Snohomish County Fire District #4 was dispatched to a fire alarm, wherethey found smoke coming from the building and upgraded the response to a commercial fire.
Units from Everett Fire, South County Fire, and Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue assisted Snohomish County Fire District #4.
Investigators said the building had an operating sprinkler system that held the fire in check until crews could gain access to the seat of the fire and fully extinguish it.
Currently there is no cause to the fire and the Snohomish County Fire Marshal is leading the investigation.
Firefighters from multiple agencies responded to the fire just after 6 a.m. Sunday in the 19300 block of Industrial Drive in Mono Village, south of Mono Way, east of Sonora, Tuolumne County Fire posted to Instagram. A total of 11 engine crews, one ladder truck, two hand crews, three water trucks, and one bulldozer responded.
They found heavy smoke and active fire in the waste facility building, and the sprinkler system was already active and flowing. Firefighters remained on scene with Cal Sierra Waste Management representatives for several hours to ensure the fire was completely out.
The Tuolumne County Public Works Department said late Sunday that the transfer station would remain closed to the public Monday and is expected to resume normal service Tuesday.
“Residential and commercial curbside collection services are not affected by this closure and routes will be serviced on their regular schedule,” the department stated.
For more information, call Cal Sierra Waste Management at (888) 558-0616.
Tuolumne County Fire said agencies that responded to the fire early Sunday included Twain Harte Fire, Tuolumne City Fire, Sonora City Fire, the Cal Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit, and Cal Fire units from San Bernardino, Tulare, and and San Benito-Monterey. The out-of-town crews are helping cover parts of Tuolumne County.
According to the Yuma Fire Department, at 5:30 a.m., crews were dispatched to a report of a “water flow alarm” in the 300 block of West 32nd Street. Upon arrival, crews found a large furniture store with heavy smoke and water exiting from the front door. Firefighters were able to enter the structure and extinguish the fire quickly.
It was discovered that a properly working fire sprinkler was able to prevent any further damage to the building and its contents, YFD said. No injuries were reported, and business operations were not disrupted.
“Fire sprinkler systems can keep fires from spreading and can also extinguish them. Fire spreads quickly and can double in size every minute. Even small fires can cause significant property damage and endanger those nearby. Contrary to many Hollywood portrayals, only sprinkler heads directly exposed to the heat activate, not those in the rest of the room, building, or complex,” YFD noted.
A YFD investigator discovered the fire’s area of origin was a shelf with lithium-ion batteries and a battery charging station, YFD said, noting “This is yet another call for service in which lithium-ion batteries have been involved.”
YFD offered the following battery charging tips:
Use the provided or approved charger for the battery
Do not use extension cords or overload surge protectors
Do not use damaged or deformed batteries
Keep batteries away from high temperatures, do not charge them if they are hot
Remove the battery from the unit when done charging and do not cover the battery
Do not keep batteries on a charger once the charging cycle is completed
Keep the battery away from other combustibles
Fire sprinkler systems save lives and property.
According to MFD, firefighters responded around 5:45 a.m. to the 2500 block of Winnebago Street.
When firefighters arrived on scene, authorities said they saw smoke showing from a first-floor porch and people were evacuating the building.
Once the fire was out, firefighters checked to see if the fire had spread into the apartment, but it did not.
The fire damaged flowerpots, a rug and patio furniture. No one was injured.
Authorities said the exact cause of the fire is unknown. But law enforcement said based on evidence found at the scene, the fire may have been caused by improperly discarded smoking materials or by a citronella candle.
On Sunday morning, there was a fire at the Holiday Inn Presidential in downtown Little Rock.
Officials with the hotel confirmed that a fire did occur, but were unable to confirm the extent of the damage.
The Little Rock Fire Department confirmed that the fire was reported around 6 a.m. and occurred on the hotel’s 7th floor.
Fire crews were on scene for three hours, and spent most of their time cleaning smoke and water from the sprinkler system out of the building.
The Fire Department said that there were no injuries as a result of the incident.
Three different fires in Spokane broke out on Mother’s Day keeping firefighters busy all day.
The first fire broke out at Fairview Assisted Living at 1617 North Calispel Street where firefighters discovered a resident intentionally setting fires.
The call came from five different alarm activations around 6:20 a.m. that activated their sprinkler system and stopped the fire from spreading further.
Residents inside the center were evacuated as firefighters quickly put out any additional flames.
There is a current investigation with the Spokane Police Department into the person responsible for intentionally setting the fire.
The company is located in the 300 block of 1st St.
Fire officials told 19 News six workers were in the building when the fire started. All escaped without injuries.
“The first arriving crews, arrived on the scene, there were flames through the roof, set up a defensive attack, got the first knocked down, trying to get all the hotspots,” said Wadsworth Assistant Fire Chief Richard Potter. “There was fire in the machine.”
Firefighters remained on the scene for two hours.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
There is no damage estimate at this time; however, fire officials said there is plenty of water damage from the building’s sprinkler system and from the fire crews.
It will be a couple of days before it dries out enough to turn on the electricity and resume activity, said Assistant Fire Chief Potter.
