Sprinkler douses fire in room at Budget Suites

By Jackie Valley

Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 | 4:33 p.m.

A sprinkler extinguished a small fire inside a unit at Budget Suites on Thursday afternoon, Las Vegas Fire and Rescue officials said.

The kitchen fire occurred at the business at 2219 N. Rancho Drive, near Lake Mead Boulevard, officials said. No one was injured.

Fire officials credited the sprinkler with sparing the rest of the unit from the fire. Damage was minimal, officials said.