Tag Archives: Evening (6pm-9pm)

Grocery Store / Super Center, Retail

San Jose, CA – Sprinkler system activated for fire at Trader Joe’s; No injuries reported

Firefighters on Monday night quickly extinguished a fire at the Trader Joe’s south of the San Jose International Airport.

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.

Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility

Addison, IL – Sprinkler system activated for fire at recycling facility; No injuries reported

No injuries were reported after fire broke out Saturday evening at a paper recycling facility in Addison.

The Addison Fire Protection District said crews responding to an activated fire alarm at the facility, which reports place in the 1700 block of West Fullerton Avenue, arrived to find heavy smoke pouring from the building.

While the facility’s sprinkler system helped to contain the blaze, firefighters pulled several large hose lines into the building to extinguish the flames, fire officials said.

Once skylights and overhead doors were opened, fire crews used front end loaders to remove tons of burning paper from the building. A 30-foot by 30-foot area of burning shredded paper was found in the building, firefighters said.

Storage / Warehouse, Warehouse

Fort Wayne, IN – Sprinkler system activated for fire at fireworks warehouse; No injuries reported

The Fort Wayne Fire Department says the cause of a fire in the Phantom Fireworks warehouse off Northland Blvd is still being investigated.

Officials arrived shortly after 9 p.m. on Sunday night and couldn’t see the flames when they arrived but found thick smoke and some fireworks going off when they entered.

A sprinkler head above the fire was keeping it in check and crews were able to put it out quickly.

Officials say that fire damage was kept to a small area in the warehouse. No one was hurt in the fire.

Officials with the FWFD released the following:

A FWFD Engine was dispatched on a Fire alarm at Phantom Fireworks. Upon E15 arrival they found a medium single-story commercial structure with nothing showing from the exterior.

Upon investigating smoke was found inside the structure and a full 704 working fire response was started. Thick smoke was encountered in the back storage/warehouse area with some fireworks lighting off. A sprinkler head above the fire was flowing and keeping the fire in check while crews pulled additional line to completely extinguish the fire.

No extension and nothing else found with a search of the building. There was water and smoke damage throughout but the fire damage was kept to a small area in the warehouse. The fire is under investigation.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Naperville, IL – Sprinkler system activated for restaurant kitchen fire; No injuries reported

A Naperville restaurant was damaged in a kitchen fire Monday night, according to the Naperville Fire Department.

At 6:56 p.m., a single fire engine was dispatched to Buttermilk, located at 1715 Freedom Drive, to investigate an active fire alarm, authorities said.

Upon arrival, firefighters discovered black smoke coming from the roof vent.

Authorities said that firefighters promptly upgraded to general alarm after seeing the smoke.

Firefighters had to force their way into the restaurant, which had already closed for the night, according to authorities.

Authorities said that a fire inside the restaurant’s kitchen was being held in check by a sprinkler system.

A hose was used to extinguish the remaining flames, and the fire was declared under control at 7:24 p.m., according to authorities.

The restaurant was vacant at the time, and there were no injuries.

The restaurant was deemed uninhabitable by the Naperville Transportation, Engineering and Development Team.

Authorities said that the fire caused $25,000 in damages.

“It was mostly water damage from the sprinkler system and the suppression efforts,” said Division Chief Daniel Smith.

The Lisle Woodridge Fire Department assisted.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Apartment Building, Residential

Miami, FL – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at apartment building; No injuries reported

An investigation is underway after a fire broke out inside a Miami apartment building.

It happened along 79th Street and Northeast Bayshore Court, at around 8 p.m., Monday.

Miami Fire Rescue and Police discovered illegal drugs once they got inside the unit.

They also said the building’s sprinkler system put out the flames before they arrived.

No injuries were reported.

There is no word on any arrests made.

Apartment Building, Residential

Sioux Falls, SD – Sprinkler system activated for apartment fire; No injuries reported

Sioux Falls Fire Rescue is looking into an apartment fire Sunday evening.

The incident happened at 4800 East. 54th Street.

The first units spotted smoke in an apartment. Firefighters located the fire in a third story apartment.

The sprinkler system activated and contained the fire to a small area.

No one was hurt.

Below is the news release from SFFR.

On Sunday, March 20, 2022, at 6:05 PM Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded to a fire alarm activation at 4800 E. 54th Street.

The first arriving unit discovered an apartment building with light smoke on the third floor, and the incident was upgraded to a structure fire. A fire was located in a third story apartment, with no residents present in the apartment. Other residents from the building had exited. The sprinkler system in the apartment had activated and contained the fire to a small area. The fire was quickly and completely extinguished, and the building was cleared of smoke. No injuries were reported, and several residents were displaced.

Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded with 4 fire trucks, 3 support vehicles, and 21 personnel. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue was assisted by Metro Communications, Sioux Falls Police Department, Patient Care EMS, and Mid-American Energy.

Sioux Falls Fire Rescue would like to remind everyone to test their smoke and CO detectors on a monthly basis.

Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential

Redlands, CA – Sprinkler system activated for fire at student living residence; No injuries reported

Wednesday evening, a student living in Grossmont Hall reported a fire in their first-floor residence. Public Safety was first on scene, followed by the Redlands Fire and Police departments and the fire was quickly contained and extinguished. There were no injuries and damage was contained to four rooms, three of which sustained minor water damage from the automatic fire sprinkler system. The facilities team is now completing an inspection of the building and will coordinate cleanup efforts.

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.

Other / Not Specified, Other Business

Staunton, VA – Sprinkler system activated for vehicle fire in building

Crews responded to a fire this evening at Roto-Rooter Plumbing in Staunton as a service vehicle caught fire in one of the bays of the building. Everyone in the building got out safely but one person was sent to Augusta Health for smoke inhalation.

“The building had a sprinkler system so it activated and kept the fire to the vehicle. We only had minor heat damage to two adjacent vehicles and to the structural members above it but it was minimal due to the sprinkler system activating,” said Greg Schacht, Augusta County Fire Chief. No word yet on what caused the fire.

Government/Military, Other-Government/Military

Pleasant Prairie, WI – Sprinkler system activated for vehicle fire at public works center

The village Fire Department along with multiple fire agencies responded to the Roger Prange Municipal Center where a fire was reported to have started inside a public works vehicle Sunday night.

Fire departments from several surrounding communities were called at 6 p.m. to 8600 Green Bay Road to the municipal center’s public works building, which houses snow plows and other vehicles. The fire reportedly began inside a newer dump truck used in snow plowing operations, according to authorities on scene. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Pleasant Prairie Fire units arrived at 6:08 p.m. Minutes earlier, a police officer in the area noted “heavy black smoke” coming from the building, according to Fire Chief Craig Roepke.

Also responding to the fire were Zion, Winthrop Harbor, Beach Park and Newport fire agencies, he said. Bristol Fire and Salem Lakes assisted with a “change of quarters” to cover potential calls while village firefighters were out at the fire scene. The fire was under control at 6:18 p.m. and out at 6:24 p.m., he said.

“It appears that it was a vehicle fire that started in the engine compartment and at this time that’s all that we know,” Roepke said.

“Generally speaking, vehicle fires in the engine compartment spread rapidly. Typically, for a vehicle fire we don’t call all those units, but the fact that there was a vehicle fire inside a structure — that’s the indicator for additional units because if the vehicle sets the structure on fire, now we have building fire,” he said.

Roepke said the fire was contained to the vehicle itself and there was no damage to the structure or “any other vehicle” in the large storage building.

“The public works vehicle storage garage … is a sprinklered building. And the sprinkler system did activate and kept the vehicle fire in check until arriving units were able to extinguish (the fire),” he said.

Damage estimates have yet to be determined. He said the vehicle chassis is “likely a total loss” however, other components may still be salvageable. Public Works Director John Steinbrink Jr. also responded to the scene.

The Prange center campus also houses the village Police Department and 9-1-1 dispatch in a building just to the north of the public works structure, but were not affected by the fire.

Auto Dealership, Retail

Mississauga, ON, Canada – Sprinkler system contains fire at car dealership

Crews are responding to a fire in Mississauga this evening (Feb. 27).

Shortly before 6:30 p.m, the city’s fire department said they were responding to a fire at the Ideal Honda car dealership located near Highway 401 and Dixie.

Early reports indicate heavy smoke rising from the roof of the dealership.

The cause of fire and any potential injuries are currently unknown.

UPDATE: The fire is under control and appears to have been contained by the sprinkler system, the fire department says.

It’s believed that the smoke was coming from a vent inside the facility.