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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...
Eight firefighters reported injured in Town of Delavan fire
March 5, 2010 6:40 p.m.
Eight firefighters were injured Friday while battling a massive fire at a bar and restaurant in the Town of Delavan.
The injuries happened at a blaze that destroyed Mulligan's Sports Bar & Grill, said Gerald...
An Owensboro restaurant catches on fire Saturday afternoon. It happened at Old Hickory Pit BBQ on Washington Avenue, just before 5:00. When firefighters arrived there was heavy smoke coming from the building. Officials say the fire started in one of the fire pits. They say the ventilation system...
Cambridge's Café of India ordered to clean grease after fires
Firefighters responded to Cafe of India at 52 Brattle StPosted Feb 25, 2010 @ 11:31 AM
Cambridge — Café of India is no stranger to kitchen fires. Four of them in 12 years, to be exact.
That’s why the Brattle Street restaurant was...
Airport fire delays flights
Interisland terminal evacuated for hour after Burger King duct blaze
A fire in the ventilation system at a Burger King restaurant resulted in the closure and evacuation of the interisland terminal at Honolulu International Airport for about an hour yesterday...
Fire breaks out at Madison's Firehouse - the restaurant
February 23, 2010
MADISON — A small fire broke out at the Firehouse.
It wasn't the actual borough firehouse, but a longtime Italian restaurant located in the downtown area. The owner of Nicky's Firehouse Restaurant & Pizza, located at 15...
Fire closes McDonalds for a few hours
ALBANY, GA (WALB) –An early morning fire at the McDonald's on North Slappey was extinguished with no damage to the building. Albany's Fire Chief says strict city fire codes prevent serious restaurant fires.
An electrical short in a deep frier caused the...
Fire in duct work closes Freehold Township restaurant
February 16, 2010
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A fire this afternoon in the duct work of the Panda House restaurant in a shopping center at Routes 9 and 79 forced the evacuation of adjoining businesses and the closing of the eatery.
The East...
Firefighters in St. John’s have doused a small fire in the kitchen of a downtown restaurant.
Capt. Randy Hammond says the fire originated in a pizza oven at the Yellow Belly Brewery on George Street. The building rapidly filled with smoke as an exhaust fan failed to clear the smoke.
Though they...
Moncton's Le Château à Pape is no more after weekend fire
February 01, 2010
Moncton, N.B., is known for many things -- its railway hub, the Northrop Frye literary festival, the Magnetic Hill optical illusion in which cars roll uphill, and the highest per capita concentration of Tim Hortons in...
Cambridge, Mass
New Asia’s Kitchen Catches On Fire
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Firefighters put out a fire started in the kitchen of the New Asia Chinese Restaurant yesterday.
A kitchen fire in New Asia Chinese Restaurant triggered an alarm yesterday around 4 p.m., summoning the Cambridge...
Soho – fire in restaurant with flats above it 02 February 2010
Six fire engines and around 30 firefighters were called to a fire in a restaurant with flats above it on Gerrard Street, W1, yesterday afternoon.
Around half of the second floor was damaged by fire. The restaurant’s ducting leading...
Ryan's Family Steak House evacuated after fire
February 5, 2010
ASHEVILLE — Grease build-up in ductwork appears to have sparked a fire that caused the evacuation of a Patton Avenue restaurant Friday evening, according to fire officials.
No one was hurt in the incident at Ryan’s Family Steak...