Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinklers assist firefighters in restaurant fire (Lake Oswego, OR) February 4, 2014 viking210 A fire broke out at a restaurant in the middle of the night Tuesday. A single fire sprinkler activated and contained the fire until fire crews arrived and eliminated the rest of the blaze. According to firefighters, the sprinkler systems quick response saved the restaurant from far worse damage. Investigators report that the heat from the stove conducted through the wall and started the wood studs on fire.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinklers contain fire at restaurant (Gainesville, GA) January 21, 2014 viking210 Gainesville firefighters responded to a fire at a restaurant a little before 6 a.m. on Friday, January 17. The fire crews broke into the building and found that four sprinkler heads had activated and kept the fire in check. After the crews put out the remaining flames, Fire Marshal Chad Payne reported that a faulty condensation line pump on a refrigeration unit had started the fire. There were no injuries reported.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Restaurant fire squelched by sprinkler system (Crookston, MN) January 15, 2014 viking210 When a fire broke out in a restaurant kitchen on Monday morning, the restaurant’s fire sprinkler put out the flames. Investigators believe the fire began when an overheated aerosol cooking spray and exploded, and that the fire quickly started near the kitchen’s exhaust system. No injuries were reported.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant New Year’s Day fire at restaurant eliminated by fire sprinklers (Las Vegas, NV) January 4, 2014 viking210 A Las Vegas strip resort restaurant had a fire occur after a bag of mesquite wood caught on fire just before 8 a.m. on New Year’s Day. A fire sprinkler head activated and put out the flames, and no injuries were reported.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinklers prove worth in nightclub fire set by arsonist (Seattle, WA) January 3, 2014 viking210 A fire which began soon after midnight on New Year’s Day caused the Seattle Fire Department’s Ladder 10 to be called to the scene. The nightclub’s estimated 750 patrons were able to evacuate safely, and one of them used a fire extinguisher to put out some of the flames. The facility’s fire sprinkler system then completely put out the fire. The Seattle Police Department said that the cause of the fire was arson and the unknown perpetrator appeared to have poured gasoline on the carpeted stairway between the first and second level.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Christmas tree fire at country club contained by sprinkler system (Milwaukee, WI) December 23, 2013 viking210 A Christmas tree in a first-floor dining room sparked a fire at the Milwaukee Country Club at around 10 a.m. Sunday, according to the North Shore Fire Department. The building’s sprinkler system contained the fire to the dining room. No one was injured.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Overnight restaurant fire contained with help from sprinkler system (Kentwood, MI) November 30, 2013 viking210 Fire officials said a quick response time helped contain a kitchen fire that sparked overnight at Carrabba’s Italian Grill. Kentwood firefighters were called to the restaurant, 4061 28th St. SE, about 2 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 28. A kitchen sprinkler kept the fire under control until crews doused the flames using hose lines, Capt. Shaun Abbey said. The blaze was contained to the kitchen.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Fire sprinklers help to contain early morning restaurant fire (Maricopa, AZ) November 11, 2013 viking210 An assistant manager at the local Native New Yorker said she hopes the restaurant will be open later Friday after firefighters put out an early morning fire in the business’ kitchen area. Fire investigators said the fire likely was caused by a warming pan and that flames were fed by grease on the pan. The Maricopa Fire Department was initially alerted to the fire after sprinklers were activated, according to an agency press release. No injuries were reported to citizens or fire personnel. The fire suppression and alert system performed as designed and provides an example of the effectiveness of properly installed and maintained sprinkler systems.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinkler contains restaurant fire (Appleton, WI) November 1, 2013 viking210 A fire sprinkler kept a restaurant blaze at bay Thursday morning. At about 4:30 a.m., a fire alarm called firefighters to Pullmans restaurant in Appleton where they found smoke and a small fire in a storage room, Battalion Chief Darrel Baker, of the Appleton Fire Department, said. The fire appeared to have started in a bin of dirty uniforms, but the cause is unknown. The fire damage will not affect lunch service at the restaurant, which opens at 11 a.m., Pullmans general manager said.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Fire sprinklers prove worth in restaurant arson fire (Austin, TX) October 22, 2013 viking210 A break-in and attempted arson occurred in a restaurant in downtown Austin in the early morning of Monday, October 21. The fire was eliminated by the restaurant’s fire sprinkler system, leaving the establishment with limited damage. There were no injuries.
