Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Hotel fire extinguished thanks to sprinkler system (Charleston, WV) December 11, 2012 viking210 Arson was the cause of the fire that broke out in a Charleston hotel on Saturday, December 1. An occupant of the hotel started his sheets and towels on fire in his hotel room, and the unit’s fire sprinklers quickly put out the fire before fire crews arrived to the scene.