Category Archives: Hotel / Restaurant
Sprinklers assist firefighters in restaurant fire (Over-the-Rhine, OH)
Fire sprinklers douse suspicious fire at restaurant (Grapevine, TX)
Just before 11 p.m. on Sunday, firefighters received notification of a fire alarm activation at a restaurant. The building was full of smoke, with three separate ignition points to the fire.
“Once the smoke was cleared, they searched the building and found nobody in there,” Grapevine Fire Department’s deputy chief, Darrell Brown said. “The sprinkler took care of the fire.”
Minimal fire damage was reported as a result of the quick elimination. The fire is under investigation, but is being called suspicious in nature. No injuries were reported.
Fire sprinklers limit damage and save lives in commercial building (Rancho Santa Fe, CA)
Sprinklers limit damage at unoccupied restaurant (San Diego, CA)
When a fire broke out in a restaurant while it was closed, the building’s fire sprinkler kicked in to squelch the fire. According to San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesman Lee Swanson, the sprinklers had activated prior to the SDFRD’s arrival.
“So when we got there, there was no active fire,” he said.
There were no injuries, and the exact cause of the fire is under investigation.
Hotel fire contained by sprinkler system (Hawley, PA)
Country club fire contained by sprinkler (Tinley Park, IL)
** NO MEDIA COVERAGE – FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED **
On Wednesday, February 12, a fire began in the kitchen office of a country club. The fire sprinklers activated from the heat of the fire and were able to contain the fire to where it started. No injuries were reported, and the facility is still open for business. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
