In Duluth, firefighters responded to an automatic alarm at the Goodwill Store at 700 Garfield Avenue on Friday afternoon. They found smoke coming from the rear of the building where pallets of assorted goods were on fire. Fire containment was assisted by an activated sprinkler head. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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St Cloud, MN – Fire extinguished by fire sprinklers in apartment kitchen; No injuries reported
All units responded to a kitchen fire at about 12:05 p.m. Monday at 770 Savanna Ave.
The fire was extinguished by the sprinkler system before firefighters arrived.
No one was injured.
Red Wing, MN – Sprinkler system helps contain fire at ice arena; No injuries reported
Smoke from a fire filled the ice arena next to Red Wing High School, authorities said.
An alarm sounded about 3:25 p.m. Wednesday at Prairie Island Arena, and emergency dispatch was soon alert to a fire in the refrigeration room of the School District-owned facility, according to Assistant Fire Chief Mike Warner.
Firefighters soon arrived to the home rink for the high school’s boys and girls teams and had the fire under control within 15 minutes, Warner said. The building’s sprinkler system spewed water and helped contain the flames to its originating location, he added.
Smoke from a fire filled the ice arena next to Red Wing High School, authorities said.
An alarm sounded about 3:25 p.m. Wednesday at Prairie Island Arena, and emergency dispatch was soon alert to a fire in the refrigeration room of the School District-owned facility, according to Assistant Fire Chief Mike Warner.
Firefighters soon arrived to the home rink for the high school’s boys and girls teams and had the fire under control within 15 minutes, Warner said. The building’s sprinkler system spewed water and helped contain the flames to its originating location, he added.
Even so, “smoke was found throughout the building,” Warner said.
There were no injuries reported, and what ignited the fire remains under investigation.
District Superintendent Karsten Anderson said that an electrical motor that is part of the refrigeration system caught fire. Anderson said she hopes repairs can be started as soon as possible.
Warner said that the quick response by his department and the brief time the fire burned showed “the importance on maintaining a working sprinkler system and having a monitored fire alarm system.”
Eden Prairie, MN – Fire at shopping mall quickly put out by fire sprinklers; No injuries reported
According to the Eden Prairie Fire Department, the fire occurred around 7:45 p.m. in a back hallway behind the AMC theater, where it was quickly controlled by the sprinkler system installed inside the mall.
The fire caused light smoke in the mall, but heavy smoke in the back hallway.
Authorities say there were no injuries and no other businesses in the mall were evacuated. The theater is expected to reopen Thursday.
Rochester, MN – Salvation Army apartment fire put out by fire sprinklers; No injuries reported
Firefighters arrived on the scene at about 9:30 a.m. and found smoke and water on the fourth floor. They found the source of the smoke in a fourth-floor apartment where the sprinkler system extinguished a fire but flooded several neighboring units in the building.
Fire crews shut off the sprinkler, ventilated the fourth floor and spent about an hour on scene clearing water from the fourth floor.
The smoke and fire damage was limited to the fourth-floor apartment but the first through fourth floors sustained water damage.
No one was injured in the incident and no damage estimate was released.
Rochester, MN – Kitchen fire contained to one apartment by fire sprinkler system
Firefighters say a small kitchen fire in the apartment had been put out by an activated sprinkler system. Crews shut off the sprinkler, ventilated the apartment, and then used vacuums and squeegees to remove the excess water.
One apartment resident was transported by Mayo Clinic Ambulance for evaluation and treatment. The Rochester Fire Department says the cause of the fire is not know but there was flame damage to the kitchen, water damage to the apartment and adjacent hallway, and smoke damage throughout the apartment.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Mankato, MN – (no media coverage) Sprinkler system contains welding fire
** User Submitted Post – No Media Coverage** A welder was welding on a press and ignited saw dust under the press starting a fire. Three sprinkler heads went off and were able to contain the fire until the fire department was able to arrive and extinguish.
