Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Marlborough, MA – Sprinkler system activates; Assists firefighters in controlling hotel fire November 17, 2017 viking210 Firefighters made quick work out of a fire in a fourth-floor apartment at the MacDonald Hotel Wednesday night that forced Main Street to be closed for several hours. There were no injuries from the fire that broke out around 8:30 p.m., but 30 to 40 residents were displaced from the 276 Main St. building, according to Battalion Chief David D’Amico. The Red Cross arrived to lend a hand. “The first engine company went up to investigate and they found smoke …. on the fourth floor,” D’Amico said. “They found the apartment where the fire was.” The fire, contained to one apartment, was under control within a half-hour, but crews remained on hand for several hours to make sure it didn’t reignite, D’Amico said. Firefighters don’t know what sparked the blaze Wednesday night. The state Fire Marshal’s inspector was called to the building. “Right now, we are in the investigation stage,” he said. D’Amico said it’s unknown how long the building will be uninhabitable. “The sprinkler system did activate. The water damage throughout the building still has to be checked,” he said. “We still have to get into all these apartments.” Because of frequent false alarm, many people refused to evacuate, which became a challenge for firefighters. “Getting into this building while people are coming out that is always a challenge,” D’Amico said. Around 25 residents gathered in the nearby Marlborough House of Pizza to stay warm and wait for news from the department. Fire Chief Kevin Breen told the residents they would be able to enter the building to retrieve medications and personal belongings, but would not be allowed to stay the night. “I was sleeping and I heard a small explosion,” said Andy Alley, who has lived on the third floor of the building for five years. “When I opened the door the smoke was floor to ceiling. This is the second fire since I’ve lived here.” Another resident said several people tried to put out the blaze with a fire extinguisher. Southborough and Northborough Fire Departments also sent crews to help with the two-alarm fire.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Astoria, OR – Fire in mechanical room at Comfort Suites Hotel contained with help from sprinkler system September 29, 2017 viking210 Monday night Astoria Fire Department and an Officer from Astoria Police Department were dispatched to the Comfort Suites in East Astoria for a report of a natural gas leak behind the building. While the fire department was evacuating the building the gas leak ignited from an unknown source. An intense fire broke out igniting the hotel triggering a working fire response. Astoria fire department was able to quickly address the fire after the evacuation of the hotel. The fire had minimal penetration into the buildings mechanical room where a sprinkler activated. A large water supply pipe burst inside the hotel flooding the first floor. Displaced hotel patrons were relocated to other area hotels. Multiple agencies responded as mutual aid, including Olney Wulluski Fire Department, Lewis and Clark Fire Department, Warrenton Fire Department, Knappa Fire Department, Medix Ambulance and Clatsop County Sheriff’s Department. The cause of the original gas leak and ignition source are under investigation. Members from the Clatsop County Fire Investigation Team and Oregon State Police Arson investigators will be meeting this morning to continue the investigation.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Christiana, DE – Kitchen fire at TownePlace Suites hotel knocked down by sprinkler system September 24, 2017 viking210 A fire inside a guest room at a Christiana hotel on Thursday was ruled accidental by officials later that day. The Delaware State Fire Marshal determined the cause of the blaze—which was reported around 4:30 p.m., on the fourth floor of the TownePlace Suites by Marriott, located at 410 Eagle Run Road—was a cardboard box that had been placed on top of a working stove. According to state fire investigators, as the box was placed on the appliance, it accidentally turned on a burner by contacting the burner control knob. The building’s fire sprinkler system had been operating properly, officials advised, allowing a nearby sprinkler head to detect and, subsequently, extinguish the flames. Officials reported no injuries among hotel guests, who were alerted to evacuate by the building’s fire alarm system. Alternate accommodations were provided to guests at other Marriott properties, until the hotel could be reopened. No estimate of damages was provided.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Yuma, AZ – Fire at Candlewood Suites Hotel stopped by sprinkler system September 20, 2017 viking210 The Yuma Fire Department said a sprinkler system stopped a fire in a local hotel. YFD said Monday shortly after 9:30 pm, an alarm was reported indicating a fire sprinkler activation at the Candlewood Suites Hotel, 2036 East Avenue 3E. Firefighters said arriving Yuma Fire Department personnel found the building being evacuated, with light smoke and water flowing from a room on the hotel’s second floor. It was determined that there had been a stove top fire and it had been extinguished by the fire sprinkler system. Firefighters confirmed the fire was out and it had not spread beyond the area of the stove. YFD said the water flow to the sprinkler head was shut off and firefighters worked to ventilate the room and remove the smoke from the area. It was found that the room’s occupant had put a pan of cooking oil on the stove top to heat and had left the room. While they were gone, the oil overheated and ignited. The damage was limited to the immediate area of the stove, with the microwave above the stove starting to melt and catch fire at the time the sprinkler system activated. Had the fire not been extinguished by the fire sprinkler system, extensive damage to the room and other parts of the hotel would have occurred, as well as lives put in danger. This is the third commercial fire sprinkler save in less than a week! YFD said fire sprinkler systems can keep fires from spreading and can also extinguish them. Fire spreads quickly and can double in size every minute. Even small fires can cause significant damage to property and endanger those nearby. Contrary to many Hollywood portrayals, only sprinkler heads directly exposed to the heat activate, not those in the rest of the room, building, or complex.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Reno, NV – Arson fire at casino resort hotel contained by sprinkler system September 7, 2017 viking210 One person has been arrested after firefighters responded to a report of a fire in the Peppermill Resort’s north tower in Reno on Tuesday. The extent of the fire wasn’t immediately clear, but a Reno Fire Department official said the interior sprinkler system contained the fire, with firefighters knocking it down. Crews worked on clearing out smoke and helping guests. One person received medical treatment for smoke inhalation. The first three floors of the north wing were evacuated, according to Battalion Chief Mike Pilcher. Some water damage was reported on the floors below the affected area. Joseph Occhiuto, 25, is being held at the Washoe County Jail on two counts of arson.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Las Vegas, NV – Sprinkler system helps keep balcony fire from spreading inside casino hotel August 29, 2017 viking210 Firefighters doused a 2-alarm fire at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino late Saturday afternoon after black smoke billowed from the lower portion of the hotel. Clark County Fire Deputy Chief John Steinbeck said in an e-mail that the fire involved two exterior balconies and spread into one hotel room. He said the building’s sprinkler system and firefighters extinguished the flames as the third and fourth floors were evacuated. Steinbeck said more than 70 firefighters responded to the blaze. The cause of the flames is under investigation and no injuries were reported.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Myrtle Beach, SC – Kitchen fire at Best Western hotel extinguished by sprinkler system August 27, 2017 viking210 North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue crews responded to an alarm activation that turned into a structure fire call at the Best Western. According to a Facebook post from North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue, crews were called around 5 p.m., Sunday evening to the Best Western on 1600 block of South Ocean Blvd. When crews arrived, they proceeded to the 6th floor to check the area that was activated and were met by occupants saying they could smell smoke. The incident was upgraded to a structure fire and response crews connected into the standpipe to prepare for fire attack in one of the rooms on the 6th floor. There was a small kitchen fire that was extinguished by the activated sprinkler.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Macedonia, OH – Fire chief credits sprinklers with putting out arson fire at hotel August 9, 2017 viking210 A Virginia man has been charged with first-degree felony aggravated arson in connection with an allegation that he set a mattress on fire at the Highland Road Motel 6 on July 29. Fire Chief Tim Black said the only reported injury in the late night fire was a 4-year-old boy sleeping in a neighboring room who suffered mild smoke inhalation. He said the boy was not taken to a hospital, but “was just checked out” at the scene. Black said that thanks to the motel’s sprinkler system, damage was limited to the room with the fire. About half of the mattress was burned and there was some water and possibly some smoke damage in the room, said Black. He did not have a damage estimate.“ [Sprinklers] work. They work well,” said Black. He said the motel was evacuated for an unspecified period of time.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Redmond, OR – Electrical fire at Pronghorn Resort extinguished by sprinkler system August 9, 2017 viking210 Shortly before 9:30 p.m., firefighters were called to Pronghorn Resort between Bend and Redmond on the reported maintenance building fire, said Fire Marshal Traci Cooper. Crews arrived and found the fire sprinkler system had been activated and there was smoke coming from the eaves of the building, Cooper said. They entered the building to find a small blaze that had been put out by the sprinkler. The fire was believed to have started from an overheated electrical charging box, the fire marshal said. Mutual-aid help was provided by Crook County Fire and Rescue and Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies, with station coverage by Bend Fire and Rescue. There were no injuries and losses totaled $500, Cooper said.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Kamloops, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system knocks down arson fire at hotel August 8, 2017 viking210 An evacuee from Williams Lake has been charged with arson and mischief after an incident at a Kamloops hotel. In a news release, RCMP Corporal Jodi Shelkie says police were called to a disturbance at a hotel on Columbia Street July 28th. Police said a man was found throwing things around inside a room in the hotel. The man had broken a window, overturned a fridge and set some items on fire.The sprinkler system put out the flames, but the water caused significant damage inside the room and the adjacent hallway. Shane Dalton Dennis has been charged with one count of arson and two counts of mischief. Dennis was previously known to police and was staying at the hotel as an evacuee from Williams Lake.
