Personnel from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department were dispatched at approximately 4:30 a.m. to a report of a ringing fire alarm system on the 900 block of Embarcadero Del Mar, fire Capt. Scott Safechuck said.
They found a fire-suppression sprinkler head had been activated and put out the blaze, Safechuck added.
Firefighters assisted with removal of water from the business, which had minor damage, he said.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation, Safechuck said.
There were no reports of injuries.
The fire was reported at about 3 a.m. in the Sullivan’s Gulch area near Northeast 25th Avenue and Multnomah Street, across from Interstate 84.
Portland Fire said the building’s sprinkler system put out most of the flames.
En route, they were advised that there was a water flow alarm.
When crews arrived, evacuation had already taken place.
Smoke conditions were encountered when entering Division 2 of the building. Crews made their way to the source of the fire and determined that there were 2 sprinkler heads activated.
Crews found some bins that had been damaged by fire and several others with water damage.
Fire was extinguished and water flow from sprinklers reduced.
Power was terminated to the area by Amazon and crews removed as much water as they could.
No injuries reported.
Firefighters were sent to the building around 2:25 a.m. An employee was unable to find the source of the fire, but firefighters reportedly found it in a laundry storage area where bags of bio-hazard laundry were stored overhead.
WFFD officials said the fire was ignited by a chemical reaction from rags in the laundry basket that was covered in grease and oil. Officials have declared the fire was unintentional. The sprinkler system reportedly contained the fire, but did not put it out.
Firefighters extinguished the fire after about 45 minutes, according to WFFD officials.
There were no injuries reported on the scene. The Alsco Linens building did not sustain any obvious fire damage, but a large amount of the linens in the basket and bags were damaged.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the blaze and extent of damage at Automotive Keys Group, 633 Hickory Hill Drive, is being investigated.
The Lincolnshire Riverwoods Fire Protection District was dispatched to the business at 4:24 a.m. through an automatic fire alarm.
First-arriving emergency crews encountered heavy smoke throughout the large warehouse, according to Battalion Chief Steve McCaughey.
The call was upgraded to a working fire scenario, which brought firefighters from the Deerfield, Countryside, Lake Zurich and Long Grove fire protection districts and Buffalo Grove, Lake Forest, Wheeling and Libertyville municipal fire departments.
An automatic sprinkler system was activated before firefighters arrived, keeping the blaze from growing before it could be completely extinguished, McCaughey said. Nobody was at the facility when the alarm was sounded, he added.
McCaughey said extensive smoke hampered crews and a special mobile ventilation unit was used to clear the warehouse and office spaces.
According to its website, AKG is a leading remanufacturer and distributor of replacement automotive keyless entry remotes, other key replacements and related equipment.
In April 2021, the company consolidated locations with Locksmith Resources and Midwest Keyless in a new facility in Vernon Hills featuring centralized distribution and a training facility.
Investigators from Lincolnshire-Riverwoods were assisted by Vernon Hills police at the scene.
The 2nd alarm fire at 2611 N. Lincoln Ave. had moderate smoke and fire visible near a rooftop chiller unit located near the center of the building.
The facility operates 24/7. Employees were already evacuating when crews arrived.
The ladder truck was used to get access to the roof from outside.
The fire was contained to a 20’ x 20’ roof area around a chiller unit located above a mechanical and maintenance room.
There was minimal smoke inside the structure.
An interior building sprinkler head had also been activated.
The fire was extinguished, and the incident brought under control within an hour with no injuries reported.
The Urbana Fire Department was assisted by Champaign Fire Department, Carle Arrow Ambulance, and Ameren Electric.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Complete damage estimates are undetermined due to operational downtime and possible equipment damage.
Firefighters found smoke from a fourth-floor apartment and a sprinkler system activated at a high-rise complex at 901 F St. around 12:30 a.m., according to San Diego Fire & Rescue.
Crews of 45 personnel knocked down the flames by 1 a.m. and closed their incident by 1:49 a.m.
SDFD did not report any displacements due to the fire.
A news release from the Oswego Fire Protection District says firefighters responded to the building at around 8:30. The fire was in a boiler room on the theater’s second floor. People in the theater were evacuated and the building’s sprinkler system was activated.
One theater employee was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. No one else was hurt.
The fire protection district says the cause of the fire was due to an issue with a faulty water heater.
According to CFD, reports of a fire at 35 Folly Luxury Apartments came in just before 1:00 a.m. Monday.
Crews from CFD as well as St. Andrews and James Island Fire departments responded, along with Charleston County EMS and Charleston police.
Upon arrival, firefighters found remnants of a grease fire in a fourth-floor apartment.
The fire had been put out by a sprinkler and fire damage was contained to the kitchen of that apartment. One additional unit sustained water damage.
Investigators determined that the occupant of the apartment were cooking when a pot of grease caught fire. An occupant attempted to put out the fire using a bucket of water, which did not work.
CFD said that grease fires should never be extinguished with water, flour, or other similar items. Instead, they should be snuffed out by covering them with a pot lid.
Chesapeake firefighters received the call for a commercial fire at 11:30pm at 1464 Mt. Pleasant Road. The businesses alarm company called 911 reporting audible alarm and sprinkler water flow.
The Fire Department arrived nine minutes after dispatch and found a strip mall, with an audible alarm and a smell of smoke coming from the restaurant. Crews had to force entry into the business after noticing smoke through the windows since the business was closed for the evening.
Upon entering, crews found a large amount of smoke and the sprinkler system was activated. The sprinkler system successfully put out the fire before crews entered the business. After firefighters checked the adjacent businesses and found no fire spread, the fire was marked out at 12:11am.
According to Chesapeake Fire Department, Shiki Sushi & Hibachi representatives are on scene evaluating the extent of damage to the business and believe they will be closed tomorrow. No other businesses were effected and there were no injuries.
Chesapeake Fire Marshals are conducting an investigation to determine what caused the fire.
