Crime & Safety
Apartment Building Flooded, Red-Tagged After Fire Activated Sprinklers
The fire began in a third-floor unit in the building, triggering the sprinkler systems, officials said.
FREMONT, CA — A fire Monday morning in an apartment in Fremont's Irvington neighborhood resulted in an entire building being red-tagged due to water damage from sprinkler systems, fire officials said.
Residents were displaced from 44 units in building A at the Main Street Village complex, in the 3600 block of Main Street, according to the Fremont Fire Department.
The fire was reported shortly before 8 a.m. at the three-story building, Fremont fire spokesperson Aisha Knowles said. No injuries were reported in the blaze.
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MidPen, property manager for the housing complex, was working to find temporary housing for those displaced, Knowles said.
The fire began in a third-floor unit in the building, triggering sprinkler systems, officials said. The damage means power will be shut off to the building, and it was red-tagged by the city.
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