MADISON, Wis. — An automated fire sprinkler is believed to have contained a dumpster fire on Madison’s southwest side Sunday evening, the Madison Fire Department reported.
Firefighters were dispatched shortly after 4:53 p.m. to the 4600 block of Atticus Way after smoke was detected in a lower garage area. Witnesses reported a dumpster on fire.
Bystanders moved the dumpster to a driveway just before crews arrived. Firefighters then applied water to extinguish remaining hot spots. The activated sprinkler had already largely contained the fire…