Monday, August 25, 2014

Early morning fire at restaurant extinguished by building's sprinkler system (Allentown, PA)

A fire sparked by a malfunctioning espresso machine will keep Fegley’s Burrito Works and Coffee Works closed for at least one week. The business was damaged by a brief fire that sparked Sunday morning. The blaze began about 7:20 a.m. and was quickly extinguished by an internal sprinkler system, business owner Jeff Fegley said. 

Allentown fire Deputy Chief Lee Laubach said sprinkler systems are a great advantage when it comes to battling a fire. “It keeps the fire down and lessens the damage,” he said. “It’s one of the best fire protection systems you can have, and this is proof that it worked right there.”

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