Kitchen fire closes midtown restaurant
Posted: Sep 20, 2010 11:45 PM EDT Monday, September 20, 2010 11:45 PM EST Updated: Sep 27, 2010 10:21 AM EDT Monday, September 27, 2010 10:21 AM ESTBy Christina Stymfal - email
TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - A restaurant in the 2000 Block of East Broadway Boulevard had to close after the kitchen caught fire on September 20, according to a press release.
The manager of this restaurant called 911 after a fire started in the kitchen duct work above the stove. Six people evacuated the restaurant and waited outside in a safe area.
Firefighters arrived to find a fire in the kitchen area that had spread into the walls and duct work of the building. The fire took only nine minutes to extinguish.
The kitchen fire caused $25,000 in damages. The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental.
The restaurant is closed for business until repairs can be completed.
No injuries were reported.
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