Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinklers prove worth in nightclub fire set by arsonist (Seattle, WA) January 3, 2014 viking210 A fire which began soon after midnight on New Year’s Day caused the Seattle Fire Department’s Ladder 10 to be called to the scene. The nightclub’s estimated 750 patrons were able to evacuate safely, and one of them used a fire extinguisher to put out some of the flames. The facility’s fire sprinkler system then completely put out the fire. The Seattle Police Department said that the cause of the fire was arson and the unknown perpetrator appeared to have poured gasoline on the carpeted stairway between the first and second level.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Casino fire squelched by fire sprinklers (Santa Maria, CA) December 30, 2013 viking210 A fire which began in the cardboard baler room at the Chumash Casino and Resort on Saturday morning brought fire crews to put out the blaze. When the firefighters arrived, they found that the casino’s fire sprinkler system had activated in the cardboard baler room and had completely put the fire out. There were no injuries and only minor damage was reported.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Hotel fire held in check by sprinkler system (Concord, NC) December 26, 2013 viking210 Concord Department of Fire and Life Safety was called to Sleep Inn Hotel on Dec. 23 at around 12:10 a.m. Firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the back of the structure. There had been a fire in the building, but the sprinkler system held the fire in check until firefighters arrived. Fire Investigators determined that the fire was started by improperly discarded smoking material. There were no injuries.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Christmas tree fire at country club contained by sprinkler system (Milwaukee, WI) December 23, 2013 viking210 A Christmas tree in a first-floor dining room sparked a fire at the Milwaukee Country Club at around 10 a.m. Sunday, according to the North Shore Fire Department. The building’s sprinkler system contained the fire to the dining room. No one was injured.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Fire at Microtel Inn & Suites controlled with help from sprinkler system (Holland, MI) December 1, 2013 viking210 The Holland Public Safety Fire Services were dispatched at about 2:12 a.m. Saturday morning to a fire alarm at Microtel Inn & Suites. Fire personnel found smoke present on the first floor and the sprinkler system activated when they arrived. The fire was extinguished within minutes of the first arriving engines. No civilian or uniformed injuries were reported. Chris Tinney, Captain of Fire Operations, says that the buildings fire protection features and a response time of just over five minutes by fire crews, were critical in reducing property damage safety for the motels occupants. The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Overnight restaurant fire contained with help from sprinkler system (Kentwood, MI) November 30, 2013 viking210 Fire officials said a quick response time helped contain a kitchen fire that sparked overnight at Carrabba’s Italian Grill. Kentwood firefighters were called to the restaurant, 4061 28th St. SE, about 2 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 28. A kitchen sprinkler kept the fire under control until crews doused the flames using hose lines, Capt. Shaun Abbey said. The blaze was contained to the kitchen.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Fire at Holiday Inn extinguished by sprinkler system (Raleigh, NC) November 30, 2013 viking210 According to investigators, the fire started in a heating and air unit inside a room at the Holiday Inn at about 9 p.m. The fire was extinguished by sprinklers in the room, officials said. No damage was caused by the fire. There were no immediate reports of injuries, and those staying at the hotel were allowed back inside shortly after the alarms were activated.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Sprinklers make the difference in hotel fire (Rockford, IL) November 11, 2013 viking210 The sprinkler system in a Hampton Inn quickly eliminated an electrical fire which broke out in the hotel’s office on Sunday evening. The fire was confined to the office area, and no one was injured. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Fire sprinklers help to contain early morning restaurant fire (Maricopa, AZ) November 11, 2013 viking210 An assistant manager at the local Native New Yorker said she hopes the restaurant will be open later Friday after firefighters put out an early morning fire in the business’ kitchen area. Fire investigators said the fire likely was caused by a warming pan and that flames were fed by grease on the pan. The Maricopa Fire Department was initially alerted to the fire after sprinklers were activated, according to an agency press release. No injuries were reported to citizens or fire personnel. The fire suppression and alert system performed as designed and provides an example of the effectiveness of properly installed and maintained sprinkler systems.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Fire controlled by fire sprinklers at hotel (Albuquerque, NM) November 1, 2013 viking210 Sixteen fire crew units and thirty-seven firefighters responded to a fire at a downtown hotel on Wednesday, October 30 morning. The hotel’s fire sprinkler system activated in the room where the fire began, containing the blaze to that room. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and there were no injuries.
