{"id":343340,"date":"2026-06-02T20:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/343340\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T20:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:07:09","slug":"fresno-laundromat-fire-contained-by-sprinkler-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/343340\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno Laundromat Fire Contained by Sprinkler System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fire inside Happy Wash &amp; Dry laundromat in central Fresno was contained Tuesday morning after the building\u2019s sprinkler system helped keep flames under control, fire officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters responded shortly after 8:30 a.m. to the 2300 block of North West Avenue following reports of a fire inside the business, according to the Fresno Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p>Crews arrived to find a dryer on fire. The laundromat\u2019s fire sprinkler system had already activated and was helping limit the spread of the flames. Firefighters extinguished the remaining fire and contained the damage to a single dryer unit.<\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/gvwire.com\/contact\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280\u00d790-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280x90-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"   width=\"1280\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Firefighters spent about an hour clearing smoke from the building and removing water left behind by the sprinkler system.<\/p>\n<p>No injuries were reported. Damage was limited, and the laundromat remained open for business, the fire department said.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the incident serves as a reminder for residents to clean dryer lint traps before every use. Lint buildup is one of the leading causes of dryer fires.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Connect with\u00a0\u00a0on social media. Got a tip? Send an\u00a0.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A fire inside Happy Wash &amp; Dry laundromat in central Fresno was contained Tuesday morning after the building\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":343341,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-343340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}