Tag Archives: Early AM (5am-7am)

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.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinkler contains restaurant fire (Appleton, WI)

November 1, 2013 viking210

A fire sprinkler kept a restaurant blaze at bay Thursday morning.  At about 4:30 a.m., a fire alarm called firefighters to Pullmans restaurant in Appleton where they found smoke and a small fire in a storage room, Battalion Chief Darrel Baker, of the Appleton Fire Department, said. The fire appeared to have started in a bin of dirty uniforms, but the cause is unknown. The fire damage will not affect lunch service at the restaurant, which opens at 11 a.m., Pullmans general manager said.

Residential, Townhouse / Condominium

Sprinklers control fire in parking garage (Lexington, KY)

October 29, 2013 viking210

A fire began during the early morning hours of October 25 in a parking garage located beneath a condominium complex. The fire sprinklers and alarms were activated, and the sprinklers contained the fire until the fire crews came to the scene and eliminated it completely. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Residential, Single Family Home

Sprinklers make the difference in home fire (Middletown, CT)

October 24, 2013 viking210

Fire crews arrived to a single family home after having been called to a fire during the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 21. Investigators reported that the fire, which began in the wall next to a fireplace, was contained and eliminated by the home’s fire sprinkler system. No one was injured in the incident.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Fire sprinklers prove worth in restaurant arson fire (Austin, TX)

October 22, 2013 viking210

A break-in and attempted arson occurred in a restaurant in downtown Austin in the early morning of Monday, October 21. The fire was eliminated by the restaurant’s fire sprinkler system, leaving the establishment with limited damage. There were no injuries.

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Sprinklers make the difference in restaurant fire (Plano, TX)

October 15, 2013 viking210

A fire which began in a downtown Plano, Texas restaurant early Sunday, October 13 morning was called in by a police officer who saw smoke coming from the building. 56 fire personnel arrived to the scene and were able to put the fire out within 50 minutes thanks to the restaurant’s fire sprinkler system which had already contained the fire. 

“The combination of fire sprinklers and the quick response of the firefighters made the difference in this fire,” Fire Marshal David Kerr said. “Fires occurring when businesses are closed usually have the greatest delay in reporting a fire.”