A fire that broke out at Paradigm Precision in Stuart, Florida, on Saturday night, was held in check by an automated sprinkler system, according to officials. Martin County Fire Rescue responded to an alarm at the facility located on Southeast Commerce Street, initial reports coming in shortly after 7:30 p.m. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a small fire near a table that had tripped the alarm system, prompting an upgrade to a working commercial structure fire.CBS12 Newsreports that an engine and an ambulance from station 30 were dispatched, along with crews from five stations who quickly managed to contain and extinguish the blaze.
The fire, while small, had the potential to quickly become a more serious incident were it not for the building’s sprinkler system. In a Facebook post, Martin County Fire Rescue noted that sprinklers “critically” helped to maintain the fire, buying time until firefighters were able to respond and act accordingly.
Details of the fire’s cause are presently under scrutiny. The State Fire Marshal’s office is leading an investigation into the exact cause of the fire. The role of the building’s sprinkler system in circumstances like these is often to reduce the damage and potentially save lives, a sentiment echoed by fire officials in the aftermath of the incident. Confirmation of the sprinkler system’s crucial intervention was echoed in the statement released byWPBF News, underlining the sprinkler system as “critical in reducing damage in this incident.”
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