Originally Posted By FaMulan ABC7 this morning reported that the Artificial Christmas Tree in the Lobby of the Grand Californian caught fire at about 3am this morning forcing evacuation of the hotel. "On Scene Video" provided images of firefighters in the Lobby with hose in hand dousing the tree as the fire sprinklers did thier job as well. :-(
Originally Posted By Nobody I just saw that. Guests were kept in locations throughout the park and given food. They hope to get guests back into their rooms by 7:00 AM. It looks like the lobby has sustained a good amount of water damage.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/13500420.htm" target="_blank">http://www.mercurynews.com/mld /mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/13500420.htm</a> >>A 35-foot Christmas tree caught fire in the lobby of the Disneyland Grand Californian Hotel early Wednesday but nobody suffered serious injuries, a fire official said. The hotel's sprinkler system kept the 3 a.m. blaze in check and firefighters were able to quickly put it out, said Maria Sabol, a spokeswoman for the Anaheim Fire Department. The 745-room hotel in the center of the Disneyland Resort was at full capacity with about 2,300 guests, said Rob Doughty, the resort's vice president of communications. They were evacuated to three locations in and around the park, and hotel officials hoped to get them back into their rooms by 7 a.m. Pacific Time, he said. Guest Lee Crice of Phoenix told KTLA-TV that he saw the top six feet of the tree were ablaze as he fled through the hotel lobby after being awakened by the fire alarm. Television footage showed firefighters spraying water on the artificial tree and gray smoke wafting through the cavernous lobby. About 18 firefighters responded to the alarm, Sabol said. The cause of the fire is under investigation, she said. Two guests were treated at the scene for minor injuries and released, Doughty said. One complained of a strained back and the other of stress symptoms from the evacuation, he said.<<
Originally Posted By RC Collins The only answer to stuff like this is to have the State of California inspecting all Christmas trees and holiday decorations. Each one should have a little sign saying that documents relating to the certificate of compliance can be found at the front desk.
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder Christmas tree ignites at Disney's Grand Californian 2,300 hotel guests evacuated; none seriously hurt. By JOHN McDONALD The Orange County Register ANAHEIM - A 35-foot-tall artificial Christmas tree caught fire in the lobby of Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel, part of the Disneyland Resort, in the predawn hours today and 2,300 guests were evacuated, fire officials said. The fire broke out at about 3 a.m. and the hotel sprinkler and alarm system activated automatically, said Anaheim Fire Department spokeswoman Maria Sabol. There were two minor injuries – one woman complained of back pain and a second of stress – but neither was taken to a hospital. Firefighters responding to the call arrived to find smoke billowing from the tree, but the blaze was contained by the sprinkler, Sabol said.
Originally Posted By Big Thunder earlier this AM I barely caught a blurb about this.. I was still only half a awake and it didn't register fully, then later on Fox local news they covered this and I realised the full impact of his fire. on Fox 11 news they were saying that maintenance was changing lights and they suspect that had something to do with how the fire started. They reported that some of the 2300 guests were taken to the convention center, guests reported that Disney reacted quickly by providing blankets and hot drinks. It is *rumored* that Disney will offer some kind of compensation for their early morning wake up call and *maybe* their rooms will be comped for last night. The reporter jokingly suggested that all get annual passes.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer I am currently at the Top Brass Bar over at the DLH, uploading photos. KTLA-TV has reported that it was an Electricial Fire. The Front Desk is up and running. There are some ropes around the majority of the Lobby, but it is pretty much cleaned up. I presume by sometime this afternoon, it will be back to normal. Here is the link to the photos... <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/gallery/1074403" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ga llery/1074403</a>
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder Just saw the tree itself on TV. The top 1/3 to 1/2 of the tree was just a charred black stick. The rest was more or less still there, but the entire tree obviously was a total loss.
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder <a href="http://nbc4la.feedroom.com/iframeset.jsp?ord=236980" target="_blank">http://nbc4la.feedroom.com/ifr ameset.jsp?ord=236980</a> Ya gotta love those ads before they show you the video.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer The tree was nowhere to be seen at 7:30 this morning, it had already been removed from the area.
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder Whoa. Apparently NBC rotates what's on the video feed. Click on the Disney fire link.
Originally Posted By Big Thunder I noticed from your pictures Darkbeer that the tree is gone and looks like it's almost mopped up. thanks for the pics, even local news didn't show current inside pics, just the burnt tree vid clip
Originally Posted By Big Thunder STPH either NBC4's site is clogged, or my connection is slow but all I can see is a weather map of CA on that link [I can hear the report though] odd, I usually get NBC4 vid feeds just fine
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I'm amazed at how little damage Darkbeer's pictures show! When I saw the news footage of the sprinklers raining down and the fire hose spraying I was positive there would be extensive water damage. And the piano didn't even get wet!? Wow!
Originally Posted By spaceace The sprinklers should have taken care of the fire before the first units got on scene. Most of the water would have come from the sprinklers because they do not stop until the system is shut off. The video shown on KTTV 11 looks like the Anaheim Fire Station 3 only pulled one line for mop-up.
Originally Posted By karlb It was a very nice tree and great decorations, too bad. This is a picture I took of it during a visit in mid-December. <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/karlb/misc/GC_Xmas_Tree.jpg" target="_blank">http://homepage.mac.com/karlb/ misc/GC_Xmas_Tree.jpg</a> Karl
Originally Posted By tuknshak For those who have been to the hotel this afternoon - what kind of damage was done to the lounge/hall area? Any of the rugs or decor damaged?
Originally Posted By jnemo Thanks Karlb, it helps to see what the tree looked like before and where it stood. Thanks Darkbeer for getting the after pictures for us to view.
