Category Archives: Hotel / Restaurant

Hotel / Motel

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.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Falmouth, MA – Sprinkler system extinguishes electrical fire at restaurant

The sprinkler system in the Ninety-Nine Restaurant at 30 Davis Straights in Falmouth extinguished a fire in the basement before firefighters arrived on Saturday morning, February 2.

An early-morning cleaning crew called firefighters at 5:11 AM when they discovered smoke alarms sounding, an odor of smoke, and the basement sprinklers activated, Falmouth Deputy Fire Chief Scott J. Thrasher said.

Firefighters opened the back door to let water out of the basement, shut off the electricity to the building, and notified the owner of the restaurant and the town’s building and health departments.

As soon as possible, firefighters reactivated the unaffected electrical circuits to keep the hot water and the freezers working to avoid further damage to the restaurant.

Deputy Chief Thrasher said that the fire is under active investigation, but the fire department believes the fire was related to electrical equipment in the basement.

“Ninety-Nine is trying to get back up and running for tonight,” he said, referring to Saturday night.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Palatine, IL – Sprinkler system extinguished fire at sushi restaurant

No injuries were reported after a kitchen fire early Sunday at a sushi restaurant in northwest suburban Palatine.

Firefighters responded at 12:21 a.m. to a fire alarm at Sushi Para, 1268 E. Dundee Road, according to the Palatine Fire Department. The fire started in the kitchen and was quickly put out by the building’s sprinkler system.

No one was injured, but the restaurant was left uninhabitable, the fire department said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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Reading, PA – Sprinkler system helps keep restaurant fire from spreading to neighboring businesses

Firefighters responded to an early Thursday morning fire at a Chinese restaurant in north Reading. Crews were dispatched shortly before midnight to the 800 block of Oley Street for the report of a structure fire. Reading Fire Deputy Chief Ronald Banks said a small fire was found in the kitchen of the Happy Family Chinese buffet on the first floor of the shopping complex at 810 Oley St. Banks said firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, and the sprinkler system in the kitchen was activated. He said the extent of damage was still being determined. Firefighters ventilated smoke from the front of the restaurant as crews checked for any other damage to businesses in the complex, including a barber shop, a Mexican restaurant, a nail salon and a daycare. The fire marshal was sent to the scene to conduct an investigation. Firefighters finished up operations shortly after 1 a.m.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

South Lake Tahoe, CA – Kitchen fire kept in check by sprinkler system until fire crews arrived

Hunan Garden on Emerald Bay Road in South Lake Tahoe is closed after a fire broke out in the kitchen’s grease shoot, spreading to the stove and exhaust vent.

At 11:09 p.m. on January 18, crews from South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue arrived at the restaurant and saw flames shooting out of the vents on the roof. Not knowing the extent of the fire they called in Lake Valley Fire and Tahoe Douglas Fire to assist.

The hood system worked and kept the fire in check until the crews could extinguish the fire.

On Saturday morning, the building and health departments were on the scene with Battalion Chief Karl Koeppen to evaluate the damage. The restaurant will be closed until the stove and sprinkler system are back in service, clean-up of the fire aftermath is completed and the building can be re-inspected.

Hotel / Motel

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.

Hotel / Motel

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.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Poway, CA – Grease fire at Panda Express extinguished by sprinkler system

A small grease fire Wednesday morning at a Poway restaurant caused a minor injury and resulted in the closure of the business.

Firefighters were called to Panda Express, 13624 Poway Road about 11:35 a.m. and found that a sprinkler had put the fire out. An employee suffered a minor hand burn but declined to be transported for medical attention, according to Mark Sanchez, the city’s director of safety services.

The restaurant will be closed until its reopening is authorized by the county health department, Sanchez said.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Baton Rouge, LA – Grease fire at restaurant extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

Baton Rouge firefighters responded to a kitchen fire at the Walk On’s on Burbank.

The Fire department got the call around 6 p.m. Sunday night. Authorities immediately evacuated the restaurant luckily the sprinkler system put the fire out.

The fire was ignited by grease in the kitchen, damages were minimal and no injuries reported.

The restaurant says they aim to be back in business tomorrow pending inspection of suppression systems.