Category Archives: Hotel / Restaurant

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinklers limit damage at unoccupied restaurant (San Diego, CA)

March 6, 2014 viking210

When a fire broke out in a restaurant while it was closed, the building’s fire sprinkler kicked in to squelch the fire. According to San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesman Lee Swanson, the sprinklers had activated prior to the SDFRD’s arrival.

“So when we got there, there was no active fire,” he said.

There were no injuries, and the exact cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Hotel fire contained by sprinkler system (Hawley, PA)

February 17, 2014 viking210

A fire began on the roof of a hotel on Friday evening around 10:30 p.m. The hotel, which was booked to capacity, had a fire sprinkler system installed, which contained the fire. All of the hotel’s occupants were able to evacuate safely.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Country club fire contained by sprinkler (Tinley Park, IL)

February 13, 2014 viking210

** NO MEDIA COVERAGE – FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED **

On Wednesday, February 12, a fire began in the kitchen office of a country club. The fire sprinklers activated from the heat of the fire and were able to contain the fire to where it started. No injuries were reported, and the facility is still open for business. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinklers help extinguish fire at fast food restaurant (Delray Beach, CA)

February 13, 2014 viking210

An early morning fire at a Burger King restaurant is under investigation. The blaze, which began in one of the restaurant’s deep fryers, had been largely extinguished by the building’s fire sprinkler system. There were no reported injuries in the incident.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinklers assist firefighters in restaurant fire (Lake Oswego, OR)

February 4, 2014 viking210

A fire broke out at a restaurant in the middle of the night Tuesday. A single fire sprinkler activated and contained the fire until fire crews arrived and eliminated the rest of the blaze. According to firefighters, the sprinkler systems quick response saved the restaurant from far worse damage. Investigators report that the heat from the stove conducted through the wall and started the wood studs on fire.

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Hotel room cooking fire extinguished by fire sprinkler system (Chesapeake, VA)

January 30, 2014 viking210

No injuries were reported after a fire damaged a hotel room at the Extended Stay America. Chesapeake firefighters were called to the scene about 7:45 p.m. and found heavy smoke coming from the second floor of the hotel, according to a news release. The automatic fire sprinkler system inside the building was able to extinguish the room fire, the news release said. The cause of the fire appeared to be unattended cooking.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinklers contain fire at restaurant (Gainesville, GA)

January 21, 2014 viking210

Gainesville firefighters responded to a fire at a restaurant a little before 6 a.m. on Friday, January 17. The fire crews broke into the building and found that four sprinkler heads had activated and kept the fire in check. After the crews put out the remaining flames, Fire Marshal Chad Payne reported that a faulty condensation line pump on a refrigeration unit had started the fire. There were no injuries reported.

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Fire sprinkler puts out fire at hotel (Rocky Mount, NC)

January 15, 2014 viking210

Fire sprinklers stopped an early morning fire from spreading at a Doubletree Hotel on Wednesday, January 15. One of the hotel’s guest smelled smoke at about 6 a.m. and pulled the a fire alarm. When fire crews arrived, they found a small amount of smoke coming from a fourth floor room that was unoccupied. In response to the heat from the fire, the room’s fire sprinklers had activated, which kept the fire from spreading. Investigators believe the fire began because of an electrical malfunction near the heating unit in the fourth floor room. No one was injured in the incident.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Restaurant fire squelched by sprinkler system (Crookston, MN)

January 15, 2014 viking210

When a fire broke out in a restaurant kitchen on Monday morning, the restaurant’s fire sprinkler put out the flames. Investigators believe the fire began when an overheated aerosol cooking spray and exploded, and that the fire quickly started near the kitchen’s exhaust system. No injuries were reported.

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Sprinklers squelch hotel clubhouse fire (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)

January 9, 2014 viking210

Investigators are still looking into the cause of a fire which began in a hotel clubhouse on Wednesday afternoon. Fire crews arrived to the clubhouse after receiving reports of a fire; upon entering the building, they found no fire or smoke thanks to the building’s fire sprinklers, which put out the flames prior to their arrival. There were no injuries reported.

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