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Firefighters say that a sprinkler in a supermarket's attic kept a small fire from spreading throughout the entire store.
Las Vegas and Clark County firefighters responded to the Marketon supermarket near Nellis Boulevard and Bonanza Road at 6:10 a.m. Friday after an alarm company received a signal that the fire sprinkler system activated in the store.
When firefighters arrived they found smoke coming from an exhaust fan in the ceiling of a restroom, which caught fire. The fire extended to the attic space above the ceiling but was quickly extinguished by an automatic fire sprinkler in the attic area.
"Had there not been a fire sprinkler in the attic area where the fire occurred, it could have quickly spread to the rest of the shopping center involving a larger portion of the building which would resulted in significant damage," Las Vegas Fire and Rescue said in a release.
Firefighters would have been on scene for several hours making sure the fire was completely out and for cleanup. With this incident firefighters were on scene for ninety minutes.
Damage was confined to the ceiling in the restroom and a small area in the void area above the ceiling. Damage was estimated at $10,000. Most of the damage was to food products that came into contact with the sprinkler water or smoke. There was no fire damage to the retail portion of the store.
Las Vegas and Clark County firefighters responded to the Marketon supermarket near Nellis Boulevard and Bonanza Road at 6:10 a.m. Friday after an alarm company received a signal that the fire sprinkler system activated in the store.
When firefighters arrived they found smoke coming from an exhaust fan in the ceiling of a restroom, which caught fire. The fire extended to the attic space above the ceiling but was quickly extinguished by an automatic fire sprinkler in the attic area.
"Had there not been a fire sprinkler in the attic area where the fire occurred, it could have quickly spread to the rest of the shopping center involving a larger portion of the building which would resulted in significant damage," Las Vegas Fire and Rescue said in a release.
Firefighters would have been on scene for several hours making sure the fire was completely out and for cleanup. With this incident firefighters were on scene for ninety minutes.
Damage was confined to the ceiling in the restroom and a small area in the void area above the ceiling. Damage was estimated at $10,000. Most of the damage was to food products that came into contact with the sprinkler water or smoke. There was no fire damage to the retail portion of the store.
