Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Scottsdale, AZ – Sprinkler system does its job in overnight laundry fire at FireSky Resort January 15, 2015 viking210 Firefighters from three cities responded to an early morning fire at the FireSky Resort & Spa in Scottsdale shortly after midnight. When they arrived, they saw smoke billowing from a building to the north of the complex. That building houses a laundry facility. Firefighters saw a commercial-size dryer on fire, but the building’s sprinkler system did its job, keeping the flames contained until crews got there. “It took over 30 firefighters to bring the situation under control,” Battalion Executive Officer David Folio said. The fire did not extend to any other part of the resort and firefighters did not have to evacuate anybody. No injuries were reported.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Vail, CO – Single sprinkler contains kitchen fire at condominium hotel January 7, 2015 viking210 A New Year’s Eve kitchen fire in a condominium at Lion Square Lodge, 660 W. Lionshead Place, was quickly contained by the activation of the automatic fire sprinkler system in the unit. According to Vail Fire Marshal Mike Vaughan, the fire in the recently renovated east building was controlled by a single sprinkler in the kitchen near the stove. Firefighters responded to the property at around 5:30 p.m. on report of a waterflow alarm. Investigators determined that the cause of the fire was related to a pan being left unattended on the stove. Building maintenance crews had turned off the sprinkler valve by the time fire crews arrived. Damage is estimated to be less than $5,000 and was contained to the microwave above the stove as well as the underside of adjacent cabinetry. Water damage was minimal as each unit is equipped with its own sprinkler shut off. Building maintenance was able to use a shop vac for clean up. The occupants of the residence did not need to be relocated and there were no injuries, according to Vaughan. The sprinkler system was restored to a working condition that evening.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Huntersville, NC – Sprinklers assist firefighters in extinguishing restaurant fire January 4, 2015 viking210 Crews responded to Yoshi’s Grill on Gilead Road just after 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday and found heavy smoke coming from the building. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control around 8:45 a.m. and said sprinklers were activated. Firefighters said the fire started near a washing machine and the restaurant was closed at the time. No one was hurt.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Plover, WI – Late night electrical fire at restaurant extinguished with help from sprinkler system January 4, 2015 viking210 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.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Riverside, CA – Sprinkler system helps control fire at sushi restaurant December 29, 2014 viking210 1 Comment 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.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Lincolnshire, IL – Christmas day fire at restaurant controlled by sprinkler system December 27, 2014 viking210 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.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Barrhaven, ON, Canada – Fire at irish pub extinguished with help from sprinkler system December 11, 2014 viking210 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.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Pacifica, CA – Sprinkler helps contain hotel fire; No injuries and hotel remains operational December 10, 2014 viking210 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.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Vernon, BC, Canada – Suspicious overnight fire at restaurant extinguished by sprinkler system December 10, 2014 viking210 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.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Visalia, CA – Sprinklers control fire at mall restaurant helping to minimize damage December 9, 2014 viking210 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.
