Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Astoria, OR – Fire in mechanical room at Comfort Suites Hotel contained with help from sprinkler system September 29, 2017 viking210 Monday night Astoria Fire Department and an Officer from Astoria Police Department were dispatched to the Comfort Suites in East Astoria for a report of a natural gas leak behind the building. While the fire department was evacuating the building the gas leak ignited from an unknown source. An intense fire broke out igniting the hotel triggering a working fire response. Astoria fire department was able to quickly address the fire after the evacuation of the hotel. The fire had minimal penetration into the buildings mechanical room where a sprinkler activated. A large water supply pipe burst inside the hotel flooding the first floor. Displaced hotel patrons were relocated to other area hotels. Multiple agencies responded as mutual aid, including Olney Wulluski Fire Department, Lewis and Clark Fire Department, Warrenton Fire Department, Knappa Fire Department, Medix Ambulance and Clatsop County Sheriff’s Department. The cause of the original gas leak and ignition source are under investigation. Members from the Clatsop County Fire Investigation Team and Oregon State Police Arson investigators will be meeting this morning to continue the investigation.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Christiana, DE – Kitchen fire at TownePlace Suites hotel knocked down by sprinkler system September 24, 2017 viking210 A fire inside a guest room at a Christiana hotel on Thursday was ruled accidental by officials later that day. The Delaware State Fire Marshal determined the cause of the blaze—which was reported around 4:30 p.m., on the fourth floor of the TownePlace Suites by Marriott, located at 410 Eagle Run Road—was a cardboard box that had been placed on top of a working stove. According to state fire investigators, as the box was placed on the appliance, it accidentally turned on a burner by contacting the burner control knob. The building’s fire sprinkler system had been operating properly, officials advised, allowing a nearby sprinkler head to detect and, subsequently, extinguish the flames. Officials reported no injuries among hotel guests, who were alerted to evacuate by the building’s fire alarm system. Alternate accommodations were provided to guests at other Marriott properties, until the hotel could be reopened. No estimate of damages was provided.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Yuma, AZ – Fire at Candlewood Suites Hotel stopped by sprinkler system September 20, 2017 viking210 The Yuma Fire Department said a sprinkler system stopped a fire in a local hotel. YFD said Monday shortly after 9:30 pm, an alarm was reported indicating a fire sprinkler activation at the Candlewood Suites Hotel, 2036 East Avenue 3E. Firefighters said arriving Yuma Fire Department personnel found the building being evacuated, with light smoke and water flowing from a room on the hotel’s second floor. It was determined that there had been a stove top fire and it had been extinguished by the fire sprinkler system. Firefighters confirmed the fire was out and it had not spread beyond the area of the stove. YFD said the water flow to the sprinkler head was shut off and firefighters worked to ventilate the room and remove the smoke from the area. It was found that the room’s occupant had put a pan of cooking oil on the stove top to heat and had left the room. While they were gone, the oil overheated and ignited. The damage was limited to the immediate area of the stove, with the microwave above the stove starting to melt and catch fire at the time the sprinkler system activated. Had the fire not been extinguished by the fire sprinkler system, extensive damage to the room and other parts of the hotel would have occurred, as well as lives put in danger. This is the third commercial fire sprinkler save in less than a week! YFD said fire sprinkler systems can keep fires from spreading and can also extinguish them. Fire spreads quickly and can double in size every minute. Even small fires can cause significant damage to property and endanger those nearby. Contrary to many Hollywood portrayals, only sprinkler heads directly exposed to the heat activate, not those in the rest of the room, building, or complex.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Reno, NV – Arson fire at casino resort hotel contained by sprinkler system September 7, 2017 viking210 One person has been arrested after firefighters responded to a report of a fire in the Peppermill Resort’s north tower in Reno on Tuesday. The extent of the fire wasn’t immediately clear, but a Reno Fire Department official said the interior sprinkler system contained the fire, with firefighters knocking it down. Crews worked on clearing out smoke and helping guests. One person received medical treatment for smoke inhalation. The first three floors of the north wing were evacuated, according to Battalion Chief Mike Pilcher. Some water damage was reported on the floors below the affected area. Joseph Occhiuto, 25, is being held at the Washoe County Jail on two counts of arson.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Las Vegas, NV – Sprinkler system helps keep balcony fire from spreading inside casino hotel August 29, 2017 viking210 Firefighters doused a 2-alarm fire at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino late Saturday afternoon after black smoke billowed from the lower portion of the hotel. Clark County Fire Deputy Chief John Steinbeck said in an e-mail that the fire involved two exterior balconies and spread into one hotel room. He said the building’s sprinkler system and firefighters extinguished the flames as the third and fourth floors were evacuated. Steinbeck said more than 70 firefighters responded to the blaze. The cause of the flames is under investigation and no injuries were reported.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Myrtle Beach, SC – Kitchen fire at Best Western hotel extinguished by sprinkler system August 27, 2017 viking210 North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue crews responded to an alarm activation that turned into a structure fire call at the Best Western. According to a Facebook post from North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue, crews were called around 5 p.m., Sunday evening to the Best Western on 1600 block of South Ocean Blvd. When crews arrived, they proceeded to the 6th floor to check the area that was activated and were met by occupants saying they could smell smoke. The incident was upgraded to a structure fire and response crews connected into the standpipe to prepare for fire attack in one of the rooms on the 6th floor. There was a small kitchen fire that was extinguished by the activated sprinkler.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Portland, ME – Sprinkler system activates to help control restaurant fire August 23, 2017 viking210 The Portland Fire Department says a fire broke out at the 576 Congress Street location of the pizza chain, Otto’s, on Sunday, August 20. Crews arrived on scene around 10 a.m. after an oven fire spread into the duct work. The building’s sprinkler system went off but the restaurant has smoke and water damage. Congress Street was shut down for an hour on Sunday but reopened by 11:00 a.m. eputy Chief Terry Walsh expects that Otto’s will remain closed for an unknown amount of time.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Conway, NH – Sprinkler system helps douse broiler fire at Burger King August 17, 2017 viking210 “Flame broiled” was taken to a whole new level on Friday afternoon after a kitchen fire at the Burger King on 1385 White Mountain Highway in North Conway forced the restaurant to be evacuated. The popular fast-food restaurant is expected to be closed for a few days. “The fire occurred in the exhaust hood for the broilers that cook the hamburgers,” North Conway Fire Chief Pat Preece said, and when firefighters arrived on the scene, they were greeted by thick black clouds of smoke coming from the roof along with flames in the kitchen. Crews were able to use a hand line (hose) to extinguish the blaze. Preece said the department was toned out at approximately 1:50 p.m. It was a First Alarm fire, which saw North Conway, Conway and Redstone fire departments respond to the scene while the Bartlett Fire Department covered the North Conway station. “The crews did a real nice job of knocking it down pretty quickly,” Preece said, and added that a sprinkler head near the broiler went off, which also helped douse the fire. Preece said the fire initially spread from the broiler into the ceiling and onto the roof near the exhaust pipe. The rubber membrane around the pipe also caught fire. “The Burger King staff did a nice job of not waiting and calling 911 relatively quickly,” Preece said. “The initial call was that there was smoke in the ductwork. They evacuated the building; it was full of thick smoke.” Preece said based on a preliminary observation, Burger King will be closed “for a couple of days,” in order to clean up and do repairs. “There is some electrical wiring that needs to be done, and the hood system (for the broiler) needs to be redone,” he said. “It was a good job by everyone from the Burger King staff to the firefighters and Conway police, which handled traffic in a busy, busy parking lot. You’ve got Burger King and CVS there along with people trying to cut through the lot to get to Eastman Road.”
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Frankfort, KY – Fire at Johnny Carino’s restaurant kept in check by sprinkler system August 14, 2017 viking210 A west Frankfort restaurant experienced a small fire early Wednesday morning. Frankfort Fire and EMS responded to an automated alarm for sprinkler system activation at Johnny Carino’s at 12:25 a.m. Wednesday, interim Fire Chief Wayne Briscoe said. Firefighters found smoke and a little fire coming from the eave of an area on the roof, Briscoe said. A neon sign on a wall had electrical components that appeared to have malfunctioned, causing the fire and the sprinkler system to activate. Briscoe said structural damage due to the fire was minor and the majority of the damage resulted from the sprinkler system. Nobody was at the restaurant at the time of the fire and there were no injuries.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Macedonia, OH – Fire chief credits sprinklers with putting out arson fire at hotel August 9, 2017 viking210 A Virginia man has been charged with first-degree felony aggravated arson in connection with an allegation that he set a mattress on fire at the Highland Road Motel 6 on July 29. Fire Chief Tim Black said the only reported injury in the late night fire was a 4-year-old boy sleeping in a neighboring room who suffered mild smoke inhalation. He said the boy was not taken to a hospital, but “was just checked out” at the scene. Black said that thanks to the motel’s sprinkler system, damage was limited to the room with the fire. About half of the mattress was burned and there was some water and possibly some smoke damage in the room, said Black. He did not have a damage estimate.“ [Sprinklers] work. They work well,” said Black. He said the motel was evacuated for an unspecified period of time.
