Sprinklers save Marysville pet store from fire

Published 11:31 am Tuesday, January 13, 2009

MARYSVILLE – Fire sprinklers are credited with dousing an early morning fire at a Marysville pet store.

A few fish were killed in the blaze, but otherwise the sprinkler system worked and saved the rest of the animals at Jones &Co. Pet Store on State Avenue and 76th Street NE, Marysville Fire District spokeswoman Kristen Thorstenson said.

Crews were called around 5:30 a.m. to reports of a roof collapse, she said. When firefighters arrived they instead found the retail store full of smoke.

There had been a fire in the back room which sprinklers extinguished.

“Although there was water damage, had the sprinkler system not been there, the animals and building most likely would have been a total loss,” Thorstenson said.

Damage is estimated at $80,000. The Snohomish County Fire Marshal’s office is investigating.