Category Archives: Hotel / Motel

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Fire sprinklers contain hotel fire (Santa Maria, CA)

August 14, 2013 viking210

There were no injuries in a fire that began in the laundry room of a hotel the evening of August 12. Firefighters discovered smoke coming from the laundry room; the hotel’s fire sprinkler had contained the flames in the room. Investigators are searching for the cause of the fire.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Hotel fire eliminated by fire sprinkler (Las Vegas, NV)

July 26, 2013 viking210

A fire sprinkler eradicated a fire which began in the bathroom of a Stratosphere Hotel room on July 11. The fire was limited to the bathroom, and no one was injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Hotel fire shut down by sprinkler (Colorado Springs, CO)

July 15, 2013 viking210

When a fire occurred in one of the rooms in a hotel room the night of July 13, firefighters reported that the hotel’s fire sprinkler system quickly eliminated the blaze. Guests were evacuated and allowed to return shortly after the firefighters ensured that no danger was present. No injuries were reported.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Sprinklers prove worth in hotel fire (Warrenville, IL)

July 1, 2013 viking210

A fire that began in the fifth floor of a hotel room the morning of June 29 was almost completely eliminated by the hotel’s fire sprinkler system. Fire crews arrived and put out the rest of the flames; no injuries were reported.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Fire sprinklers prove worth in midweek hotel fire (Preston, CT)

June 27, 2013 viking210 1 Comment

Fire sprinklers kept a fire that erupted in the hotel kitchen was contained by the hotel’s fire sprinkler system. No injuries were reported from the blaze.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant, Residential

Sprinkler system aids firefighters at Golden Nugget Casino (Atlantic City, NJ)

June 19, 2013 viking210

A fire at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City closed the sauna Monday evening.  Firefighters were called to the casino about 5:30 p.m. for a reported fire and activated sprinkler, Chief Dennis Brooks said.
 
“The fire doesn’t appear to be suspicious,” Brooks said.  Preliminarily, it looks like an electrical fire, but is still under investigation, he said.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Fire sprinklers contain hotel fire (Houston, TX)

June 17, 2013 viking210

A fire that was started on a mattress in a hotel room activated the hotel’s fire sprinkler system. The sprinkler system contained the fire to that room, and no one was hurt by the fire. Arson crews are investigating the cause of the fire.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Hotel fire doused by fire sprinklers (Tampa, FL)

June 11, 2013 viking210

Firefighters responded to a three-alarm fire at a downtown Tampa hotel. The fire sprinkler system at the hotel activated and suppressed the majority of the flames. No injuries were reported.

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Fire sprinklers credited with extinguishing hotel fire (Kiawah Island, SC)

March 31, 2013 viking210

Guests who were staying at the Sanctuary Hotel were evacuated when a fire began in the hotel’s storage room. The sprinkler system extinguished the fire keeping the damage to that single room. No injuries were reported.  

“Fire sprinklers have proven themselves yet again as an invaluable tool to improve property and life safety,” said Fire Marshal Mike Julazadeh. “A single fire sprinkler head activated and controlled the fire until the fire department arrived.”

Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant

Fire in fifth-floor hotel room extinguished by sprinkler system (Pittsburgh, PA)

February 12, 2013 viking210

Pittsburgh firefighters responded to a fire in a fifth-floor room of an Upper Hill District hotel shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday. Sprinklers at the hotel extinguished the fire, and no one was injured, according to an Allegheny County emergency dispatcher. The county’s 911 center received the call at 11:06 and firefighters reported that the fire was out 15 minutes later.