INDIANAPOLIS -

There are new details on the investigation and clean-up of thehuge three-alarm fire last weekend.

The city is giving the building's ownerseven days to tear down parts of the heavily damaged building still standing. Investigators found the sprinkler system didn't go off when the fire started.

Ninedays after theJune 15th fire,the sprawling ruins on Belmont Ave. are still dangerous. Firefighters were back, putting out flames that rekindled in the debris.

Federal and Indianapolis investigators are finished here, but aren't saying much about what they found and where they are looking now for clues.

"As with any investigation, this one is far from over," said Gary Coons, Marion County Homeland Security Director.

The fire blackened the sky on June 15th as flames swept through ten acres of storage space stacked with old tires, roofing supplies and propane tanks.

Investigators found the building's sprinkler system did not work. They've ruled out several possible accidental causes, including a natural gas leak.

But Coons added, "we haven't ruled out all accidental causes. We ruled out some, but we have not ben able to rule out all so we are still trying to chip away at each individual piece."

Coonssaid investigators still have numerous interviews to do as they look for more information.

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INDIANAPOLIS -

There are new details on the investigation and clean-up of thehuge three-alarm fire last weekend.

The city is giving the building's ownerseven days to tear down parts of the heavily damaged building still standing. Investigators found the sprinkler system didn't go off when the fire started.

Ninedays after theJune 15th fire,the sprawling ruins on Belmont Ave. are still dangerous. Firefighters were back, putting out flames that rekindled in the debris.

Federal and Indianapolis investigators are finished here, but aren't saying much about what they found and where they are looking now for clues.

"As with any investigation, this one is far from over," said Gary Coons, Marion County Homeland Security Director.

The fire blackened the sky on June 15th as flames swept through ten acres of storage space stacked with old tires, roofing supplies and propane tanks.

Investigators found the building's sprinkler system did not work. They've ruled out several possible accidental causes, including a natural gas leak.

But Coons added, "we haven't ruled out all accidental causes. We ruled out some, but we have not ben able to rule out all so we are still trying to chip away at each individual piece."

Coonssaid investigators still have numerous interviews to do as they look for more information.

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Q: Weve finally saved enough money to landscape our backyard. We have a lawn and sprinkler system in mind, but weve never installed such a system. Any suggestions?

A: You can save several hundred dollars installing a sprinkler system yourself; but be prepared, youll ache for a week. Youll spend at least $200 for material, depending upon the size of your yard, just for the sprinkler system. By the way, as long as youre doing this, you might as well make it an automatic system (sprinkler clock and electric valves).

You need to take a preliminary trip to the hardware store to gather some information. Most hardware stores have free layout guides that help you determine the number of valves youll need, the amount of PVC pipe to buy, the number of heads youll need, etc.

You also must locate where your sprinkler system is stubbed out. Typically, the builder installs the front yards sprinkler system and will run the pressurized pipe to somewhere near the side of the house.

If youre lucky, youll see the white PVC sticking out of the ground with a cap on it. If youre not, youll have to dig from the front sprinkler valve box and follow the pipe until it ends.

The bad news is that this job requires digging. You can use either a shovel and a pick (or a digging bar for about $20), or you can take the easy way out and rent a walk-behind trencher for about $65 for a half-day.

The trencher is fast, but since its the size of an average desk and heavy, youll have to muscle it around a bit. Since the trencher comes on a trailer, youll need a hitch on your vehicle to tow it home. What would have taken all day to dig by hand, will take only an hour or two with a trencher.

Plan on digging a minimum of 6 inches, and then cleaning out the trench with a trenching shovel (about $15). This shovel is about 5-inches wide, which is perfect for narrow spots.

After the digging, run the water from the stub-out to your new valve manifold area. Youll need to extend the pressurized pipe to wherever you have decided to locate the valves.

The pipes are typically of an inch. From this pipe, youll add -inch tees. However many valves youll have is the number of tees youll use to build the manifold.

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ORLANDO, Fla.

An Orange County woman is trying to find a place to stay after an Orlando motel flooded Thursday morning, forcing people out into the heat.

A sprinkler system malfunctioned at the Crestwood Suites Extended Stay motel on University Boulevard in East Orange County, Orange County Fire Rescue said.

The incident happened at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday.

Officials said the hotel had to cut off power because all the water became an electrical hazard.

"It was like a flood coming down. You looked into the lobby from the doors and it was like rain pouring through the ceiling," said motel guest Andrea Paul.

Guests said they were escorted back into their rooms one-by-one to get their belongings, but they did not know when they would be able to go back into their rooms for good.

Paul said she has had a lot of bad luck lately, and her stay at Crestwood Suites was just the tip of the iceberg.

"It's the last thing we would have expected to happen, but life happens," Paul said.

Paul said she left a domestic violence shelter and was staying in the motel.

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TOMS RIVER A fire at the Smart Stop storage building complex on Route 37 in the township was kept under control Monday night when the business sprinkler system functioned properly, averting what could have been a much more dangerous incident, fire officials said.

East Dover Fire Company crews responded to a fire call at 7:30 p.m. and arrived to a smoke condition on the first floor of the West building, according to a statement by the Toms River Bureau of Fire Prevention. An activated fire sprinkler head was found to be operating and the crews discovered an extinguished fire in a large plastic commercial garbage can.

The crews, led by Chief Richard Tutela, secured the control valve to the sprinkler system, removed the garbage can and contents from the building, and conducted salvage and overhaul operations.

One 155-degree sprinkler head suppressed the fire without it spreading to other parts of the building, according to fire officials. Officials said, because the system functioned the way it was designed to, the business will be allowed to remain open, with only minor cleanup needed.

Inspector Kieran Flynn of the TR Bureau of Fire Prevention conducted the investigation. Flynn determined the fire was accidental, saying that discarded smoking material in the plastic garbage can was the cause of the fire.

There were no injuries reported.

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By STEVE HUNTER Kent Reporter Courts, government reporter June 6, 2013 11:13 AM

A sprinkler system helped put out a stove-top fire at about 2 a.m. Thursday at a Kent apartment complex in the 24600 block of Russell Road.

When the pan caught fire, the residents did the correct thing and placed a lid on it to smother it, according to a Kent Fire Department media release. This cuts off the oxygen supply to the fire causing it to self-extinguish. Unfortunately, they removed the lid before the pan had cooled, reintroducing oxygen and reigniting the fire.

The sprinkler system activated when the pan reignited and extinguished the fire but caused water damage to the apartment and the unit below it. No other units were affected and no one was hurt.

Firefighters were dispatched to an automatic fire alarm at the complex. Firefighters shut down the sprinkler system to stop the further spread of damage and used tarps and large buckets to protect the personal property of the occupants.

Five adults and four children live in the two apartments. Red Cross is assisting those families with alternate housing until the damage is repaired. The apartment management was on scene to begin the clean-up and to have the sprinkler system reestablished.

Sprinkler systems save lives. Having a sprinkler system, whether in an apartment, house, or business increases the chances for survival by limiting the spread of fire and giving occupants more time to escape.

The Kent Fire Department reminds everyone to always keep the matching lid handy to the pan you are using when cooking on your stove. In the event of a fire, place the lid on the pan while wearing an oven mitt. Move the pan off the burner, turn the burner off, and call 911. Do not remove the lid before the pan has had a chance to cool.

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ALLEN PARK A dispute between two neighbors over the placement of a gas line has been resolved, though it will end up costing the cash-strapped city a few extra dollars.

The dispute was between the owners of a pair of houses in the 9600 block of Manor Avenue. The owners of one house, Courtney Vavro and Kevin Abdelsalam, have lived in their house since 2009 and wanted to put a fence up before making other improvements to their backyard. Thats when they discovered that their neighbor, John Kozuh, had his fence, sprinkler system and a gas line on a section of their property.

Abdelsalam said Friday that Kozuh, the former city engineer, should have known better. Kozuh said he had the permission of the former owner of the property.

Its not something that happened overnight, Kozuh said. That sprinkler system has been there for about 30 years, and the gas line was run about seven years ago.

I had a gentlemans agreement with the former owner, he said. He told me that I could put the sprinkler system and the fence right up to the driveway.

The fence, which has also been up for several years, was between 15 inches and about 4 feet over the property line. It was installed at an angle, taking up less of Abdelsalams yard in the back than in the front. The fence ran up to the edged of the garage. A space of about 15 feet wide from the edge of the fence to the front of the property was also in question.

When we moved in, we didnt know where the property line was, Abdelsalam said. When we had the property surveyed we were shocked to see how much of the yard he was taking.

Kozuh said he spoke with the couple before they bought the property and told them of his agreement.

Kozuh said as part of the agreement with the former owner, he took care of that section of the yard because it looked like it was part of my yard already. Hes been watering, fertilizing, cutting and raking the grass in that area for years.

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