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.