fire sprinkler system was instrumental in providing early suppression and egress for the residents, the district said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Around 12:55 p.m. Thursday, Visalia firefighters responded to a fire behind 227 E. Main St, near the Main Street Theatre. The Dumpster was in an enclosure that is part of the east Acequia parking structure, which is equipped with a sprinkler system.
Smoke activated the sprinklers which kept the fire from spreading. The fire caused only minor damage, according to Sgt. Russ Gauger.
On Friday, officers were called to the corner of Main and Court streets by a downtown security guard. The security guard told police he saw a man he’d seen near the Dumpster just moments before Thursday’s fire.
Officers found and spoke with Charles Spurlock, 40. After some follow up investigation, Spurlock was identified as the suspected arsonist, Gauger said.
Spurlock was arrested in August 2016 in connection to a string of Visalia fires set just hours apart. During the incident, Spurlock tried to outrun officers but was eventually arrested after a perimeter was set up in the backyard of house near Savannah Street and Judy Street.
In 2017, he was held to answer on numerous felony charges related to the case.
Spurlock was arrested on suspicion of arson, possession of a controlled substance and a parole violation. He was booked into Tulare County Pretrial Facility. His bail is set at $50,000.
Crews received an alert for a fire inside a second-story room of the Hampton Inn and Suites located at the corner of North Broadway and Preisker Lane shortly before 5 a.m., according to Santa Maria Deputy Fire Chief Todd Tuggle.
The blaze initially triggered a smoke alarm and was quickly followed by a water flow alarm, which is connected to the alarm company and alerted the Fire Department. The Department sent two engines, a truck and a battalion chief to the scene.
Upon arriving, firefighters noted smoke and located the hotel room with the fire, which was kept in check by the sprinkler system but was eventually put out by crews.
Additionally, firefighters found a man in his 30s in the hotel lobby who was pulled out of the smoke-filled room by a bystander awakened by the alarms, Tuggle said.
The man was treated by firefighters for smoke inhalation, abrasions and minor lacerations, then transported to Marian Regional Medical Center via American Medical Response ambulance for further treatment and released.
An investigation revealed that the room was being rented out by a good Samaritan for a homeless veteran, who was microwaving something and lost track of time, according to Tuggle, causing the microwave to burst into flames and catch the desk on fire.
The man became trapped in the hotel room and tried to escape out of the window, suffering lacerations in the process.
Tuggle said the sprinkler system caused significant damage to the room, with the adjacent room and downstairs lobby also suffering significant water damage.
Two more Santa Maria Fire engines and an investigator and a Santa Barbara County District Attorney arson task force investigator also responded to the scene, Tuggle said.
“We are currently understaffed in our investigations divisions,” Tuggle said, adding that the District Attorney’s investigator assists with fires that cause significant damage and start under suspicious circumstances.
Firefighters were dispatched at 7:16 a.m. to Prudential Overall Supply, 6997 Jurupa Ave., and reported a working fire in the warehouse held in check by the fire sprinkler system, Riverside Fire Department Battalion Chief Bruce Vanderhorst said.
“The fire is knocked down and crews are on scene overhauling,” Vanderhorst said. “Crews are working on ventilating, shutting down the sprinkler system and extensive mop up.”
There was no immediate word on the cause of the fire, which was reported about 1:30 p.m. in the 9600 block of North De Soto Avenue. The blaze was held in check by the building’s sprinklers and workers who used a fire extinguisher, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The type of business was not immediately available.
Thirty-three firefighters responded to the scene and fully extinguished the flames in about 20 minutes, according to Stewart.
