A neon wall sign caught fire and started to spread slowly via a plastic plant used for wall decoration. The plastic material had previously been tested by an MCFMO Fire Inspector during an occupancy inspection and met safety codes for its ability to limit fire spread.
The fire eventually emitted enough heat to activate a single fire sprinkler, controlling the fire and preventing any business disruption for the building tenants.
Firefighters responded to an explosion in Monroe early Saturday morning.
According to a Facebook post from the Monroe Fire Department, firefighters were sent to RR Donnelley after the sprinkler system there was activated.
Officials said when firefighter arrived on the scene, they noticed smoke coming from the building, and that some windows were damaged.
The Monroe Fire Department said there had been an explosion in the building which resulted in a fire that activated the sprinkler system.
The fire was controlled by the sprinkler system.
There was some damage to equipment and the building, however the business has sufficient backup equipment to avoid a closure.
The Monroe Fire Department also said the staff at the company worked very well with firefighters to get things quickly resolved and into recovery.
A small electrical fire broke out at the Monroe County jail on Stock Island on Sunday morning.
No one was injured in the blaze. The fire started at 6:41 a.m. in an electrical box at the sally port of the jail on College Road, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Adam Linhardt said. The fire started right under a sprinkler head fore a fire protection system, which allowed the fire to be easily contained, Linhardt said.
Firefighters arrived within minutes and quickly extinguished the blaze, Linhardt said. The fire did damage some electrical equipment and the jail was operating on back-up generators on Sunday, Linhardt said.
Flames went up and a sprinkler system activated at a Stafford County apartment complex.
Fire crews were called Friday, April 11, 2020, at 6:22 a.m., to 855 Abberley Drive, near the Cavalier Family Skating Center, for a report of a fire in a third-floor apartment.
When they arrived, crews found smoke in the third-floor hallway, and fire in the kitchen of a third-floor apartment. The fire was extinguished before it could spread to other apartments, said county fire chief Joseph Cardello.
Several apartments sustained water damage, and a property management company was working to clean up and help the affected residents.
Smoke detectors activated the fire alarm for the entire building and a sprinkler head in the affected apartment activated. No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, said Cardello.
Early Tuesday a fire was reported at the Plainfield Municipal Utilities Authority transfer station at 95 Rock Avenue. Breaking News Network reported that smoke was seen coming from a trailer structure and Union County hazmat teams were requested to assist in the investigation.
According to the PMUA website, the Plainfield Environmental Resource Center (PERC) is the city-owned and PMUA-operated transfer station used to facilitate the proper disposal of all solid, recyclable, electronic, bulky and vegetative wastes collected from local residents, Plainfield’s Department of Public Works, private businesses and other municipalities. It is unknown what specific materials were contained in the trailer.
TAPinto Plainfield reached out to PMUA officials, and received this statement from Director Eric Jackson:
“Please be advised at approximately 12:40 pm we had a small fire at the Transfer Station in the Big House. The Fire Department was immediately called. The sprinkler system did activate and contained the fire. There were no injuries and no customers involved. The fire was inside the trailer in the big house. Under fire personnel supervision, the trailer was removed from the big house and was being examined for the cause of the fire. The transfer station will remain closed until the fire department completes their work and the sprinkler system is re-set.”
The Goodyear Fire Department says the warehouse’s sprinkler system helped extinguish the fire at the facility near Cotton Lane and Elwood. Crews from Goodyear, Avondale, Buckeye, Buckeye Valley, and the Phoenix Fire Department all responded to the scene.
It’s unknown if any merchandise inside the facility was damaged in the fire.
Earlier this week, Amazon announced they are working to hire 100,000 people to help with orders because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Officials say the sprinkler system at Affordable Home Furnishings put out the fire but dumped enough water to flood the adjacent Family Dollar and CSL Plasma.
SFD is currently pumping out the water. No injuries were reported.
The fire is under investigation.
Officials say that on March 9, around 6:02 a.m. HFD responded to a building fire at 86-086 Farrington Highway with 4 units staffed with 11 personnel. The first unit arrived at 6:08 a.m. to find a water flow alarm activation in a seven-story residential apartment building.
Upon further investigation, crews found an extinguished closet fire in a two-bedroom apartment on the third floor.
A single sprinkler head, located in one of the bedroom closets was activated as designed, and extinguished the fire.
No fire suppression efforts were performed by HFD crews at this incident.
Six occupants (two adults, four children) were home at the time. All occupants exited the unit safely with no reported injuries.
Fire damages are estimated to be $550 to the structure and $250 to its contents.
A fire caused damage at Park City Center in Lancaster on Friday morning.
The fire started in a food warmer at a kiosk in the center of the mall around 6:30 a.m., firefighters said.
The fire activated the sprinkler system. According to firefighters, there were two to three inches of water in the center of the mall and smoke throughout every wing.
There was moderate to heavy smoke in the center court.
Fans were brought in to clear out the remaining smoke. Some stores are now open.
Because there are restaurants in the mall, the health department was brought in to inspect them.
The fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
The March 1 grease fire began around 5:30 a.m. in the kitchen of the hotel located at 159 Gateway Boulevard in Mooresville.
“Although the hood suppression system activated, the fire spread to nearby cardboard boxes but was successfully extinguished by the building’s fire sprinkler system when three sprinkler heads activated,” and put the fire out before firefighters arrived on the scene, Mooresville Fire-Rescue said Monday morning in a statement.
Damage was limited to a small area of the kitchen, according to fire officials, who say the incident is a reminder to stay vigilant about fire safety when traveling.
“According to the US Fire Administration, each year, there are an estimated 3,900 hotel and motel fires that cause 15 deaths, 100 injuries, and $100 million in property losses,” MFR said. The hotel has a fire sprinkler system because building codes required it at the time it was built in 2007.