FIRE INCIDENTS FROM NFPA FILES Compiled and written by Richard Campbell, NFPA Research Group News coverage reported that the damage from the fire was estimated at $1.5 million. Hotel TENNESSEE Tenant injured when candle ignites pillow in hotel A hotel resident suffered burn injuries after a candle ignited his pillow while he was sleeping. Firefighters were dispatched to the hotel at 11:30 p.m. by a local alarm monitoring company that had been alerted by the facility's automatic detection system. Arriving crews reported no signs of fire, but were informed by hotel personnel that there was a fire in a second floor unit. At an entryway to the second floor, crews donned air masks after encountering moderate smoke, then were met by a hotel employee who informed them that he had extinguished fire on a burning pillow by placing it in a shower. Crews proceeded to the room and confirmed that the fire was out. Second-floor tenants were evacuated as firefighters initiated ventilation efforts. Crews learned from the room occupant that he had left a candle burning on a nightstand before falling asleep and that his pillow caught fire as it was pushed into the candle during the night. The hotel employee found the tenant still asleep and the pillow on fire while responding to the hotel's detection system. The tenant suffered burn injuries on one of his hands. Medical personnel examined the occupant at the scene, but he declined transport. Fire department reports indicated that he subsequently drove himself to the hospital for treatment of his injuries. The hotel was a three-story structure and occupied a ground floor area of 11,284 square feet (1,048 meters). It was constructed with a wood and metal frame, a concrete and wood joist floor frame, and had a wood roof deck covered with asphalt shingles. Halotron® II Clean Agent is available from Presto (Sweden) Halotron® BrX Clean Agent is available from P-3 and Kidde Aerospace and Defense 019 N F PA . O R G / J O U R N A L * NFPA JOURNAL | 63http://halotron.com http://halotron.com http:// https://www.nfpa.org/journal