Fire hits Inland Cafe
The fire at the
The restaurant, which had closed about
Clark said the fire is under investigation, but it appears to be accidental rather than arson.
He said restaurant employees had locked the doors and left just 35 minutes or so before the fire was reported.
No applicances or other equipment was left on, Clark said.
When firefighters arrived, the buildings roof was burning. Clark said crews attacked the fire inside and from the roof, where they cut holes to vent the blaze.
He said firefighters limited fire damage to the roof and kitchen area at the rear of the building. He estimated damage to the building at
Hensley said she was meeting with an insurance company official this morning.
Clark said the vent exhaust system for the cafe's grill was inspected just a month or so ago. The grill has an automatic chemical retardant system in case of a fire, but the blaze apparently started between the ceiling and the roof, and the autom atic system is not designed to trigger in that case, he said.
Clark said grill vent systems are required to be inspected every six months. He said Hensley has "been very vigilant" in complying with that requirement.
In her Facebook post, Hensley thanked firefighters.
"Thank you to our
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