Savannah Fire rules Friday morning fire at Mexican restaurant accidental
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Savannah Fire Department has ruled an early Friday morning fire at a Mexican restaurant in the Twelve Oaks Shopping Center was an accident.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze in the restaurant’s kitchen just after 6:30 a.m. SFD says the fire was caused by grease buildup on the gas water heater.
The restaurant was closed at the time of the fire and no one was injured.
When firefighters arrived on scene, they saw smoke and flames streaming from the rear of the building.
They forced entry and discovered fire in the area of the kitchen fryers. Firefighters acted quickly to extinguish the blaze and prevented it from extending to adjoining businesses. Smoke was cleared from a neighboring salon and coffee shop, but those businesses were otherwise unharmed.
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