Firefighters responded to the scene around 1:30 a.m., and the fire was extinguished by 1:48 a.m.
According to Fire Chief, Pat Treloar, the fire was located in the seed area of the plant, and there is considerable damage to the conveyor belt.
Treloar also said the sprinkler system worked effectively, and helped prevent the fire from escalating.
The Racine Fire Department (RFD) responded shortly before 11:30 p.m. Friday to a report of a fire at the building’s north exit. Firefighters quickly extinguished the burning materials.
Smoke and heat from the burning furniture entered a stairwell to the 11-story, 124-unit building but a fire sprinkler head and an alarm system protected the building’s occupants. The fire was under control within about 20 minutes. Firefighters used positive pressure ventilation fans to remove smoke from the building.
The fire caused an estimated $40,000 damage to the structure and $3,000 to contents.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Racine Police Department at 262-886-2300.
Santa Rosa fire officials said the blaze was reported at 12:04 a.m. at the store located at 955 Stony Point Road.
When crews arrived, they found a pile of wood pallets and other debris burning against the back corner of the store. Heat from the blaze had shattered the exterior glass windows and doors, allowing flames to spread into the building’s rear storage area.
The flames also spread to the gas meter, igniting an intense natural gas fire that firefighters were eventually able to extinguish with the help of the building’s fire sprinkler system.
The store was closed at the time of the fire and no one was inside the building. Much of the retail area of the store had smoke and water damage. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The Renton Fire Department (RFD) said the fire started in the 300 block of S. 2nd around 3:30 a.m.
Crews had to immediately call for a full alarm when they arrived with smoke and fire bursting out of the home.
Skyway Fire, King County medics and the Tukwila Fire Department all ended up coming to help.
RFD officials have not yet determined how the fire started, the person who went to the hospital suffered smoke inhalation.
Firefighters say the building sprinkler system actually helped contain the fire itself to one room.
The blaze at the Motel 6 in the 24000 block of Sussex Highway was reported shortly before 8:30 p.m., authorities said. The Seaford Volunteer Fire Department arrived to find smoke coming from one of the rooms.
The fire was controlled by the building’s automatic fire sprinkler system, and firefighters completed extinguishing it. The building was occupied, but all escaped without injury, Mr. Galaska said. Mutual-aid fire companies also assisted.
Investigators determined that the fire was caused by the failure of a charging electrical appliance.
The Auburn Fire Department responded to a call made by the Auburn Police Department at 11:59 p.m. Monday for a fire at Trombley’s Automotive Services at 10 E. Garden St., AFD Chief Mark Fritz said.
Firefighters encountered an exterior blaze on the east side of the building and had it extinguished within roughly an hour, Fritz said.
The fire appeared to have started in a wooden enclosure outside the building that was used to store tires. Investigators were still working to determine how it started as of Tuesday afternoon.
Fritz said the fire did not cause any structural damage to the building. One reason for that was the building’s sprinkler system, which has sprinkler heads at every window.
“That operated as it should and kept the fire from going into the building,” Fritz said.
The chief said there were no reports of injuries.
Because the fire damage was limited, Trombley’s was open for business as usual on Tuesday morning.
An electrical machine caught fire early Monday morning at Sensata Technologies on Pleasant Street.
The sprinkler system in the building at 533 Pleasant St., contained the fire but smoke filled the third floor, where the machine is located, Deputy Fire Chief Tim Birch said Tuesday.
No injuries were reported.
Investigators estimated the fire, which was reported about 12:15 a.m. Monday, caused between $75,000 and $100,000 damage.
The machine was not operating at the time but was plugged into an electrical socket, Birch said.
Firefighters spent about three hours at the scene investigating and clearing smoke from the building.
The exact cause was undetermined but it appeared to be an accident, Birch said.
A Rivian vehicle was on fire inside the building late Friday night.
Firefighters found the vehicle on fire on a vehicle lift, while the sprinkler system was flowing water and suppressing the fire. The fire was contained in the single-vehicle and there was no smoke damage to the building.
“The sprinkler system did exactly what it was supposed to do – Put water on the fire quickly and prevent it from spreading until the fire department arrived to finish the job,” said Public Information Officer, Matt Swaney. “Most importantly, the damage was limited to just the one vehicle, and everyone was able to get out of the building safely.”
The cause of the fire is still under investigation. No injuries were reported.
Firefighters responded to the scene at a residential building near 6th Street and Mill Avenue.
The fire was quickly upgraded to a 3rd-alarm fire which prompted more crews to respond. At one point, we’re told 250 firefighters were on the scene from six different cities.
Fire officials say it started when a fire sparked in a 9th-floor unit. It caused the sprinkler system to go off which contained the flames to a single unit.
The was water damage on the 9th, 8th, and 7th floors. A total of 5 units were displaced.
Sometime after midnight residents were allowed to reenter their homes.
Details of what sparked the fire haven’t been released.
There were no injuries reported.
