Units first on scene say black smoke rolled out of a fourth floor apartment fire that started in the kitchen, but was mostly self contained the building sprinkler system.
No injuries to residents or firefighters were reported. Residents on the fourth floor were moved to lower levels, but no other evacuations were necessary.
Firefighters attribute the working automatic sprinkler system to saving lives and property. Due to the location of this fire, it could have extended into the living spaces of the surrounding units, causing extensive damage.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
