The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) has put out an apartment fire in Bitter Lake.
SFD responded to the call just before 1 pm Monday at Linden Ave N and N 130th St.
The first crews on scene reported fire coming from a bedroom of an apartment.
SPD is asking people to avoid the area.
Firefighters responded to the 2200 block of Park Trail Lane, just off Mechanicsville Turnpike near the Henrico-Hanover County line, just after 8 a.m.
Battalion Chief Justin Madren said crews arrived to find an active bedroom fire, which was brought under control quickly.
“What they found was a fire in a bedroom,” Madren said. “They quickly extinguished it with their resources and the automatic suppression system, that’s the sprinkler system, that’s in the apartment complex.”
The fire was contained to one apartment. Management at the complex is working to rehouse the displaced family, Madren said.
The cause of the fire has not been determined.
On Feb. 25, St. Paul Education confirmed a fire had taken place at the Grade 6-9 school in St. Paul the night prior, mostly affecting the music room and cafeteria area.
“Cleanup is underway, and the school remains open. A few areas have been temporarily closed while restoration work is completed, and some classes were relocated,” says Bridget Severin, counselling and communications coordinator with St. Paul Education.
“We are grateful that our safety systems functioned exactly as intended, and we sincerely thank the École Racette School staff and division maintenance team for their quick response in addressing the aftermath. Their quick, coordinated efforts helped mitigate the damage and will support timely remediation,” explains Severin.
She noted that the cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
A letter was sent out by the school division to parents on Wednesday, notifying them of the fire.
The letter states, “The building’s sprinkler system was immediately activated, and the fire was quickly extinguished. The building was unoccupied at the time.”
The letter adds, “While the fire was contained, the activation of the sprinklers resulted in a buildup of water, primarily localized in the music room and cafeteria areas.” The school division’s maintenance team was on-site Wednesday, removing the excess water and beginning the clean-up process.
Music and physical education classes were being relocated until work has been complete.
Responders received updated information that black smoke was visible from the roof of the industrial complex, per a press release from South Sioux City Fire Chief, Doug Koopman.
The press release states, upon arrival, the first engine—on scene within approximately 7 minutes and 30 seconds of dispatch—observed smoke and flames visible from floors 3 through 6 of the dryer towers. South Sioux City Fire Department immediately requested mutual aid assistance from Sioux City Fire Rescue, Sergeant Bluff Fire Department and Dakota City Fire Department.
Emergency responders quickly reached the impacted floors and discovered that the fire was moving upward through a dryer vent toward the roof. The activation of the building’s fire sprinkler system, along with prompt firefighting measures, effectively contained and controlled the fire, stopping it from spreading further.
All employees were evacuated from the building promptly and safely, with no injuries reported among the plant staff or the firefighters on the scene.
Crews remained on scene for more than three hours to fully extinguish remaining hot spots and ensure the area was secure. The cause of the fire has been determined to be accidental. An estimate of property damage and business impact has not yet been finalized.
MCFRS units were dispatched around 4:15pm to the 14700 block of Bubbling Spring Drive for a reported kitchen fire. Crews encountered light smoke conditions, but the fire had already been controlled by the home’s sprinkler system. Four occupants safely evacuated the home, and no injuries were reported. Responding units included multiple engines, trucks, rescue squads, and battalion chiefs.
In a later update provided at 7:52pm, Piringer confirmed the fire was accidental in nature. Damage to the home is estimated at approximately $25,000. No additional hazards were reported.
Firefighters responded to a reported fire at the Susan’s Place Apartments Tuesday, February 17.
Essex Fire Department says they were dispatched to Susie Wilson Road at about 3:41 p.m. That call was upgraded to a dual response also from Essex Junction Fire Department.
Upon arrival, crews discovered the fire at an apartment on the second floor. More specifically, the fire was on the stove.
Fire crews say that the sprinkler system had kept the fire from spreading quickly. The fire was contained to the single apartment. Authorities later confirmed that the fire was cause by “unattended non-food items left rendering on the stovetop.”
The fire was reported around 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Glen Mor dormitory located at 400 W. Big Springs Road, where firefighters found smoke coming form a first-floor window of the five-story, apartment-style dormitory.
Firefighters were quickly able to extinguish a kitchen fire that was being held in control by the building’s fire sprinkler system. Crews then attempted salvage operations to limit water damage from the fire sprinkler system.
A total of 147 students were evacuated and 20 were being placed in alternative apartments, officials said.
The UCR fire marshal and the city of Riverside’s Fire Investigation Unit assumed the investigation.
Damage was estimated to be approximately $100,000 with much of the damage caused by the fire suppression system.
No injuries were reported.
Peoria firefighters were called around 10:20 p.m. Sunday to the fast food restaurant at 10701 N. Knoxville, finding a deep fryer fire being kept in check by the sprinkler system.
Firefighters turned off gas, electrical and the sprinklers before extinguishing the remaining fire with a fire extinguisher. The fire department said employees unsuccessfully attempted to extinguish the fire with towels before firefighters arrived.
The fire was contained to the fryer and surrounding vent system.
There was smoke damage throughout the kitchen and water damage throughout the restaurant.
The restaurant was open at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported.
The fire was brought under control within 10 minutes of firefighters arriving. They stayed on scene for around an hour to make sure the fire was out and to ventilate the building.
The McDonald’s will be closed until repairs are complete and the health department inspects the building.
Damage is estimated at $10,000. The cause of the fire was overheated grease in a deep fryer.
At this time, no fatalities have been reported.
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A structure fire has been reported at an apartment complex in Princeton.
According to Mercer County 911, multiple agencies were dispatched at 5:55 p.m.
Those responding agencies include: Princeton City Fire Department, Mercer County Emergency Management, Athens Volunteer Fire Department, Princeton Police Department, East River Volunteer Fire Department, and Princeton Rescue Squad.
The Portland Fire Department responded to an apartment building at 100 State Street at 2:39 Saturday afternoon.
A dryer fire in a second-floor laundry room activated the sprinkler system, according to chief Dale Dyer. The sprinklers contained the fire and allowed crews to extinguish what was left with a water can, the department said in a social media post.
Several tenants were moved to different apartments in the building due to water damage, Dyer said.
There were no reported injuries, according to Dyer. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The department had advised people to be cautious in the area as crews worked at the scene. Police were diverting traffic at the intersection of State and Spring streets.