Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinklers help extinguish fire at fast food restaurant (Delray Beach, CA) February 13, 2014 viking210 An early morning fire at a Burger King restaurant is under investigation. The blaze, which began in one of the restaurant’s deep fryers, had been largely extinguished by the building’s fire sprinkler system. There were no reported injuries in the incident.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Sprinkler system saves 28 puppies from fire set by pet store owner (Las Vegas, NV) February 3, 2014 viking210 Fire officials say a Las Vegas pet store owner is accused of setting her business ablaze, but all 28 puppies inside have been rescued. Clark County Fire Department spokesman John Steinbeck says 35-year-old Gloria Lee was booked into the county jail on suspicion of first-degree arson after the fire early Monday morning at the Prince and Princess Puppy Boutique. Steinbeck says in a statement issued early Saturday that the 28 puppies could have died if the sprinkler system hadn’t activated and firefighters hadn’t quickly extinguished the flames. No people were injured. County animal control officers took possession of the dogs, and they’re currently being housed at a local animal shelter.
Other / Not Specified, Other Business Fire sprinkler system contains fire at bowling alley (Shrewsbury, MA) January 27, 2014 viking210 A small fire started this morning in a storage closet at AMF Town & Country Lanes. The building’s sprinkler system contained the flames to that area, said Shrewsbury Fire Captain Seth Colby. The fire started when no one was in the building and was accidental, but the exact cause is under investigation, Shrewsbury Fire Captain Seth Colby said.
Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Sprinklers keep fire from spreading at waste and recycling facility (Calgary, AB) January 22, 2014 viking210 A fire that began in a pile of rubble in a waste and recycling facility brought fire crews at about 5:30 p.m. on Monday, January 20. The building’s fire sprinkler had activated, which contained the fire to it’s source. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Sprinklers contain fire at restaurant (Gainesville, GA) January 21, 2014 viking210 Gainesville firefighters responded to a fire at a restaurant a little before 6 a.m. on Friday, January 17. The fire crews broke into the building and found that four sprinkler heads had activated and kept the fire in check. After the crews put out the remaining flames, Fire Marshal Chad Payne reported that a faulty condensation line pump on a refrigeration unit had started the fire. There were no injuries reported.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Fire sprinkler puts out fire at hotel (Rocky Mount, NC) January 15, 2014 viking210 Fire sprinklers stopped an early morning fire from spreading at a Doubletree Hotel on Wednesday, January 15. One of the hotel’s guest smelled smoke at about 6 a.m. and pulled the a fire alarm. When fire crews arrived, they found a small amount of smoke coming from a fourth floor room that was unoccupied. In response to the heat from the fire, the room’s fire sprinklers had activated, which kept the fire from spreading. Investigators believe the fire began because of an electrical malfunction near the heating unit in the fourth floor room. No one was injured in the incident.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Sprinklers squelch hotel clubhouse fire (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL) January 9, 2014 viking210 Investigators are still looking into the cause of a fire which began in a hotel clubhouse on Wednesday afternoon. Fire crews arrived to the clubhouse after receiving reports of a fire; upon entering the building, they found no fire or smoke thanks to the building’s fire sprinklers, which put out the flames prior to their arrival. There were no injuries reported.
Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Casino fire squelched by fire sprinklers (Santa Maria, CA) December 30, 2013 viking210 A fire which began in the cardboard baler room at the Chumash Casino and Resort on Saturday morning brought fire crews to put out the blaze. When the firefighters arrived, they found that the casino’s fire sprinkler system had activated in the cardboard baler room and had completely put the fire out. There were no injuries and only minor damage was reported.
Apartment Building, Residential Sprinklers hold fire at bay at apartment building (Murfeesboro, TN) December 10, 2013 viking210 During the early morning hours of December 7, firefighters responded to a fire at an apartment complex. The fire, which began in the kitchen of one unit, had been reduced to a few flames by the unit’s sprinkler system. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and no one was injured in the incident.
Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Fire sprinklers help to contain early morning restaurant fire (Maricopa, AZ) November 11, 2013 viking210 An assistant manager at the local Native New Yorker said she hopes the restaurant will be open later Friday after firefighters put out an early morning fire in the business’ kitchen area. Fire investigators said the fire likely was caused by a warming pan and that flames were fed by grease on the pan. The Maricopa Fire Department was initially alerted to the fire after sprinklers were activated, according to an agency press release. No injuries were reported to citizens or fire personnel. The fire suppression and alert system performed as designed and provides an example of the effectiveness of properly installed and maintained sprinkler systems.
