Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Reno, NV – Sprinkler system activates to help contain hotel fire May 6, 2015 viking210 An investigation is underway into a fire Tuesday night in the Ponderosa Hotel in Reno’s Midtown district. Crews responded around 8 p.m. after a fire was reported in one of rooms at the Ponderosa on South Virginia Street. (The fire sprinkler system activated and helped contain the fire to one room.) About 20 people had to be evacuated but the fire was contained to just the one room. Firefighters say they got a quick jump on the fire and were able to keep the damage to a minimum. “We were able to evacuate the people out of the floor the fire was on,” Battalion Chief Tim O’Brien said. “We were able to quickly shut down the sprinkler system once the fire was out and prevent any further water damage to the structure,” he said. The residents who had to be evacuated later were allowed to return to their rooms. As of late Tuesday, the fire’s cause had not been determined. No one was hurt.
