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 said Fire-Rescue Station 6 was able to respond almost immediately because firefighters were in the area, in route to another call. They found the kitchen filled with heavy smoke, and a fire contained in the fryers.
Firefighters activated the fire suppression system in the range hoods and cleared smoke from the building, Griffin said. They were on the scene approximately 30 minutes.
“They worked so fast and diligently, they got the smoke out before it could do any significant damage,” Griffin said.
Investigators stayed on site briefly to inspect why the suppression system didn’t activate on its own, but determined the fire wasn’t hot enough to trigger a reaction.
The restaurant was required to have a health inspection before reopening, Griffin said, because of chemicals used in the suppression system. An Andy’s employee said the restaurant would be ready to reopen at 11 a.m. today.
Three employees were in the restaurant when the fire started. Griffin said they all got out safely.
Cleaning Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Systems Since 1971
5734 Bankfield Avenue
Culver City, California 90230
310-636-8361 x 203
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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 said Fire-Rescue Station 6 was able to respond almost immediately because firefighters were in the area, in route to another call. They found the kitchen filled with heavy smoke, and a fire contained in the fryers.
Firefighters activated the fire suppression system in the range hoods and cleared smoke from the building, Griffin said. They were on the scene approximately 30 minutes.
“They worked so fast and diligently, they got the smoke out before it could do any significant damage,” Griffin said.
Investigators stayed on site briefly to inspect why the suppression system didn’t activate on its own, but determined the fire wasn’t hot enough to trigger a reaction.
The restaurant was required to have a health inspection before reopening, Griffin said, because of chemicals used in the suppression system. An Andy’s employee said the restaurant would be ready to reopen at 11 a.m. today.
Three employees were in the restaurant when the fire started. Griffin said they all got out safely.
Cleaning Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Systems Since 1971
5734 Bankfield Avenue
Culver City, California 90230
310-636-8361 x 203
Grant Mogford
