Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinklers prove worth in restaurant fire (Portsmouth, NH) May 23, 2012 viking210 According to fire crews, a fire that started in the Chinese restaurant Water Margin could have been much worse had fire sprinklers not been present. Further praising the sprinkler system, Incident commander Glenn Bowyer said, “What was good was the sprinklers, they helped control the fire and minimized damage.” The building was evacuated during the fire, and no injuries were reported.