Category Archives: Hotel / Restaurant
Seaford, DE – Sprinkler system activated for fire at hotel; No injuries reported
The blaze at the Motel 6 in the 24000 block of Sussex Highway was reported shortly before 8:30 p.m., authorities said. The Seaford Volunteer Fire Department arrived to find smoke coming from one of the rooms.
The fire was controlled by the building’s automatic fire sprinkler system, and firefighters completed extinguishing it. The building was occupied, but all escaped without injury, Mr. Galaska said. Mutual-aid fire companies also assisted.
Investigators determined that the fire was caused by the failure of a charging electrical appliance.
Knoxville, TN – Fire in hotel room extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
KFD crews were dispatched to the hotel at 6:09 a.m. Monday for an activated fire alarm with sprinkler activation and Knox County E-911 dispatchers also received a call about the fire reporting smoke and flames on the seventh floor of the hotel. On arrival, KFD firefighters made their way to the seventh floor and discovered that the sprinkler system had put out the fire in one of the rooms, which was unoccupied.
KFD said all hotel occupants of the whole building were evacuated as a precaution. The Initial investigation revealed that the fire was quickly put out by the sprinkler system and did not appear to spread any further than the room of origin.
The hotel room has sustained heavy smoke damage, KFD said, and hallways and other common areas of the hotel sustained water damage. The building has been turned over to building maintenance. No injuries were reported.
This fire is currently under investigation by KFD officials.
Lafayette, IN – Sprinkler system extinguishes electrical fire at hotel
According to the Lafayette Fire Department, firefighters responded to a call at about 6:30 a.m. Jan. 16 to the Courtyard by Marriott, 150 Fairington Ave., for a reported fire inside a hotel room.
When firefighters arrived, the fire had been extinguished by the hotel’s sprinkler system inside the room, which had been occupied. Fire officials said the occupants were able to escape the room. There were no reported injuries to the occupants or other guests in nearby rooms.
Fire officials said heat from the fire activated a single head from the building’s sprinkler system and doused the fire, preventing the spread of flames to other areas of the room or hotel.
Officials said firefighters ensured the blaze was extinguished, had not extended to other areas of the building and shut down the activated sprinkler system.
The Lafayette Fire Department credits a self-closing door, and the building fire sprinkler system with containing, extinguishing and limiting the damage and amount of toxic smoke created by this fire.
The suspected electrical device which fire officials said caused the fire was not specifically identified. The estimated amount of damage to the hotel room has not been determined.
San Antonio, TX – Sprinkler system activated for arson fire at former restaurant
The fire broke out around 1 am at Joe’s Crab Shack in the 4700 block of Northwest Loop 410 near Babcock Road.
According to fire authorities, a San Antonio police officer happened to be driving a car, saw the smoke and called. Upon arrival, firefighters found a fire inside the building.
Officials say someone seems to have thrown a Molotov cocktail through the window and triggered the sprinkler system. The sprinkler system has put out most of the fire.
The restaurant was closed and boarded, so no one was inside and no other nearby building was threatened by fire.
Firefighters said this was the second time a suspicious fire had broke out in a building within the last few months.
Currently, investigators have not been arrested.
Ann Arbor, MI – Sprinkler system activated for fire at hotel; No injuries reported
Fire crews were called at 8:47 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 2, to the Holiday Inn, 3155 Boardwalk Drive, south of Eisenhower Parkway for a report of a fire in the building, according to the Ann Arbor Fire Department.
Crews arrived to find smoke coming from a second-floor room. They began preparing for stand-pipe operations, unloading fire hoses to be connected to a hydrant, officials said.
Firefighters located the source of the smoke, a vacant hotel room, and entered the room to discover the fire was being suppressed by the building sprinkler system, officials said.
A second alarm was initially called, but then canceled after fire crews were able to bring the fire under control, officials said.
No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire was determined to be an issue with the room’s ventilation system, officials said.
Guests of the hotel were displaced for the night and relocated to the nearby Sheraton hotel, officials said.
The Pittsfield Township Fire Department, Huron Valley Ambulance and the Ann Arbor Police Department assisted at the scene.
Tulsa, OK – Sprinkler system activated for electrical fire at hotel; No injuries reported
An overnight fire damaged a room at a historic hotel in downtown Tulsa.
The fire broke out around midnight on Thursday at the Ambassador Hotel near 14th and Main.
According to Tulsa firefighters, the fire started inside a room on the hotel’s top floor. Crews say it started behind an electrical outlet.
The room’s sprinkler system helped put the fire out and nobody was injured, officials say.
The Ambassador Hotel is on the national registry of historic places.
Coralville, IA – Sprinkler system activated for small kitchen fire at restaurant
Responders say that due to the sprinkler system activation, there was little damage and the fire was contained to a small corner of the kitchen. The cause of the fire is still under investigation but ruled to be accidental.
Crews estimate roughly $15,000 in damage.
Calgary, AB, Canada – Sprinkler system extinguishes hotel fire; No injuries reported
The Calgary Fire Department responded to a fire at a hotel early Saturday morning.
Officials say crews were called to the Riviera Hotel at 3535 26 Ave. N.E. just before 7 a.m., finding smouldering furniture in a storage area.
The fire was knocked down by the hotel’s sprinkler system.
The hotel was evacuated as a precaution as crews ventilated the area and Calgary Transit buses provided shelter for the roughly 100 people forced out of their rooms.
No injuries resulted from the small fire and the hotel’s guests have since returned to their rooms.
The cause of the fire remains unknown at this time and investigators remain on scene.
Cedar Rapids, IA – Sprinkler system activated for fire at restaurant; No injuries reported
The small fire was found in the second floor kitchen at White Star Ale House, but officials said it was being held in check by the sprinkler system. No one was at the restaurant when the fire occurred.
In a release, officials said a bag of rags ignited due to animal fat from the grease and heat from being laundered earlier in the night by staff.
Officials said the building suffered minor damage.
Firefighters encouraged residents and businesses to spread out laundered clothing or towels after removing from the dryer to allow them to cool.