Firefighters were called to the building on Central Avenue, between Sixth and Seventh streets, at about 4 a.m. for a report of smoke on the 15th floor.
The fire department said the sprinkler system put out the fire. There was smoke and water damage to the apartment where the fire started. There was water damage to two other apartments.
No one was hurt. No word on a cause.
The company is located in the 300 block of 1st St.
Fire officials told 19 News six workers were in the building when the fire started. All escaped without injuries.
“The first arriving crews, arrived on the scene, there were flames through the roof, set up a defensive attack, got the first knocked down, trying to get all the hotspots,” said Wadsworth Assistant Fire Chief Richard Potter. “There was fire in the machine.”
Firefighters remained on the scene for two hours.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
There is no damage estimate at this time; however, fire officials said there is plenty of water damage from the building’s sprinkler system and from the fire crews.
It will be a couple of days before it dries out enough to turn on the electricity and resume activity, said Assistant Fire Chief Potter.
When crews arrived on Academy Court Saturday, they said the main body of the fire had already been extinguished.
Firefighters helped get the smoke from the building and also assisted with water removal, which eliminated further damage, said firefighters.
The cause remains under investigation.
According to AFD’s Instagram post, black smoke was coming from a window on the fourth floor, and they quickly found one of the apartments on fire. They also received reports of occupants unable to exit on the second floor.
Many residents were displaced by the damage of the fire.
AFD and the help of the sprinkler system contained the fire before it spread, and they got the tenants out of the building, along with a cat and a dog; no injuries were reported to the occupants or firefighters.
There were no reported injuries and the fire was quickly contained by the store’s sprinkler system.
No reopening date was given by Target.
A representative from Target released the following statement:
“On Monday evening, the Bainbridge Township Fire Department responded to a fire at our Bainbridge, Ohio store, and our team worked quickly to evacuate the building. We appreciate the quick response of the local fire department and we’re grateful that no one was injured. The store will be closed for a short time for repairs and restocking, and we invite guests to visit our nearby store at the Macedonia location. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and we refer questions to the Bainbridge Fire Department.”
Bainbridge Fire Chief Lou Ann Metz released the statement below after the fire was successfully contained:
“There was a fire inside of Target. There were no injuries, and the fire was contained by the sprinkler system. The Bainbridge Police Department and Geauga County Fire Investigation Unit are investigating the incident and details will be released when the investigation is complete. The Bainbridge Fire Department would like to thank the following fire departments for their assistance : Auburn, Aurora, Chagrin Valley, Russell, and Solon. We are fortunate to have such great neighbors.”
According to a press release, the fire happened shortly before 7:00 p.m. Wednesday night at The Block by Nova Destinations on Chestnut Avenue. It originated in or near a laundry basket on the floor.
Once the fire started, the building’s sprinkler system activated and fire crews were able to make it to the restaurant in less than two minutes.
Upon arrival, fire crews found heavy smoke inside the building and one fire sprinkler near the bar area flowing. According to the release, the whole fire was extinguished by the sprinkler alone.
Fire crews say damage to the building was minimal.
Crews added that during the new occupancy fire inspection conducted on the building in July, the city’s fire inspector discovered that the water supply valve to the sprinkler system was closed, which was unknown to the fire department at the time.
Further investigation revealed that the water supply valve had been closed and the system had drained in 2021 due to freezing concerns, but the fire department was never notified that this had been done.
The city fire inspector immediately required the valve to be reopened along with a complete evaluation of the sprinkler system. Had this not happened, the situation could have been much worse.
“If no city fire inspection had been performed, it is very likely that the water supply valve would still have been closed at the time of this fire, allowing the fire to spread unchecked until it was large enough to be seen blowing out of the windows by a passerby,” said Deputy Fire Chief, Nick Samson.
The Beavercreek Walmart will reopen Wednesday following a Monday evening fire set inside the store.
The Beavercreek Twp. Fire Department responded around 5:45 p.m. to the store at 3360 Pentagon Blvd. after staff and customers reported flames in the craft section and smoke throughout the store.
The store was immediately evacuated and there were no reports of injuries. Although the store remained closed Tuesday, Walmart said it was serving pharmacy customers Tuesday through curbside pickup.
The fire was contained by the automatic sprinkler system and extinguished quickly by firefighters.
Beavercreek police on Tuesday identified two juveniles as suspects, but no further information is available, police said.
“We are thankful for the swift action of first responders Monday night and for our associate’s work to get the store ready to reopen for the community Wednesday morning,”
The blaze occurred on the balcony of a fifth floor apartment in the Monument building, which is a 124-unit residential structure located along Monument Avenue, across from RiverScape MetroPark. The Monument opened in the spring.
Fire officials and residents in the building said fire and EMS crews arrived on the scene within minutes, and the blaze was quickly extinguished.
One of the Dayton Fire Department’s fire stations is located about a block away, at North Main Street and Monument Avenue.
District fire Chief Nicholas Judge said the Monument’s balconies have water sprinklers, and the fire suppression activated, which helped battle the fire.
Firefighters entered the unit and completely knocked out the blaze using fire extinguishers.
“We don’t have a whole lot of information yet — we’re still trying to figure out what happened,” Judge said.
The fire started to extend up to the balcony above, but the exterior sprinkler head “did its job and pretty much held the fire in check,” he said.
Judge said the fire damaged and broke the balcony door, but there appears to be minimal smoke damage to the fifth floor apartment.
“Everybody was very lucky, and it’s a newer constructed building that’s completely up to code, and the outside sprinkler did its job and averted a much bigger catastrophe,” he said. “We had crews on scene very, very quickly.”
Karla White, 48, who lives on the sixth floor of the Monument, left her apartment and headed outside when she heard the alarm.
At first, she assumed it was a fire drill. But the large fire response made it clear this was the real deal. She also saw water gushing from the fifth floor balcony.
White just finished moving into her apartment on Monday. She said she moved to the Monument because she fell in love with the kitchen and she really likes how close she lives to RiverScape and downtown’s shopping and dining options and amenities.
“We have wonderful neighbors too,” she said. “We’re really happy here.”
According to firefighters, the fire started just after 11 p.m. at Glastics Corporation on Glenridge Road.
When firefighters arrived, all employees were already evacuated.
Firefighters said there was heavy smoke inside the building, but the sprinkler system contained the blaze to the machine.
The building was ventilated and there were no injuries.
No people were injured after a warehouse fire Wednesday.
It happened just before 3 a.m. on Gest Street. According to fire authorities, a golf cart caught fire in a mechanic bay at Gest Carts.
The blaze tripped the sprinkler system at the facility and aided in controlling the flames before firefighters arrived to extinguish them.
An investigation into what exactly caused the fire was ongoing.
The fire did about $200,000 in damage.
