A trash compactor caught fire at a Goodwill store in North Stafford.
At about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, November 29 the Stafford County Fire and Rescue was called to fire at Goodwill Industries located at 72 Doc Stone Drive. Callers reported a trash compactor was on fire at this location.
Crews found smoke coming from multiple doors of the building and confirmed the fire in the trash compactor, which was beginning to spread. Crews extinguished the fire before it could extend into the rest of the building.
The building, which was evacuated due to the fire, is equipped with an automatic sprinkler system, which activated and helped to suppress the fire.
No injures were reported.
Crews from Quantico Marine Corps Base, and Fauquier and Prince William counties were called to assist Stafford fire crews.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The estimated fire loss value was $5000.
