Restaurant Orland Park, IL – Sprinkler system extinguishes overnight restaurant fire November 23, 2018 viking210 A sprinkler system at the Patio restaurant in Orland Park is being credited with limiting the damage caused by an early morning fire Thursday, officials said. Firefighters were dispatched to the 7930 W. 159th St. business about 1:30 a.m. for an activated fire alarm and found smoke inside the building, a release from the Orland Fire Protection District said. However, a sprinkler head had extinguished the fire that had started in one of the cooking oil fryers. Some fire remained in the ducts above the fryers and was extinguished by a hose, the release said. “Orland Fire Protection District officials noted the sprinkler the important role the sprinkler played in preventing the fire from spreading and destroying the restaurant,” the release said. “The sprinkler immediately activated as the fire began to spread to combustibles nearby saving the business from more extensive damage.”
