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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Kaylin Eidsness, Senior Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-833-9537 • Fax 952-826-0389 • EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fire Damages Edina Business on Bush Lake Road
Edina, Minn., Nov. 27, 2018 – The Edina Fire Department was called to BI Worldwide, 7625 Bush Lake
Road, at 7:33 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, after the building’s sprinkler system was triggered.
An employee sitting in her cubical observed sparks coming from her charging phone that quickly ignited
nearby combustibles. Employees were able to swiftly extinguish the flames and exit the building. The fire then
reignited and was knocked down by the building’s fire sprinkler system. One person was transported to
Fairview Southdale Hospital due to smoke inhalation.
Fire damage was contained to four cubicles. However, the building sustained water and smoke damage.
“It’s great that BI Worldwide had fire extinguishers in place and employees knew how to use them, but most
importantly, employees exited the building and the fire sprinkler system extinguished the fire, keeping the fire
damage to a minimum, which will allow them to reoccupy this building sometime soon,” said Fire Marshal Rick
Hammerschmidt. “This is another great example of the value of having a fire sprinkler system in a building or
in a home. If this building didn’t have a fire sprinkler system, BI Worldwide may not have been able to
reoccupy this building. The content damage and impact on business and employees would have been
extreme.”
The Edina Fire Department received mutual aid from the Bloomington, Richfield and St. Louis Park fire
departments.
For more information about the Edina Fire Department, visit EdinaMN.gov/Fire or call 952-826-0330.
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