Gainesville Fire Rescue crews say when they arrived smoke was coming from the building.
The building’s sprinkler system was also running. Crews say this held the fire at bay until firefighters arrived and contained it.
No one was injured.
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Stock Island, FL – Electrical fire in county jail contained by fire sprinklers; No injuries reported
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.
Bradenton, FL – Overnight electrical fire at elementary school extinguished by fire sprinklers
At 3:47 a.m. Thursday morning, firefighters responded to Manatee Elementary School, 1609 Sixth Ave. E and worked to extinguish a fire that was determined to be electrical in nature.
According to the Bradenton Fire Department, firefighters arrived to find no visible flames, but after going into the school they detected smoke. Firefighters saw the school’s sprinkler system had been activated in the school office area where heavy smoke was detected.
Using thermal imaging, firefighters were able to determine the fire started from electrical wiring and the sprinkler system had already put out the flames.
Orlando, FL – Sprinkler activation lessens damage at Amazon warehouse
A fire was reported Sunday night in an Amazon warehouse on Boggy Creek Road, according to Orange County Fire Rescue.
OCFR first tweeted about the fire at around 9 p.m. indicating that the sprinklers within the warehouse were activated, and the building was evacuated, OCFR said.
Shortly after, OCFR followed up with a tweet saying the fire had been extinguished.
Fire crews were then working the scene salvaging Amazon goods.
Weston, FL – Fire sprinkler activation reduces fire damage to local business; No injuries reported
“It could be worse,” she said. “I’m so happy and grateful it wasn’t worse.”
About 30 firefighters saw smoke pouring from the business in the 2200 block of North Commerce Parkway in Weston when they arrived shortly before 3 a.m., said Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael B. Kane.
“Firefighters were able to quickly contain the small fire which was already mostly extinguished by the business’s fire sprinkler,” he said. “The direct cause is unknown but may be related to a piece of waxing equipment.”
Ruiz said all the equipment is usually unplugged at the end of the day, but she thinks one of the waxing pots was overlooked.
“I’m thinking someone forgot,” she said. “It was turned on because they didn’t unplug it.”
The fire alarm and fire suppression system activated, reducing fire damage to the building and adjacent businesses, Kane said.
“Without proper fire protection, this fire could have grown considerably and quickly devastated the strip mall,” he said.
There were no reported injuries and damage to the adjacent businesses was minor.
Ruiz and husband Carlos Arango were boarding up some glass doors and cleaning up the water inside the business before dawn. She expects to be reopen in a couple of days.
“I’m very optimistic and I know I can push to get it done,” she said.
Longwood, FL – Fire sprinkler keeps trash fire at recycling center in check until firefighters arrived
Several fire departments responded to a fire at Seminole County’s Central Transfer Station early Thursday morning.
Firefighters from Longwood Fire Department, Sanford Fire Department, Lake Mary Fire Rescue and Seminole County Fire Department responded to the fire at 1950 SR 419 just before 3:00 a.m.
A spokesperson for the Seminole County Fire Department said the person who called 911 and reported the fire said the flames could be seen shooting into the air.
“Our units arrived on scene and they could see heavy smoke and a glow in the building,” said Paula Thompson, the public information officer for the Seminole County Fire Department. “Once they made entry they realized they had a trash fire and it appears a sprinkler did keep it in check until our units arrived to extinguish it.”
Crews used front loaders to pull apart the smoldering trash in order to completely extinguish the flames. The center was scheduled to open on-time Thursday morning.
Seminole County, FL – Fire in pile of trash contained by sprinkler system
Firefighters from multiple Seminole County agencies united in response to a flaming pile of trash at the Seminole County Central Transfer Station early Thursday, according to a report by WOFL.
Firefighters learned about the flames at the Transfer Station at 2:42 a.m., according to Seminole County Fire Department.
Crews from the Longwood, Sanford, Lake Mary and Seminole County fire departments responded to the incident at 1950 State Road 419, WOFL reported.
Crews arrived on scene to find heavy smoke coming from a pile of trash caught on fire.
Firefighters had to pull apart the trash, which was smoldering, to fully extinguish it, said WOFL reporter Sydney Cameron.
Crew members were able to douse the fire with help from the activated sprinkler system.
The fire was put out, and the transfer station was scheduled to reopen at 6:30 a.m.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
Vero Beach, FL – Sprinkler system keeps fire from growing; No injuries reported
Shortly after 3 p.m., there were reports of smoke at Piper, located near the Vero Beach Regional Airport. As of 3:15 p.m., the fire was out, Indian River County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Kyle Kofke said.
According to Kevin Keegan, Piper Aircraft’s vice president of general counsel, a piece of equipment caught fire in the building’s main factory.
“We don’t have all the answers yet but that’s what we know so far,” Keegan said.
The sprinkler system kept the fire from growing until firefighters arrived to douse it, Kofke said. The blaze happened in a paint booth within the main factory.
Piper Aircraft employees were evacuated from the building’s main factory after an “emergency evacuation” was issued for every employee, workers confirmed.
The morning employees were told to go home immediately after the evacuation, while the afternoon shift took their place.
The fire was contained and no injuries were reported.
The state Fire Marshal’s Office will investigate the cause of the fi
Orlando, FL – Fire caused by hair straightener kept in check by fire sprinklers; No injuries reported
The fire happened at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld hotel off Sea Harbor Drive.
A hair straightener was left on in the bathroom of a seventh floor guest room, according to fire officials.
The sprinkler in the bathroom extinguished the fire, preventing damage in other parts of the guest room, firefighters said. Several rooms on the lower floors had water damage.
More than 1,000 hotel guest were evacuated as a precaution. No injuries were reported.
Venice, FL – Stove fire extinguished by fire sprinkler; No injuries reported
Upon arrival, firefighters found light gray smoke coming from unit two of the residence.
Crews entered the structure and found a fire sprinkler spraying water onto a stove fire.
Crews extinguished the fire and shut the water to the unit. The Salvation Army was contacted to assist a mother and child with relocation efforts. No injuries were reported.
