Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Sprinklers extinguish laundry room fire at Hawthorn Suites hotel (Vandalia, OH) October 18, 2014 viking210 A gas leak caused a fire in the laundry at the Hawthorn Suites, Vandalia. Fire crews say gas leaking from a broken gas line was ignited by the hot water heater. Fire crews partially evacuated the building. Officials say the sprinkler system activated and extinguished the flames before firefighters arrived. No one was injured in the fire.