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Plover, WI – Late night electrical fire at restaurant extinguished with help from sprinkler system

An electrical fire was contained to the kitchen at Bamboo House in Plover on Thursday night.  Plover Fire Chief Mark Deaver said the sprinkler system in the building was to thank for everything that was saved during the incident, in which no one was injured.

The metro fire team, consisting of units from the Plover, Stevens Point and Hull fire departments, responded at around 11:15 p.m. Thursday. Crews were on scene for about two hours, Deaver said. The fire took about 10 minutes to extinguish after firefighters arrived on the scene.

Deaver said the investigation is ongoing but that the building remained intact and suffered no structural damage.

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Riverside, CA – Sprinkler system helps control fire at sushi restaurant

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Firefighters responded to Sushi Station at 19029 Van Buren Blvd. shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday.  Smoke was coming from the rear of the restaurant and the building’s sprinkler system was active,  the Riverside Fire Department wrote in a Facebook post. A restaurant employee said it will likely be closed for a couple of days while the damage is repaired.

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Lincolnshire, IL – Christmas day fire at restaurant controlled by sprinkler system

No one was injured, but many Christmas dinner plans were altered by a small kitchen fire at Wildfire Steaks, Chops & Seafood restaurant in Lincolnshire around 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

Nemeth said the restaurant, at 235 Parkway Drive in Lincolnshire, will be back in business during its regular hours on Friday.

Batalian Chief Scott Knesley with the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District said the kitchen’s sprinkler systems put out most of the fire before fire crews arrived on the scene. He said firefighters had to take apart some of the duct system by the stove and oven to extinguish the rest of the blaze.

Knesley said everyone evacuated the building properly and no one was hurt.  “All of the employees did a great job,” Knesley said. Wildfire will be open from 11:15 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Friday.

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Barrhaven, ON, Canada – Fire at irish pub extinguished with help from sprinkler system

A fire at the yet-to-open Heart & Crown in Barrhaven on the evening of Dec. 5, was doused by the building’s sprinkler system and mainly extinguished by the time firefighters arrived, the Ottawa fire department said.  Oily rags that were not discarded properly self combusted, sparking the fire just after 7 p.m., according to the fire department.

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Pacifica, CA – Sprinkler helps contain hotel fire; No injuries and hotel remains operational

A fire broke out in the Pacifica Motor Inn, 200 Rockaway Beach, at about 9 a.m. last Tuesday, Dec. 2. Smoke and flames damaged a few rooms, but there were no injuries.

The first fire company that arrived reported smoke showing on the third floor. Fire companies worked their way up to the fire floor and made entry into a third floor room of the three-story hotel and found the fire, which was partially extinguished by the activation of a sprinkler head.

There were no injuries to firefighters or civilians. Additionally, the hotel was able to remain in operation and guests were relocated to other rooms that were not affected by the fire.

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Vernon, BC, Canada – Suspicious overnight fire at restaurant extinguished by sprinkler system

Police and the Vernon Fire Department are looking into the cause of a suspicious fire at the New Delhi Restaurant in Vernon.  Deputy fire chief Lawrie Skolrood says the fire started inside the building sometime before 3:15 a.m. when the building’s sprinkler system went off and triggered an alarm.

Firefighters forced their way into the building by busting open the front doors, but by the time they got there, the fire was already out.  “The sprinklers did actually put out the fire. It’s lucky they were up and working for sure,” Skolrood says.

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Visalia, CA – Sprinklers control fire at mall restaurant helping to minimize damage

Firefighters responded around 6:15 a.m. to the Sequoia Mall on south Mooney Boulevard after  maintenance workers called 911 to report a fire at the PHO KC Noodle and Rice Vietnamese restaurant. A sprinkler installed inside the mall managed to extinguish most of the fire and firefighters checked for flames in nearby areas of the mall.

Tulare County Environmental Health was called to evaluate total damage to the restaurant. Fire officials estimated the damage at $7,000 to the structure and about $1,000 to the contents of the restaurant. They estimated that $6.2 million was saved by fire sprinklers.

The cause of the fire was determined to be a small fan in the kitchen that was left on and malfunctioned overnight.

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Hempfield, PA – Sprinkler system activates, assists firefighters in fire at Olive Garden restaurant

The Olive Garden Italian restaurant along Route 30 in Hempfield was damaged by a kitchen fire late Wednesday night that spewed smoke through the building, emergency responders said.

The fire, which was reported at 11:36 p.m., started in the kitchen, went up a kitchen wall and spread into the ceiling, Bovard fire Chief Greg Saunders said.

The first responders were able to knock it down quickly, Saunders said. The building’s sprinkler system also sprayed water on the fire.

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The Woodlands, TX – Overnight hotel fire controlled by sprinkler system

One woman has a fast-acting sprinkler system to thank for saving her after fire broke out at the Extended Stay America in south Montgomery County.  South Montgomery County firefighters say paramedics found the woman in bed after a fire broke out just after 3am. They were called out there after an automatic alarm was triggered.

When they pulled up, they found a small fire in a third floor room with a woman sleeping inside. They were quickly able to put out that fire with help from the sprinkler system.  Firefighters tell Eyewitness News while they’re still working on determining a cause, they did find discarded cigarettes near the bed where the fire started.

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Fairborn, OH – Sprinkler extinguishes fire in occupied hotel (NO MEDIA COVERAGE)

** FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED – NO MEDIA COVERAGE **

Dispatched for a structure fire at an extended stay hotel.  Arrived with nothing showing from a 3-story occupied hotel. Staff stated that the fire was somewhere on the second floor. Continuing in the investigation we found the second floor hallway charged with smoke. We heard a sprinkler flowing water behind the first door we came too. Forced entry and found a fire that had been extinguished by the sprinkler system prior to our arrival. Only one sprinkler head had activated and contained the fire to the counter top and prevented its spread to the cabinets above. Sprinkler system was shut off and minimal fire damage was caused to the room. Minor smoke damage as well.