Fire Sprinkler Controls Fire at Dixon Quality Inn Hotel

August 2020

 

DIXON, IL (August 15, 2020) – Fire sprinklers prevented a fire from spreading in a first floor room at the Quality Inn Hotel in Dixon.

According to the Dixon City Fire Department, crews were dispatched for an automatic fire alarm, August 15, 8:14 a.m. They were directed to a room on the first floor that had heavy smoke. A majority of the fire had been extinguished by the fire sprinkler system. The building was ventilated to remove excess smoke. There were no reports of injuries. Crews cleared the scene at 10:18 a.m. The fire is suspicious in nature.

Source: Dixon City Fire Department