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Southwest Inn fire
The Southwest Inn fire in Houston, Texas on May 31, 2013 was a fire in an Indian restaurant that spread to an adjoining hotel. The fire claimed the biggest casualty loss for the Houston Fire Department since its inception. Four firefighters were killed and 13 others were injured while fighting the five-alarm fire at the Southwest Inn located in Southwest Houston.〔 "It was the department's worst loss of life ever."〕
==Southwest Inn==
The Southwest Inn was located in the Greater Sharpstown district of Southwest Houston,〔"(Contact )." ((Archive )) Southwest Inn. Retrieved on June 6, 2013.〕〔"(Map Major Roads )." ((Archive )) Greater Sharpstown Management District. Retrieved on August 15, 2009〕 along a portion of U.S. Route 59 named the "Southwest Freeway".〔"(Deadly Houston fire investigated )." ''New York Times News Service'' at the ''Toledo Blade''. June 1, 2013. Retrieved on June 6, 2013.〕 The hotel was previously called the Roadrunner Inn. It was owned by Criterium Systems, Incorporated, a company in California.〔 An Indian resurant called "Bhojan" was attached to the hotel.〔Pinkerton, James, Dale Lezon, and Mike Tolson. "(Massive blaze in SW Houston kills 4 firefighters )." ''Houston Chronicle''. May 31, 2013. Retrieved on June 6, 2013.〕 The restaurant described itself as a Gujarati-style thali vegetarian restaurant.〔"(Home )." ((Archive )) Bhojan Vegetarian Restaurant. Retrieved on June 6, 2013.〕 The hotel could hold up to 100 guests.〔 Some people used the hotel as a rooming house and stayed there for months at a time.〔"(Southwest Inn patrons displaced after deadly )." ((Archive )) ''KTRK-TV''. Friday May 31, 2013. Retrieved on June 6, 2013.〕
Since 2009, according to fire inspection records, the hotel had received citations for issues in the overall fire alarm system; smoke detectors that were not working in several rooms; issues with fire suppression systems; expired permits; and obstructed exits. In 2011 HFD's database stated that the hotel was "in compliance" with regulations. In 2012 additional citations appeared on the HFD database.〔 City of Houston inspectors had also cited the restaurant for violations. The restaurant's most recent citation was in March 2013, for failure to clean grease traps.〔 In May 8, 2013, the final inspection of the hotel property had the result of "no action required".〔
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