Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sacramento, CA – Sprinkler system contains restaurant fire; No injuries reported May 30, 2018 viking210 Cosumnes Fire investigators determined that a discarded cigarette sparked a fire that damaged the BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse on May 11. The restaurant was evacuated that night and it was reopened the next day. No injuries were reported. This fire first burned bark outside the restaurant on Laguna Springs Drive around 5 p.m. and then spread to the building. Cosumnes Fire Chief Mike McLaughlin said that evening’s strong winds fueled the fire and caused flames to burn a wall and spread into the attic. “The fire sprinkler system worked as designed and contained the fire when one head activated,” he said. Cosumnes, Sacramento City, and Sacramento County Metropolitan firefighters extinguished the fire.
