Seattle nightclub, War Room, a casualty of state's fire sprinkler law and other factors

The state’s law requiring nightclubs to install expensive fire-suppression systems is a factor in the demise of hip Capitol Hill nightclub The War Room, which faced a Dec. 1 deadline to a install a sprinkler system estimated to cost more than $60,000.

The club plans to close Nov. 30 and is now officially for sale.

“It’s a huge factor,” said co-owner Marcus Lalario said of the fire sprinkler law. “$60,000 — that’s three school teacher salaries.”

The hip Capitol Hill nightclub where Seattle Mayor-elect Mike McGinn gathered supporters on election night will close after five years of hosting hip-hop and dance shows.

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