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Hospitality Industry Property Risks: Kansas Restaurant Fire Starts In Grease Fryers And Spreads To Attic; $150,000 In Structural And Contents Damage

“…The fire started in the grease fryers area, quickly got into the building’s attic area…of the estimated $150,000 loss, $100,000 was structural damage, the other $50,000 with the building’s contents…”

A grease fire Sunday afternoon caused an estimated $150,000 in damage to a Mexican-food restaurant on the city’s west side. Topeka Fire Department crews were sent about 3:15 p.m. to the Taco John’s restaurant, 1015 S.W. Wanamaker, on a report of a fire.

Capt. Greg Degand, acting battalion chief for the Topeka Fire Department, said at the scene that the initial call indicated the fire was under control. Degand, who was first on the scene, said he saw heavy smoke coming out of the Taco John’s flue area as he approached the restaurant.

However, when he entered the building, Degand said he saw flames in the kitchen area extending from the floor to ceiling. Because grease was involved in the fire, crews at first used a dry chemical extinguisher to get the blaze under control.

For more:  http://cjonline.com/news/2012-11-25/taco-johns-fire-causes-150000-damage

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Hospitality Industry Property Risks: Ohio Hotel Fire Started In "Mulch Pit" On Side Of Building; $2 Million In Structural Damage, $200,000 Contents

 “…a mulch bed on the side of the building caught fire, sending flames through a stairwell and into the attic…eight rooms on the third floor of the Microtel were directly affected and it took about three hours to control…”

Fire officials have determined the origin of a Jackson Township hotel fire on May 25 that shut down parts of Interstate 77. The State of Ohio Fire Marshal said a mulch bed on the side of the building caught fire, sending flames through a stairwell and into the attic. The exact cause of the fire remains under investigation and officials have not located the ignition source, the fire department said.

Last month, NewsChannel5 consumer advocate Jenn Strathman reported that weather was to blame for an increase in mulch fires in northeast Ohio. In Lorain County, Avon Fire Chief Frank Root III said they have seen 12 mulch fires in 2012, compared to just one by this time last year.

Fire officials said eight rooms on the third floor of the Microtel were directly affected and it took about three hours to control the blaze. Fire departments from across the area responded to the scene and one firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation.

The incident caused about $2 million in damage to the building and another $200,000 on contents.

Read more: http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_stark/fire-officials-say-mulch-was-origin-of-jackson-township-hotel-fire#ixzz1xOv21qxJ

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