Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Early morning restaurant fire suppressed by sprinkler system (Charleston, SC) October 1, 2014 viking210 Fire crews were notified of a fire at a restaurant on Monday afternoon. According to Ryan Kunitzer, the community educator for the Charleston Fire Department, the building was equipped with fire sprinklers, which kept the fire from spreading. Employees were on the scene during the incident, but no injuries were reported. The fire’s cause is under investigation.