Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Restaurant fire extinguished by sprinkler system (Jensen Beach, FL) September 6, 2012 viking210 Firefighters arrived at 5 a.m. Thursday and found the ice machine had ignited, but a fire sprinkler put out the flames before firefighters arrived. No one was injured.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinklers make the difference in a suspicious restaurant fire (Eugene, OR) August 29, 2012 viking210 A recycling bin at a downtown restaurant caught fire Wednesday morning, one of two fires overnight that firefighters are calling “suspicious.” The fire started in the cardboard bin and burned up onto a beam on the building. Firefighters said sprinklers activated, protecting the building.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinkler system suppresses fire at restaurant (Rapid City, SD) August 28, 2012 viking210 A fire had started outside the front doors in a cigarette receptacle and spread up the wall and inside the building, according to the news release. Two sprinkler heads were activated and able to keep the fire in check until the fire department arrived and put the fire out.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Fire extinguished by sprinkler system at long-term hotel (Vancouver, WA) August 27, 2012 viking210 Capt. Dave James with the Vancouver Fire Department said the sprinkler system was able to contain the fire until the fire department got there. This is the second fire put out by a sprinkler system in the past week. Residents were safely evacuated.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Sprinklers contains basement fire at historical hotel (Prescott, AZ) August 27, 2012 viking210 A sprinkler put out a fire that started in the hotel’s basement and kept it from reaching an oiled hardwood floor in the room directly above, according to Prescott Fire Department Fire Investigator Len DeJoria. Fire sprinklers were critical in saving the building and the lives of the people inside,Prescott Fire Battalion Chief said.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Sprinkler system extinguishes hotel fire (Tampa, FL) August 20, 2012 viking210 A three-alarm fire at a downtown hotel was extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system. The hotel was successfully evacuated after the fire was reported in a sixth-floor room and no injuries were reported. The fire was caused by an accidental electrical failure, Tampa Fire Rescue said.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Hotel utility room fire contained by sprinkler system (West Yellowstone, MT) August 9, 2012 viking210 “A water heater was the cause of the fire,” HBFD Assistant Fire Chief Shane Grube said. The pan on the bottom of a water heater in the hotel’s utility room got too close to the floor, which caused the fire. “The sprinklers began to discharge in the utility room and after some investigating, we found the burn pattern was underneath the water heater,” Waldron said. “The floor was burned completely down through. And it was the sprinkler system that really had done its job,” Grube said.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinkler prevents major fire damage at restaurant (Ocean City, MD) August 6, 2012 viking210 Firefighters were able to get the fire, which originated in the kitchen, under control. Officials say a sprinkler was activated during the blaze, which prevented extensive damages to the rest of the restaurant. Officials say no one was injured.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Hotel laundry room fire contained by sprinkler system (Bakersfield, CA) July 30, 2012 viking210 More than 400 people were evacuated from the Bakersfield Marriott after a fire broke out in the laundry room. Bakersfield Fire Department crews were sent out to the hotel at about 7:30 a.m. regarding the fire.By the time crews arrived, the fire had been contained by the fire sprinkler system at the hotel. No injuries have been reported. Hotel guest were allowed to return to their rooms about an hour later.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Country club fire controlled by sprinkler system (Chesterfield, MO) July 6, 2012 viking210 The fire sprinklers in the building turned on in the smoke and fire, and controlled the blaze until firefighters took over. “This could have been quite a catastrophe had the fire alarm system not activated, and had the sprinkler system not controlled the fire until our arrival,” said Monarch Fire Marshal Roger Herin.
