Fire officials are investigating a blaze that broke out at our local outlet mall Tuesday.
The incident happened shortly after 9 p.m.
According to fire officials, heavy smoke was seen inside a store at the Outlet Shoppes at Laredo.
At the time, smoke was coming through some of the clothing items at the store when the sprinkler system went off.
Fire officials say no injuries were reported and there were no damages to other stores.
Crews arrived on scene and encountered the fire in the facility’s laundry room where it was contained by the fire sprinkler system,
No injuries and little damage are being reported as of late Tuesday.
Firefighters remained on scene searching for any remaining fire, venting smoke and checking the sprinkler system.
“Although the fire was limited, our department will continue to remain on scene and work with Medilodge staff to get back to normal,” said the department’s Twitter feed.
The Emagine Theatre posted on its Facebook page they will open Tuesday at 4p.m.
The Emagine Theatre in Birch Run was evacuated Monday night due to a report of a fire in a bathroom.
A firefighter tells Mid-Michigan NOW there was a fire in the women’s bathroom.
A sprinkler put the fire out and caused some water damage.
“No guests were harmed in the incident. A patron was smoking in the restroom, threw the cigarette into the trash and it caught on fire. Staff reacted immediately and the fire was extinguished. Emagine is expected to be open for business as usual tomorrow,” said Emagine Entertainment CEO Anthony LaVerde.
The library remained closed through Monday for cleanup following the fire, and reopened with regular operating hours on Tuesday.
Charlevoix Township Fire Department Fire Chief Dan Thorp said that if it was not for the library’s sprinkler system — and given the time of day that it started — “the entire library could have burned down and they would probably have had to build a whole new library.”
“It would have been a good half-hour before anyone even noticed it burning. It is an old building with all the books — it would have had to be rebuilt,” Thorp said.
Thorp commended the library for its maintenance of fire suppression equipment, noting that “the library has done an outstanding job in keeping their equipment up to date.”
The fire chief said his department got called to the library for a fire alarm activation at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday.
“We were there until about 1:40 a.m.,” he said.
Thorp added, “By the time we got there and got into the building we heard water running and saw smoke that was coming out the front door.”
The fire chief said the sprinkler system had already put the fire out by the time firefighters entered the building.
“As we investigated, we saw that on the second floor in the director’s office area they had two humidifiers and the one on the lower level, powered by electricity, had some malfunction that we are not quite clear of,” said Thorp. “That malfunction caught on fire and there was a sprinkler head in that room which then was activated and put the fire out.
“The fire department did not have to spray any water to put out the fire.”
When firefighters walked into the building, only the sprinklers in the mechanical closet in the director’s office on the second floor were activated.
Thorp said, “Wherever the fire is, it reaches a certain temperature and sets the sprinklers off in that location.”
Charlevoix library director Ryan Deery said none of the technology or book collections were damaged. The only fire damage occurred in the maintenance closet and water damage occurred in the hallways on the first and second floors, said Deery, also stating about an inch of water flooded both floors in those areas.
Deery said clean-up company Serv Pro was on scene immediately the following morning and set up dehumidifies, heaters and other equipment which ran all day Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
“Most of the items do not need to be replaced.” said Deery. However, “some of the walls may still have water in them”. Serv Pro will be assessing the scene on Feb. 19 to determine if further steps need to be taken to rid the walls of moisture.
On Facebook, the library noted that Servpro was helping with the fire follow-up, and indicated: “We are confident that all the collections are safe and did not sustain any damage.”
A Sunday post on the library’s Facebook page read, “Thanks again to all of your support and offers of help. We are incredibly thankful both that the damage was not worse and that we are able to continue functioning as the hub and heart of the community so quickly.”
Deery said he is heartened by the outpouring of support from the community.
Firefighters were called out to Alex Box Stadium for a fire before 1 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15.
The Baton Rouge Fire Department reported crews received the call about the fire at 12:40 a.m.
Officials said members of the LSU Police Department told responding firefighters there was a fire but the sprinkler system had doused the flames.
According to BRFD, police officers said a cardboard box had been put on top of a dryer and caught fire. The firefighters stayed on scene long enough to make sure the fire was out.
Fire officials added the power was turned off temporarily as a precaution. The laundry room and other nearby areas received water damage from the sprinkler system. Officials estimated the damage to be about $25,000.
No. 11 LSU defeated Indiana, 8-1, just a couple hours before the fire department responded to the fire.
There was no indication the fire would affect Saturday’s scheduled doubleheader between LSU and Indiana.
Upon arrival, officers found the laundry room filled with smoke and the automated sprinkler system had been activated.
The sprinkler system was able to contain the fire to a dryer, which officers were then able to extinguish. The building sustained heavy smoke and water damage as a result of the incident.
Officers were on stand-by to assist with the evacuation of residents, which was not needed due to the sprinkler system containing the flames. No injuries were reported from the incident.
The Public Safety Department was assisted at the scene by the Delta County Sheriff’s Department and Rampart EMS.
Crews responded to the Devon 425 apartments on Boylan Ave. and Tucker Street. According to officials, the apartment’s sprinkler systems worked well at minimizing damage.
No injuries were reported, and officials said only two units were damaged–primarily by the water, not the fire.
Fire crews were called to a parking structure in an apartment complex at 333 Ski Way on February 12. The car was below living units.
The building fire sprinklers helped keep the fire from extending to the units above, fire officials said.
Residents in the apartment complex were evacuated from the building but have now return back.
Crews remained on scene to completely overhaul the fire.
The fire is under investigation.
A major fire at a Janesville apartment building is avoided thanks to a working sprinkler system.
The Janesville Fire Department says firefighters were dispatched to a multi-family residence on the 200 block of North Franklin Street just before 9:30 Wednesday night.
Captain John McManus says a basket of clothing started on fire in a closet when the sprinklers kicked in and doused the flames.
McManus said the fire could have caused a lot of destruction had the sprinklers not worked. He estimated the building had about $1,000 in water damage from the sprinkler system.
About 10 to 12 people were displaced. The Red Cross helped the residents find overnight shelter.
The fire remains under investigation.
A long-term care home in Brentwood Bay was damaged by a fire Monday night.
The Central Sannich Fire Department received the call at 9:30 p.m. for a structure fire. Additional crews from North Saanich and Sidney were called in to assist.
The fire was contained to one room thanks to the sprinkler system but the water did cause damage to the rest of the care home.
“The immediate challenges with this fire were it’s a multi-unit building and with the occupants that are in there are not very mobile. So our priority was to make sure they were safe and out of harm’s way and to also stop the flow of water and clear the building of smoke,” said Chris Vrabel, Central Saanich Fire chief.
Brentwood House provides care for dementia patients and is temporarily closed while the damage is dealt with, displacing 17 patients.
Residents were taken to a nearby facility and family members were contacted. Island Health found temporary homes for those in need.
The cause of the fire was determined to be a space heater.
There is no word to when the care home will re-open.
