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4 Points by Sheraton cleared after fire‑safety fixes; licensing board to monitor compliance
Summary
After a Revere Fire Department inspection identified taped/bagged smoke detectors and other safety issues, hotel management corrected cited items and the board placed the matter on file pending quarterly inspections and follow‑up.
The Revere Licensing Board heard a fire‑safety compliance update for 4 Points by Sheraton (407 Squire Road) after the Revere Fire Department withheld a certificate of inspection following a December site visit.
Lieutenant Leary of the Revere Fire Department told the board that inspectors found life‑safety problems during a December 5 inspection, including smoke detectors that had been “bagged and fully taped” across an entire floor and non‑functioning hood‑system fire suppression components in a former restaurant area. Leary said the department withheld the certificate because “it is an issue of life safety” and described mattresses and other combustibles stored under ineffective hoods in a space that was not suitable for storage.
Leary said the hotel’s contractor and management subsequently provided a written safety plan and cleared the cited hazards. “Every one of them, he did check off every single thing that I wrote up,” Leary told the board, and the room that had been cleared during the follow‑up visit remained free of the previously recorded hazards.
Board members said they appreciated the corrective work and the representation from the hotel and fire department. The board did not impose additional sanctions but asked the departments to continue oversight; the fire department plans surprise follow‑up inspections on a quarterly cadence. The board recorded that, based on the fire department’s representation that the immediate hazards had been addressed, the matter would be placed on file and returned to the board only if further issues arise.
Why it matters: The hotel is a seven‑story occupied building; the fire department emphasized that construction practices and temporary life‑safety measures must be followed so hotel guests and first responders are not placed at risk.
Outcome: Board accepted the fire department’s account of corrective work and placed the matter on file with continued oversight and future inspections planned by Revere Fire Department.
