The fire was contained to an area with the assistance of the fire department and the building’s sprinkler system.
Damage is unknown at this time, there were several individuals outside the building after evacuation.
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According to the St. Johns Fire District, they responded to a possible structure fire at 300 Farm Lake View, at the Andell Inn Hotel.
The fire alarm came from a third-floor hotel room, officials said.
Upon arriving, the fire sprinkler was going off and containing the fire to the kitchen area. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames.
According to the St. Johns Fire District, they responded to a possible structure fire at 300 Farm Lake View, at the Andell Inn Hotel.
The fire alarm came from a third-floor hotel room, officials said.
Upon arriving, the fire sprinkler was going off and containing the fire to the kitchen area. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames.
“Without the fire sprinkler system, we would have had a substantial fire event and possible injuries to hotel occupants,” said Fire Chief Colleen Walz. “The fire sprinkler system was part of the critical life safety components of this building. In this case, a single fire sprinkler head operated and controlled the fire event until the fire department could arrive and mitigate any remaining hazards. Management is working to repair water damage and restore minimal smoke and fire damage.”
After reviewing the scene, fire investigators said the fire started near a microwave. The cause is still under investigation
Two firefighters were transported to a local hospital for possible dehydration and heat exhaustion. No other injuries were reported.
The response was upgraded to a commercial fire resulting in South County Stations 1,2,6 being added along with Spring and Porter Fire Department. L-114 arrived on the scene and found smoke coming from the restaurant which was not open for business at the time. Crews entered the structure and found the fire sprinklers had activated and were keeping a small fire in the kitchen area from spreading. The crews extinguished the remaining fire preventing any further damage. The scene was determined under control within 5 minutes of arrival and other responding units were placed in service.
The fire is being investigated by the Montgomery County Fire Marshal’s Office
The Clark County Fire Department responded to a fire at The Linq on Saturday morning.
A High Rise Response was initiated with 6 Engines, 2 Trucks, 2 Rescues, and 2 Battalion Chiefs.
Upon arrival, personnel ascended to the fire floor where they found smoke in the hallway and water from the sprinkler system.
A Second Alarm was requested and an additional 5 Engines, 2 Trucks, 4 Rescues, and 2 Battalion Chiefs responded. Firefighters made an offensive attack and were able to knock the fire down at 00:48 am.
A primary life safety search was being conducted at the same time and no occupants were found in the area. The fire was contained to a storage room and is under investigation for the cause.
At this time there is not an estimate on damages.
No injuries were reported at the incident.
A total of 77 personnel responded to the call.
Crews arrived shortly after 2:21 p.m. and were advised that the fire was on the second floor.
Upon locating the room, firefighters discovered that a fire sprinkler “had activated and extinguished a cooking fire.”
After ensuring that the fire was extinguished, crews “controlled the sprinkler system and started salvage operations on the first floor to reduce damage.” They also used ventilation fans to remove smoke.
No injuries were reported, and the occupants of the room were relocated.
Following the incident, NCFD is reminding the public of these facts:
Around 2:30 p.m. last Sunday, the Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD) responded to a fire alarm activation at the Stowaway Grand Hotel on 22nd Street. First-arriving firefighters located the hotel’s alarm panel and determined the source of the activation was on the fifth floor. Four OCFD firefighters operating in groups of two made their way to the fifth floor from inside the building and found a smoke and fire condition in an electrical closet.
OCFD spokesman Ryan Whittington said crews were able to put out that fire with dry chemical extinguishers and that firefighters wouldn’t use water in a fire of that type because it was electrical in nature. With that situation well in hand, Whittington said while on the fifth floor, firefighters were alerted to another potential fire on the sixth floor above.
The crews made their way to the sixth floor and found an active fire and smoke conditions. As firefighters were preparing to tackle that blaze, the hotel’s sprinkler system activated and put out the fire.
The entire situation was brought under control around 3:40 p.m. on Sunday, or a little over an hour after the first alarm activation. Whittington said the protocol for the fire department in that case was to send the high-rise package, which includes larger apparatus and equipment.
“Because the Stowaway Grand is considered a high-rise in terms of the number of floors, there are certain things we have to do,” he said. “We actually deployed our high-rise package, which includes the ladder trucks and larger apparatus equipped with a larger amount of hose and larger caliber hoses.”
Hundreds of hotel guests were evacuated during the incident, resulting in some quick thinking by the command staff.
“Battalion Chief David Peterson had command and he requested a city bus,” said Whittington. “There were hundreds of guests milling around and waiting to get back in, and having the bus there provided a place for them to sit down and relax in the air conditioning.”
Whittington said the fire department’s protocols and training prevented what could have been a much more serious situation.
“Everything worked like it should have,” he said. “To our guys’ credit, they really saved the building from much more damage.”
Hours later, the OCFD responded to another residential fire at a condominium on Trimper Avenue, according to Whittington.
“We arrived and found a heavy smoke condition on the first floor,” he said. “Crews made their way to the third floor and found a basket of blankets and other materials in a storage closet too close to a heat source and it combusted. We believe a light bulb might have started the fire, but it is still under investigation. In that incident, the condo’s sprinkler system activated and extinguished the fire.”
The engine company arrived to find heavy smoke in a first-floor room; the majority of the fire was put out by the hotel’s sprinkler system, Deputy Chief Dave Lohse said in a news release.
The fire is suspicious, and the state fire marshal is investigating the cause, the release said.
Smoke was pouring from the second floor of the large restaurant when firefighters arrived about 8:20 a.m., said Manchester Fire Capt. Jon Starr.
The smoke was coming from a fire in a smoker, he said. The building’s sprinklers kept the fire in check until firefighters could extinguish it with a hose, he said.
Water damage to two kitchens was extensive, he said. The Fire Department turned the restaurant over to the city Health Department, which will determine when it can reopen.
The restaurant and brewery is located at the site of the former Yard restaurant.
In a Facebook post, the restaurant said no one was injured and the building suffered no structural damage.
“We are going to work as hard as possible to get up and running again,” a post read. Four-packs of their brewery products remain available for sale, they said.
A fire at a Newark hotel has been ruled a case of arson.
The fire was reported just after midnight Saturday at the Red Roof Inn on South College Avenue, Delaware state Fire Marshal’s investigators said.
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder personnel, along with crews from neighboring companies, responded.
The building’s sprinkler system doused the flames, the alarm system activated, and hotel guests got out safely.
Investigators determined the fire was deliberately set, and they’re urging anyone who knows anything about the incident to call the state Fire Marshal’s Office’s New Castle Division at 302.323.5375 or email at fire.marshal@delaware.gov also callers may call Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1.800.TIP.3333.
Information offered to investigators will remain confidential.
A fire caused damage to a hotel room in Harvey Sunday.
The Harvey Volunteer Fire Company was dispatched to an alarm around 7:47 p.m. at the InTown Suites Extended Stay, located at 1101 Manhattan Boulevard.
Upon arrival, firefighters found a fire in the kitchen of a second floor room of the three-story hotel, fire officials said.
A sprinkler system in the room activated, which contained the fire until it was extinguished.
Fire officials reported water damage to a first floor laundry room below the fire.
No injuries were reported. The business remains open.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.