Kitchen Exhaust System Fires
Fire heavily damages Fort Wayne restaurant
The Journal Gazette
A fire in the exhaust stack of cooking equipment extended into the roof of Hopsing's restaurant Tuesday morning, the Fort Wayne Fire Department said Wednesday morning.
No one was in the restaurant at 7:13 a.m. when the call came...
Fire At Bossier Fast Food Restaurant
The Bossier City Fire Department responded to a fire this morning at the Wendy’s restaurant in the 2700 block of Airline Drive.
The first fire crews arrived on the scene within five minutes and found flames coming out of an exhaust chimney on the roof...
An early-morning kitchen fire at the South Locust Amigos/Kings Classic restaurant was minutes from burning the entire building down when fire crews arrived on Wednesday.
The Grand Island Fire Department responded at 6:32 a.m., Division Chief Tim Hiemer said.
The fire originated in the...
Tisbury Fire Chief John Schilling issued a cease and desist order to Tropical Restaurant at Five Corners Tuesday afternoon. The fire chief told the restaurant not to use its kitchen's grill, Fry-o-lator and rotisserie after the end of business that day, because of fire safety violations.
"The...
Heat makes fighting OP restaurant fire more difficult
Overland Park firefighters put out a tricky fire in a burger restaurant this afternoon, though extreme summer heat made the task more difficult.
The fire was reported just before 4:30 p.m. at Red Robin, 135th Street and Antioch Road.
Crews...
Cause Of Local Restaurant Fire Determined
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- Marlborough Police and Fire departments determined the cause of the June 26 fire inside the Central West Grill that destroyed two businesses and displaced 17 residents of the apartments above the restaurant.
The fire on 171...
Another Fire at Burger King restaurant
A major fire in the Liverpool Street Station Burger King restaurant brought trains, underground and roads to a standstill. The BBC reported that the fire involved the ventilation ducting, almost certainly the grease extract system from the kitchen. The...
Grease Fire in Aberdeen Restaurant Causes $150,000 in Damage
Written by Brian · Filed Under Sirens on July 15, 2010
A fire in the kitchen of an Aberdeen restaurant caused an estimated $150,000 worth of damage Wednesday night after a heavy buildup of grease aided the blaze by causing a fire...
60 firefighters battle Naperville restaurant blaze
July 12, 2010
SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE
A kitchen fire that evacuated a popular Naperville restaurant Sunday afternoon took more than sixty firefighters three hours to extinguish, and left the kitchen area uninhabitable.
A call at 12:02 p.m...
Overnight blaze damages Chinese restaurant
July 9, 2010
Flames damaged a Chinese restaurant along Northwest Gilman Boulevard early Friday morning.
Eastside Fire & Rescue crews responded to a small fire at Cascade Garden, 1580 N.W. Gilman Blvd., at about 1:15 a.m.
When firefighters arrived...
Jun 03, 2010 - 11:08 AM
WHITBY -- A fire broke out at the KFC restaurant in downtown Whitby late Wednesday afternoon after the building's exhaust system overheated.
Whitby firefighters responded to the small blaze at 301 Dundas St. W. at about 4:15 p.m. on June 2.
Overheating of the exhaust...
The Boston Fire Department reports a two-alarm fire that broke out shortly after 7 p.m. shut down Olives Restaurant at 10 City Square and caused an estimated $200,000 in damage.
The department says firefighters arrived to find fire coming out of external ductwork on the third floor of the...
Fire forces evacuation of Hackensack high-rise
Thursday, May 20, 2010
BY MARLENE NAANES
NorthJersey.com
STAFF WRITER
HACKENSACK — An early-morning fire at a Prospect Avenue restaurant forced residents of an adjoining high-rise to evacuate for about two hours Thursday, fire officials said.
The...
WICHITA, Kansas - The Burger King on east Kellogg caught fire just after 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
"I was making burgers, and all of a sudden I saw smoke coming from the broiler, but that's usual," worker Beto Contreras said. "Then we saw lots of smoke coming out. Somebody at the drive through...
TEMPE, AZ -- Officials say a first alarm fire at a Tempe restaurant most likely started as a grease fire.
Tempe Fire Department Capt. Matt Tripoli said when the first crews arrived smoke and fire could be seen in the kitchen area of Chuy's at Baseline Road and McClintock Drive.
Extra crews...
Sturgis, Mich. — Sturgis firefighters were dispatched to a report of a fire in a fryer vat at 6:19 a.m. today at McDonald's on Centerville Road in Sturgis.
When first-arriving crews approached the building, flames were visible above the roof. Later is was discovered these flames were from a...
A 10th street restaurant will reopen for normal hours today, just 24 hours after firefighters helped extinguish a kitchen fire.
Greenville Fire-Rescue was dispatched to Andy’s Cheesesteaks & Cheeseburgers, 2907 E. 10th St., about 10:50 a.m. Monday, said Battalion Chief Eric Griffin.
Griffin...
A kitchen fire at a restaurant in a strip mall Saturday night in the 9400 block of Hageman Road caused about $55,000 in damage.
The Quick One Chinese Restaurant was closed when the fire was reported just before 11 p.m., but business was booming next door at RJ's Bar and Grill, so it had to be...
A Little Rock restaurant famous for flame-grilled steaks had another fire on its hands Friday night.
A fire broke out in the kitchen of Doe's Eat Place in Little Rock which will have the restaurant closed till further notice.
When they arrived, fire fighters could see flames outside the...
Fire Damages Chanceford Township Pizza Shop
Mar. 6, 2010
Flames tore through the roof of a Chanceford Township pizza shop Friday night, with a fire official saying a grease fire is to blame.
Firefighters responded at 6:38 p.m. to Treasa's Pizza & Subs, 2564 Delta Road, where the fire had...