According to MFD, the fire, which was burning above a small office space, was largely contained by the sprinkler system inside the building.
In a Facebook post, the department said, “had the sprinkler system not been in place, the fire would have been much larger by the time crews arrived on scene. We want to take this opportunity to highlight the importance of maintaining fire protection systems in buildings.”
No one was injured and the cause is being investigated.
A fire was reported at the Kiel Foundry over the weekend.
The Kiel Fire Department reports that crews were dispatched to the business in the 300 block of Park Avenue just before 7:00 Friday evening after a citizen noticed fire alarms were sounding and smoke was coming through the roof.
Firefighters arrived on the scene and forced entry into the building.
They were able to control the fire within 30 minutes of arrival, with help from the sprinkler system and additional units that arrived from around the area.
The fire was said to have started in the ceiling, but the exact cause is not known at this time.
No injuries were reported and there is no damage cost estimate available as of this morning.
Kiel Fire was assisted at the scene by Elkhart Lake, New Holstein, Plymouth, Glenbeulah, St. Anna, and St. Nazianz fire teams along with Manitowoc County Joint Dispatch, Kiel Police, the Kiel Department of Public Works, and by the Wisconsin State Patrol.
The sprinkler system helped control the blaze until fire crews could put it out.
The West Kelowna Fire Department was able to stop a car fire in an underground parkade from causing extensive damage to the building.
Crews were called to 4215 Gellatly Road South just before 6 p.m. on June 21.
The vehicle was engulfed in flames and heavy black smoke upon arrival.
The overhead sprinklers activated and helped to contain the blaze until the fire department could extinguish it.
Residents of the building were evacuated safely and were able to return to their unit once it was deemed safe.
The Abilene Fire Department said it responded to the fire in the 4100 block of Ridgemont Drive and found the single-story restaurant with smoke coming from the back door. All customers and employees had gotten out of the building safely.
Fire crews found a small fire in the kitchen and quickly put it out. The fire was contained to the fryer area and did not damage the building. The vent hood suppression system and sprinkler system activated which contained the fire to the area of origin.
Damages are estimated at $10,000.
At about 8 p.m., Portland Fire & Rescue were called out to a fire near the intersection of Southwest 10th and Southwest Salmon. First crews on scene saw fire showing from a third story window and a second alarm was called to bring in additional resources.
While evacuating residents, a firefighter came upon a person struggling to breathe in a stairwell. PF&R says the firefighter gave their mask to the struggling resident and helped them outside. The resident was evaluated for possible smoke inhalation but denied medical need in the end.
PF&R says the apartment complex’s fire sprinkler system helped keep the fire from spreading to other units in the building. The fire was extinguished about 20 minutes after the 911 call was made.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A significant fire damaged a large commercial building Saturday evening in Oxford.
Oxford fire officials reported responding to the blaze at 822 Main Street shortly before 7:30 p.m.
The structure accommodates several businesses.
Due to the smoke, races at the nearby Oxford Plains Speedway were briefly halted.
Fortunately, there were no injuries, and the building’s sprinkler system is credited with preventing further destruction.
Authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire.
A crew was notified of a fire alarm at 7:47 p.m. and arrived under 4 minutes, the department said.
“Engine 14 found an alarm sounding with smoke from a roll up door,” EDF stated. “The crew called for a full commercial alarm assignment bringing 3 additional engines, 2 trucks, 2 BCs and an ambulance.”
Crews made entry in to the building and were confronted by heavy smoke from a fire within a machine shop.
Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire which was held in check by the sprinkler system.
Crews are working to clear smoke and overhaul the fire.
There were no injuries and the fire is under investigation.
A residential sprinkler system limited fire damage at a Columbus apartment complex on Monday night.
Columbus Fire Department investigators said that the fire was caused by an improperly discarded cigarette, said Capt. Mike Wilson, fire department spokesman.
At about 6:47 p.m., Columbus firefighters were called to the St. Barts Apartments, 745 Sycamore St., for a fire alarm activation. When the first arriving firefighters arrived on the scene, they reported water flowing from a third floor balcony.
Firefighters used a ground ladder to gain access to the balcony and found an activated sprinkler head, smoldering cardboard boxes and minor fire damage on the exterior of the apartment. Firefighters moved the charred debris to allow water from the sprinkler to extinguish hot spots located within the empty cardboard boxes. When firefighters were sure that hot embers were fully extinguished, firefighters stopped the flow of water from the sprinkler system.
Columbus Fire Department investigators spoke to the apartment’s tenant, who shared that he had been smoking on the balcony approximately 30 minutes prior to the sprinkler system activation. The apartment’s tenant told fire investigators the he was storing empty cardboard boxes on the patio from a recent move.
Fire investigators determined that the tenant had been using an empty cardboard box to discard used cigarettes. The tenant told investigators that he believed he had fully extinguished the cigarette before discarding the cigarette in one of the empty boxes. Investigators have classified the fire as accidental in nature as a result of the improper disposal of smoking materials. Damage to the property is estimated at less than $5,000. No injuries were reported.
The fire incident commander, Capt. Dave Dwyer, said that the sprinkler system operated appropriately and helped to avert a more significant fire. “ With plenty of fuel and oxygen, the fire could have easily spread to other combustible materials or potentially entered the living space, if not for the sprinkler system,” said Dwyer said. The Columbus Fire Department has responded to two fire incidents in the past week that were extinguished by automatic sprinkler systems.
At around 7:45, Lynchburg Fire crews were dispatched to a reported structure fire at the facility in the 2000 block of Langhorne Road.
LFD says a fire had started in one of the rooms of the single-story structure and was being contained by the sprinkler system. Responding fire crews quickly finished extinguishing the blaze, but smoke from the fire spread and forced the evacuation of the rest of the facility.
Two residents were taken to Lynchburg General Hospital for treatment of minor smoke inhalation. There is no update on their condition yet.
LFD said there were over 70 patients who had to be evacuated during the ordeal.
Lynchburg Fire said that eventually all residents were allowed back inside, but five rooms are uninhabitable due to the fire and smoke damage.
Due to the potential size of the incident, LFD says Concord Rescue Squad was called in to fill Station 2 while several of Lynchburg’s medic units were tied up at the scene of the fire.
The Lynchburg Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating and the cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
This story will be updated as more information is provided.
