Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Oak Ridge, TN – Fire in air conditioning unit at Comfort Inn suppressed by sprinkler system March 23, 2016 viking210 An Oak Ridge hotel that was shuttered after a fire prompted the evacuation of all guests early Saturday morning is expected to reopen either late Monday or early Tuesday, Oak Ridge Fire Marshal Travis Solomon said. The five-story, 112-room Comfort Inn at the corner of Rutgers and Illinois avenues was about 90 percent occupied, mostly with students participating in rowing practice and with off-road enthusiasts, when the fire was reported shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday. The blaze was in an air-conditioning unit at one end of the fourth floor, Solomon said, and the fire department is still trying to determine what ignited the blaze. The hotel’s sprinkler system was activated by the blaze and helped suppress it, he said. “That shows that sprinkler systems, they not only save property, they save lives. It could have been a lot worse.” The fourth-floor hallway was filled with thick black smoke, and firefighters had to assist people disoriented by it and help them down the stairwell, Solomon said. Three people were initially missing during the evacuation, and hotel staff “did a fantastic job determining who was missing and needed to be found.” All were located. One person was evaluated for possible smoke inhalation but didn’t require medical attention. Solomon said hotel personnel found other hotels for the guests. Thirteen firefighters and seven firetrucks responded. The fire department is inspecting the hotel’s fire alarm and sprinkler system, Solomon said.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Annapolis, MD – No injuries in fire at Extended Stay America hotel controlled by sprinkler system March 15, 2016 viking210 A fire in an Annapolis hotel room last Tuesday resulted in damage to nearly a dozen rooms, a county fire department spokesman said. Firefighters were dispatched at 6:50 p.m. to the Extended Stay America hotel in the 100 block of Admiral Cochrane Drive. The hotel’s sprinkler system primarily controlled the fire, a fire spokesman said. It took about 13 minutes to extinguish the blaze. Nine rooms in the hotel sustained smoke and water damage. Nobody was injured, the spokesman said. The fire caused an estimated $2,500 worth of damage, said county fire department spokesman Capt. Russ Davies. The fire was ruled accidental.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Waldorf, MD – Overnight fire at Marriott Courtyard hotel put out by sprinkler system; No injuries March 7, 2016 viking210 A small fire caused an estimated $10,000 in damages to the interior of the Courtyard by Marriott in Waldorf around 2:03 a.m. today. The 3 story hotel is located at 3145 Crain Highway, Waldorf. A hotel employee was alerted by the fire alarm. The sprinkler system activated and extinguished the fire. The one alarm fire involved 40 firefighters from the Waldorf VFD and took approximately 5 minutes to bring under control. There were no injuries or deaths.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Myrtle Beach, SC – Cooking fire at extended stay hotel extinguished by sprinkler system March 4, 2016 viking210 A small fire sparked by french fries cooking on a stove in a first-floor hotel room at the Suburban Extended Stay Hotel in Myrtle Beach led to smoke inhalation and an evacuation Monday afternoon. The Myrtle Beach Fire Department was dispatched to the hotel at 730 Frontage Road E. at 1:18 p.m. for a fire alarm. “The first unit on scene found smoke in room 145 and then they requested structure (fire) response,” said Battalion Chief Ian Maxwell with the Myrtle Beach Fire Department. A sprinkler system in the hotel extinguished the fire, he said. Several units were on scene Monday afternoon dealing with the water mitigation issues that remained after the emergency that evacuated residents and left one guest with minor smoke inhalation. The guest was treated on scene. No other injuries were reported.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Olathe, KS – Early morning fire at Residence Inn extinguished by sprinkler system February 26, 2016 viking210 Guests at the Residence Inn on South Strang Line Road were temporarily forced out Thursday morning after light smoke filled the lobby. The Olathe Fire Department was called to the hotel about 5:45 a.m. Firefighters said an overheated furnace caused an air filter to catch fire. The sprinkler system put out the fire. The Fire Department said there is minor damage. Guests were able to stay warm in their cars. They were allowed back in after about an hour.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Toronto, ON – Hotel sprinkler system stops storage room fire; No injuries February 24, 2016 viking210 Hotel guests were out on the street after a fire at the Fairmont Royal York hotel late on Sunday night. A couch in a third-floor storage room caught fire around 11:45 p.m. Luckily, the heat and smoke activated the sprinkler system, and the fire was quickly extinguished. “Damage was minimal,” Toronto fire district chief Mike Swift said. One hotel guest got a little wet while making his escape: “The water was running out of the roof. We walked through the water to get out of there.” Not all guests had to evacuate the building. Others stayed warm in the lobby. Everyone has been allowed back in and no injuries have been reported. It’s not yet clear how the fire started. Only the couch was damaged.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Fayetteville, NC – Sprinklers contain hotel fire started by unattended cigarette February 6, 2016 viking210 The Fayetteville Fire Department responded to the Red Roof Inn on Bordeaux Park Drive Thursday morning for a fire alarm call. Cleaning crews saw black smoke coming from a room after the fire alarm was activated. According to Battalion Chief Richard Whiteside, fire crews arrived shortly after 11:00 a.m. to find around twelve guests and workers evacuating the four-story hotel. When firefighters entered the hotel, they found smoke throughout the third floor hallway. Investigators determined a hotel guest checked out, but left an unattended cigarette behind. Whiteside said the sprinkler system contained the fire to one room. No injuries were reported. The Fayetteville Fire and Emergency Management Department was assisted by the Cumberland Road Fire Department.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Louetta, TX – Early morning fire at Comfort Suites motel limited by sprinkler system February 3, 2016 viking210 The fire broke out about 3:30 a.m. at the Comfort Suites motel on Highway 249 near Louetta, said Ricky Bange of the Klein Fire Department. Bange said when firefighters arrived guests were evacuated and the building was searched to make sure everyone got out safely. He said firefighters found the blaze had erupted in a third-floor room. The motel’s sprinkler system had doused the flames. But smoke lingered in the building. The fire did not spread to any other parts of the motel. The guest who was staying in the room were the fire began was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. The person’s condition was not released. Bange said investigators determined the fire started in the room’s air-conditioning unit. It was a hectic morning for guests. One hotel patron, Carl Wiedenfeld, said he was asleep in his third-floor room when he woke to the blaring fire alarm. Then his friend who was also staying at the motel called him on the telephone and told him about the fire. Wiedenfeld, of Port Arthur, said he opened his door to leave his room but smoke filled the hallway. He closed the door, soaked a towel in water and pressed to his face like a gas mask. Then he dashed into the smokey hallway, hurried to the fire escape and safely got outside. In town on business, he appeared unfazed and philosophical about the ordeal as he stood outside the building. “It’s not your normal hotel stay,” Wiedenfeld said.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Centennial, CO – Fire caused by faulty heater at Towne Place Suites hotel contained with help from sprinkler system January 19, 2016 viking210 A faulty heater has been blamed for igniting a fire inside an unoccupied room at a hotel that sent three deputies to the hospital. The fire started at the Towne Place Suites located at 7877 S. Chester St. about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. South Metro Fire Rescue confirmed three deputies with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office suffered smoke inhalation after helping people evacuate the hotel. A malfunctioning heater in an unoccupied room started the fire. “The building has smoke alarms and a sprinkler system which is helpful but smoke is really very dangerous so getting people out quickly was the number one priority for everyone on scene,” said South Metro Fire Rescue spokeswoman Becky O’Guin. The fire was contained to one room. No one else was hurt.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Fargo, ND – Single sprinkler puts out dryer fire at hotel; No injuries reported January 19, 2016 viking210 A dryer fire forced guests outside Monday morning at Expressway Suites, 4303 17th Avenue South in Fargo. Fire Department Battalion Chief Lee Soeth says the smoke was limited to the first floor of the hotel, but as a precaution, guests were evacuated for about 20 minutes. The small fire set off one sprinkler and put out the fire quickly. Soeth says crews stayed on scene to clear out the smoke and mop up water. A damage assessment is not available.
