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by | May 7, 2012 · 6:49 am

Hospitality Industry Property Risks: California Extended Stay Hotel Fire Forces Guests To "Flee For Their Lives"; Source Determined To Be Hot Plate Left On In Vacant Room

“…investigators have deemed the fire “accidental” in nature. The room where the fire began was vacant. The previous tenant left a hot plate on…”

Fire ripped through an extended stay hotel in La Habra Sunday afternoon forcing guests to flee for their lives. And the frightening fire was caught on cell phone video.

Edward Lawrence, reporting for CBS2 and KCAL9, said three people had to be rescued from the third floor by Los Angeles County Firefighters. The three people were reportedly overcome by smoke and had to be treated for smoke inhalation.

A total of 50 people have been displaced. After putting out the stubbon blaze, firefighters spent hours looking for potential hotspots.

Window rescues were necessary because the hotel guests made the mistake of opening their front doors. “You can see they left their doors open. And the rooms have a moderate amount of smoke damage. Smoke was rolling over their heads and they were waving white flags and white pieces of clothing.”

For more:  http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/05/06/caught-on-tape-extended-stay-hotel-fire-has-guests-fleeing-for-their-lives/

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by | May 2, 2012 · 6:53 am

Hospitality Industry Property Risks: Georgia Restaurant Fire Destroys Building; Cause Determined To Be "Careless Smoking"

 “The fire marshal’s office determined the cause of the fire was careless smoking, an improperly discarded cigarette,”

Fire destroyed the Long John Silver’s restaurant at 1281 Thompson Bridge Road Saturday afternoon. “The building is a total loss,” Gainesville Fire Chief Jon Canada said.

When firefighters arrived, Canada said smoke was showing from the entrance side of the restaurant as well as the eaves and roof. Flames broke through the roof, which began collapsing inward, he said.

Firefighters set up a defensive attack with two ladder trucks, Canada said. He said crews were able to knock down the fire just before 4 p.m.

For more:  http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/66809/

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by | April 5, 2012 · 1:40 am

Hospitality Industry Property Risks: Oklahoma Hotel Fire Linked To Water Heater Closet That Spread To Attic; Over $40,000 In Damage

“….(the fire posssibly) started in a water heater closet in one unit and spread to  the attic…Crews are reporting fire damage in two units and smoke damage in the other  six.  The damage is estimated at $40,000 to $50,000…”

One man was taken to the hospital and 10 people lost their place to sleep  after an overnight hotel fire.

Flames broke out around 2 a.m. at Studio 6 Extended Stay Hotel near 41st and  Memorial.

Investigators say the fire is not suspicious. Several people suffered minor smoke inhalation.  One man was transported  to the hospital as a precaution.N

No other injuries were reported.

Read more: http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/fire-at-hotel-displaces-guests-sends-1-man-to-hospital#ixzz1r8LKFV00

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by | March 25, 2012 · 9:43 am

Hospitality Industry Property Risks: Minnesota Hotel Kitchen "Oil Fryer Fire" Causes $100,000 In Damage

“The oil in the fryer reached its ignition temperature; the employees tried to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher, which was ineffective against the burning oil.”  

A fire in a Pannekoeken restaurant fryer at the Days Inn Hotel in downtown Rochester on Saturday morning caused an estimated $100,000 in damage.  Firefighters were called to the hotel, located at 6 First Ave. N.W., at 6:17 a.m., said Rochester Deputy Fire Chief Steve Belau. Employees had been opening the kitchen for the day, and had started the fryer when the mishap happened.
“After a time the fryer was noted to be boiling excessively (and) efforts by employees to shut down the fryer were unsuccessful,” Belau said.

The built-in fire extinguisher system slowed the fire, but was overcome when the fire became too large, Belau said. When firefighters arrived, there was smoke in the main floor and fire in the exhaust hood area of the kitchen. Fire was coming out of the exhaust vent on the outside.
Firefighters used two large portable fire extinguishers. At first, each time they knocked it down, it came back, Belau said. Also, it was unusually hot and smoky inside the kitchen. “Oil fires are very difficult to extinguish due to the unusually high temperatures associated with them,” he said.

For more:  http://www.postbulletin.com/news/stories/display.php?id=1491004

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by | March 8, 2012 · 1:17 am

Hospitality Industry Fire Risks: "Fire Safe Hotels" Are Listed On FEMA "Hotel-Motel National Master List"

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by | February 26, 2012 · 8:23 am

Hospitality Industry Fire Risks: Hawaii Hotel Restaurant Fire Caused By "Gas Leak Behind Oven"; Originally Thought To Have Started In Grease Trap

“…Firefighters originally believed the fire had been started in the oven’s grease trap. However, twenty minutes later the fire reignited… Firefighters then discovered a gas leak behind the oven. Gas service was cut off to the restaurants fed by the line, and the fire extinguished…”

Fire safety officials will return to the Ala Moana Hotel later Wednesday after a fire broke out overnight at the Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant inside the hotel.  When firefighters arrived at the hotel shortly before 2 a.m., they found hotel staff using fire extinguishers to put out flames on the third floor restaurant.A hotel guest told KITV4’s Ryan Kalei Tsuji he was never alerted by a fire alarm. 
 
 The Ala Moana Hotel said an initial alarm was sounded, but the fire was quickly contained so guests could remain in their rooms. The hotel said the Honolulu Fire Department determined that a hotel evacuation was not necessary.Read more: http://www.kitv.com/news/30515611/detail.html#ixzz1nVKkYksE

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by | December 9, 2011 · 6:55 am

Hospitality Industry Fire Risks: Louisiana Hotel's Rooftop "Electrical Room Fire" Extinguished By Sprinkler System; Building Suffers "Significant Water Damage" As Water Seeps "All The Way To Lobby"

“…the sprinkler system (stopped) the spread of the fire. But the building suffered significant damage from water that seeped from the roof all the way into the lobby…”

Officials are investigating the cause of a two-alarm fire on the roof of the Brent House Hotel at Ochsner Medical Center’s Old Jefferson campus that prompted the evacuation of a few hundred employees and hotel guests Thursday afternoon. There were reports of two people who suffered minor smoke inhalation, according to Joe Greco, director of the East Bank Consolidated Fire Department.

Firefighters went to the roof and discovered the source of the smoke was a 20-by-30-foot mechanical room that houses the building’s electrical panels and the elevator motors. Greco said the crew encountered heavy smoke and some flames in the room, but were able to extinguish the fire by 1:32 p.m.

The cause of the fire was still not known Thursday evening. Although there was speculation earlier in the day that the blaze may have started in the motor of one of the elevators, Greco said there was no evidence of that.

For more: http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2011/12/nvestigators_look_for_cause_of.html

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by | November 28, 2011 · 6:36 am

Hospitality Industry Fire Damage Risks: Texas Hotel Fire "Contained By Protective Water Sprinkler"

 “…a fire protection sprinkler is what prevented the fire from spreading and causing major fire damage.  A restoration company is currently at the hotel conducting clean up…”

Fire investigation determined the fire was unintentional and caused by food cooking in a microwave. 

A fire that could have turned out to be an inferno was kept contained by a protective water sprinkler after a fire broke out at an apartment on Sunday night.

Temple Fire & Rescue responded to a fire at the Candlewood Suites, 1850 Scott Boulevard.

Firefighters arrived at 7:36 p.m. and found smoke in the hallway on the second floor.  Upon making entry into one of the rooms, they located the fire which was quickly extinguished. The fire was under control by 8:10 p.m.

For more:  http://www.kxxv.com/story/16134214/water-sprinkler-prevents-major-fire-damage

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by | November 26, 2011 · 6:37 am

Hospitality Inudustry Fire Risks: Georgia Hotel Is "Nearly Destroyed" By Fire That Was Started By "Cigarette That Missed The Outside Ashtray"

“… the fire started on the ground level outside the hotel near the ashtray… someone threw a cigarette and missed the ashtray, eventually igniting a bush…the fire then ignited the building, crawled up the wall and into the attic…”

The blaze that nearly destroyed the La Quinta Inn in Warner Robins apparently started outside the building, near an ashtray, fire investigator Danny Williams said Friday.

Ginaline Belcher, the hotel’s manager, said her main concern is making sure the 22 guests who were at the hotel Thursday are taken care of. They paid for the displaced guests to stay at the nearby Candlewood Suites and Hampton Inn, and bought pizza for them Friday.

Belcher called the Salvation Army and Red Cross seeking assistance for the hotel guests whose money was lost in the fire, while other guests braved the Black Friday crowds at local stores to buy necessities.

Read more: http://www.macon.com/2011/11/26/1800660/hotel-total-loss-after-fire.html#ixzz1ep1CqQMP

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by | November 11, 2011 · 4:21 pm

Hospitality Industry Fire Risks: Los Angeles Hotel Fire Starts On Third Floor But Sprinklers Cause Water Damage Up To Eighth Floor (Video)

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A fire at the historic Mayfair Hotel in downtown Los Angeles causes severe damage to several floors. Unique Restoration helped the hotel recover from the disaster with emergency water and fire restoration services.

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