Sprinkler activates in restaurant kitchen no fire spread, Cecil County MD

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/7/2025 08:20 AM

Cecil County, MD

Fire crews responded to smoke from the kitchen of the Hot Chicken restaurant near Walmart in East Glasgow. The sprinkler system activated over a fryer and caused smoke. The fire was contained with no visible spread or injuries.

Audio|Source: Cecil County Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Structure fire near East Glasgow Walmart.

00:03

Ops 4, 1120.

00:06

1120. 293 and RAPIA.

00:09

3903, 1120, house 4.

00:13

3903, 1120, house 4.

00:16

3.8,000,000, 4.

00:24

EMS1 just broke.

00:25

You can add me to the firebox near Walmart.

00:29

EMS1 1120. Ops 4.

00:35

F.E.36 and Ralph 4.

00:42

EMS1 is on off 4.

00:47

Rush 13 arrived outside of a large one-story commercial with nothing evident.

00:52

The un-investigating should Captain 13 with command.

00:59

Logbox 307, brush 13's arrived, large one-story commercial building, nothing evident outside.

01:04

Captain 13 with command 1121.

01:14

And if we drive, first engine, we have our own hydrant.

01:18

Okay,

01:22

ambulance 692 is going to handle both patients.

01:25

You can cancel the additional ambulance.

01:30

Direct on 692, handling both 791.

01:34

791, clear, 1122.

01:42

Also dispatch, we're going to be under control.

01:49

Rescue Box, 600 commands under control, 1122.

01:54

That's brush truck.

02:00

Aging three plants.

02:03

Good.

02:07

All right, we're inside now at the hot chicken restaurant.

02:12

We're seeing them, they had smoke coming from the kitchen.

02:15

We're investigating all dies.

02:20

Copy.

02:26

We've got the light on the ground before.

02:32

They've got the Natchewa on Trout before.

02:40

Newcastle Latter 9 Squad 9 in Route, 1124.

02:47

AMS1 for ads.

02:50

EMS 1 arrive, 1124.

02:57

Add to readmuth.

03:04

It appears we had some sort of sprinkler device activated in the kitchen.

03:11

It was dripping into a friar, putting off smoke.

03:15

So good intent, you can hold it in the first two engines.

03:22

Okay, command of this rest, we're under control of the units on scene.

03:29

The Box 307 command is under control with units on scene, 1126.

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