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Sprinkler system helps suppress blaze at Salvation Army warehouse

Salvation Army workers and Fresno firefighters survey the damage after a predawn fire Thursday, Feb. 22 at a warehouse.
Salvation Army workers and Fresno firefighters survey the damage after a predawn fire Thursday, Feb. 22 at a warehouse. jguy@fresnobee.com

A fire at a Salvation Army warehouse near downtown Fresno early Thursday morning burned some boxes of donated items but was largely extinguished by the building’s fire sprinkler system.

Heavy smoke, apparently from burning cardboard boxes, was reported inside the building in the fire reported around 5 a.m. at the warehouse east of Highway 41 and south of Ventura Avenue.

No other information was immediately available.

This story was originally published February 22, 2018 at 5:36 AM with the headline "Sprinkler system helps suppress blaze at Salvation Army warehouse."

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