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Binghamton, NY – Early morning arson fire at boarding house extinguished by sprinkler system

The Binghamton Police Department says a man has been charged with intentionally setting a fire on Henry Street. Police say the fire at 106 Henry Street, the “DIXIE 2000” rooming house, was reported at 6:16 a.m. Monday. According to detectives, an investigation found that the first-floor office was broken into before being doused with a liquid accelerant and ignited, which caused an explosion and significant damage. Officials say the fire was extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system and all residents got out safely. Police say the suspect, who had left before officers arrived, was later identified as 59-year-old Jerry Hopkins of neighboring 104 Henry Street.

He was charged with second-degree arson, a class B felony. The incident was investigated by the Binghamton Police Patrol and Detective Divisions as well as the Fire Marshal’s Office. State Fire K-9 also assisted at the scene. Anyone with additional information is asked to call detectives at (607) 772-7080.

ORIGINAL STORY:

BINGHAMTON (WBNG) — Police and fire officials were called to a fire on Henry Street in Binghamton Monday morning.

According to Binghamton Fire Marshal Alan Gardiner, the sprinkler system inside 106 Henry Street put out the fire.

Gardiner said investigators haven’t determined a cause for the fire, but he called it suspicious.

Members of the Binghamton Fire Department, Binghamton Police Department and New York State fire officials responded to the scene.

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Farmers Branch, TX – (no media) Hotel laundry room fire suppressed by single sprinkler

*** Fire Department Reported — No Media Coverage *** On March 21, 2019, at approximately 11:03 pm, Farmers Branch Fire Department was dispatched to an automatic fire alarm call at 2645 LBJ, Wyndham Garden Dallas North Hotel. Quint 133 arrived on scene and discovered smoke in the laundry room and upgraded the response to a structure fire. After further investigation, the fire was suppressed by an automatic sprinkler system (1 sprinkler head). Fire investigators determined the cause of the fire was spontaneous ignition of cloth rags in a laundry cart located in laundry room. Fire was isolated to the laundry cart and contents, causing no structural damage.

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Grand Forks, ND – Hotel dryer fire extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

A sprinkler system extinguished a fire at a Grand Forks hotel early Sunday morning.

The fire department says around 4:10 a.m., crews responded to the Expressway Inn and Suites on 11th Avenue South on a water flow alarm.

Arriving crews encountered a light haze coming from the lobby area and discovered that there had been a fire in one of the commercial laundry dryers. The automatic sprinkler system had activated and extinguished it before crews arrived.

Guests and staff had exited safely. No one was hurt.

The fire caused about $10,000 in damages.

The cause of the dryer fire is under investigation.

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Las Vegas, NV – Arcade machine fire at The STRAT Hotel and Casino is put out by sprinkler system

Fire officials are investigating an arcade machine fire at The STRAT Hotel and Casino. Crews got the call around 8:30 p.m., Friday night. Tim Szymanski with Las Vegas Fire and Rescue says an arcade machine caught fire and was put out by the fire sprinkler in the building. No injuries were reported during the incident. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Crews on scene are assisting maintenance personnel with returning things back to normal.

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Carson City, NV – Sprinkler extinguishes fire at historic hotel

A fire sprinkler was able to extinguish a fire at the historic St. Charles Hotel on Carson Street on Tuesday. A dog was also rescued during the incident. At about 12:15 p.m., Carson City Fire units were dispatched to the structure at 310 S. Carson St. The first arriving firefighters observed smoke coming from the second floor of the St. Charles Residential Hotel. Crews quickly made entry into the smoke filled apartment and located an unconscious small dog. Firefighters also confirmed the fire had been extinguished by a working fire sprinkler. Officials stated if the building didn’t have fire sprinklers the fire would have been much worse. The dog was resuscitated and taken to a local veterinary hospital by firefighters. The damage to the hotel is estimated to be $10,000. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. A total of 17 firefighters responded to the incident.

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Boone, NC – Fire at Super 8 Motel suppressed by sprinkler system until fire crews arrived

The Super 8 by Wyndham hotel at 2419 N.C. 105 in Boone is back open after an early-morning fire Feb. 7, according to the hotel’s owner.

“We would like to thank the Boone Fire Department for arriving quickly and ensuring that all of our guests were safe,” Super 8 owner Justin Patel said in a Feb. 8 statement.

Patel stated that hotel operations resumed as of Friday evening and that going forward, fire safety classes will be conducted for his employees.

“We are in the beginning stages of planning a yearly fire safety protocol class in conjunction with the Boone Fire Department,” Patel stated. “The goal of the class will be to help prepare local businesses to handle emergency situations like the one we just experienced. This class will be open to all owners and employees of local hospitality businesses. Our hope is to keep all of our High Country visitors as safe as possible.”

Patel is the registered vice president of hotel management group Panoramic Hospitality. Along with the Super 8, Panoramic also owns the La Quinta Inn and Suites and Sleep Inn on N.C. 105 Extension.

Boone Police spokesperson Shane Robbins said Feb. 9 that the fire is still under investigation. On Feb. 7, Boone Police Cpl. Kat Eller said the fire is considered suspicious. She added that the department has a suspect, but Robbins said that as of the morning of Feb. 9, no arrests had been made in the investigation.

Eller said Boone Police had requested a search warrant for one of the rooms in the hotel. Boone Fire had cleared the scene around 3 p.m. on Feb 7, according to Boone Fire Capt. Jacob Burleson.

Burleson said the call initially came in at 3:10 a.m. as a fire alarm and then re-dispatched six minutes later for a structure fire.

There was one origin of fire on the second floor that was actively burning. Burleson said. This fire was suppressed by the sprinkler system by the time Boone Fire had arrived on the scene. Firefighters advanced a hose line through to ensure that the fire was out, Burleson said.

Eller said there were various “char marks” in other places of the building as well.

As first responders arrived on the scene, the building was in the process of being evacuated. Burleson said when personnel were conducting searches in the building to ensure the fire was suppressed, it was found that several rooms had not evacuated. These individuals were escorted out by fire personnel, later allowed to return to their rooms with escorts and then escorted back out of the building, Burleson said.

Burleson advised that people should evacuate when they see or hear a fire alarm activated, as this is for their own safety as well as the safety of first responders.

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Chesapeake, VA – Fire in 3rd floor room at Comfort Suites hotel extinguished by sprinkler system

Firefighters responded to a hotel room fire in Chesapeake. A call came in around 1:49 p.m. last Monday, in reference to a fire in one of the hotel rooms on the third floor at the Comfort Suites located 1550 Crossways Blvd in Chesapeake. Officials reported that the hotel’s sprinkler system had extinguished the fire. Crews worked to ventilate the hotel. The third floor has reports of some water and smoke damage. No injuries were reported. Upon preliminary investigation by officials, it appears fire started in the HVAC system. There is no further information at this time.

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Queensbury, NY – Sprinkler system puts out fire at resort hotel and indoor water park

Firefighters responded to a smoky fire Tuesday night at the Great Escape Lodge, but the hotel was closed to guests at the time and no injuries or major damage was reported. The fire was spotted around 7 p.m. and started in the bar area of the Tall Tales Tavern restaurant in the lodge, according to Queensbury Central Fire Chief Richard Jones. Minor damage was reported.

“The sprinkler system put the fire out,” he said. A spokeswoman for Great Escape owner Six Flags said Wednesday that the fire was traced to spontaneous combustion, as rags and floor stain were placed in a small plastic trash container ignited, and the lodge’s sprinkler system was triggered and knocked it down.

Firefighters from around the region responded as mutual aid and used industrial fans to ventilate the building, Warren County Fire Coordinator Brian LaFlure said. “There was quite a bit of smoke,” LaFlure said.

LaFlure referred comment to Jones for details as to the investigation, but he could not be reached Wednesday morning. Six Flags Great Escape President Eric Gilbert said Tuesday night that there were no guests in the hotel at the time, but two staff members who were in the building safely evacuated.

Company spokeswoman Brittany Gillespie said Wednesday morning that the fire will not keep the lodge from re-opening Wednesday afternoon as planned. The restaurant suffered “minimal” damage, but it was unclear whether it would be open for guests on Wednesday. The lodge was not open Tuesday night because it closes some weekdays during the winter for routine maintenance, Gillespie said.

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Rancho Cucamonga, CA – Sprinkler system activates in hotel fire; Assists firefighters in extinguishing blaze

A number of hotel guests had to be evacuated after a fire broke out at Four Points by Sheraton hotel, Tuesday night. Firefighters responded to the reported fire at the Four Points by Sheraton in the 11900 block of Foothill Boulevard around 9:55 PM. Units arriving on scene found a small fire in a third-floor room and quickly extinguished it. The flames were enough to activate the building’s sprinkler system. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire was under investigation.

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Springfield, OR – Fire at Quality Inn and Suites controlled with help from sprinkler system

Guests at the Quality Inn and Suites in the Gateway area of Springfield were forced to evacuate due to a fire Monday night. Eugene Springfield Fire said they received a call at about 9 p.m. about an attic fire at the hotel. “At this point we’re in the mode of assisting the property owner and property management to restore as much as possible to a working functional level,” Battalion Chief Chris Paskett said at the scene. Firefighters say the building also has water damage from the sprinkler system down to the parts of the hotel’s first level. The cause of the fire is unclear.