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Kitchen Fire
Montgomery MD
Business
Olney Grille Temporarily Shut Down Following Kitchen Fire
A Montgomery County restaurant has been temporarily closed due to a kitchen fire on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 13, authorities said. The blaze broke out at Olney Grille on Laytonsville Road near Georgia Avenue around 12:25 p.m., Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service Spokesperson Pete Piringer said. It involved the grill area and ductwork on the first floor, Piringer added. The building was evacuated as crews ensured that the fire hadn’t spread to the second-floor offices, though light smoke was observed. The restaurant is temporarily closed for repairs, Piringer said. It isn't clear ho…
Pascack Valley
Business
Westwood Latin Cafe Paying Homage To Chef's Late Parents Reopens Year After Fire
A Bergen County Latin restaurant is getting ready to reopen more than a year after an electrical fire devastated the kitchen. Mi Flor Latin Cafe in Westwood has been closed since the fire in October 2022. The eatery announced it would be reopening on Friday, Nov. 17. Mi Flor opened in 2021 and is run by chef Eliu Salguero, who was born and raised in Guatemala in a family of 16 children, and Dean Evans, who retired from UPS after 25 years of working in IT. "After recovering from COVID in March of 2020, and meeting up wit Eliu, I decided I need to keep busy," Evans said before opening …
Fairfield
Police & Fire
Blaze Breaks Out At Fairfield Fire Department
A group of Fairfield County firefighters received the call all dreaded, a blaze at their own station. The incident took place in the town of Fairfield around 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2 at Station 1 on Reef Road. The crew received the news from Fairfield Fire Marshal, Asst. Fire Chief Phil Higgins as they were returning from a call that he had been alerted to a fire in the kitchen when the heat detectors activated the the building fire alarm. After discovering the source of the fire, a frying pan burning on the stove, Higgins immediately called 911 and requested assistance. Then, wit…
Middlesex NJ
Police & Fire
Menlo Park Diner Shuttered By Fire In Kitchen: FD
A popular diner in Edison has been closed by a kitchen fire, authorities said. The fire at the Menlo Park Diner, 1475 Route 1, broke out on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 9:58 p.m., according to Edison Fire Chief Andrew Toth. "It was more smoke than anything," said Toth who noted there were no injuries. The restaurant had closed for the day at 3 p.m., the chief said. The fire was extinguished in 15 to 20 minutes, he said. The exact cause was undetermined and under investigation by the Middlesex County Fire Marshal. “It will be shut down until they make repairs,” Toth said.
Peekskill
Police & Fire
Kitchen Fire Closes Popular Peekskill Restaurant
A popular Northern Westchester restaurant known for its wings, burgers and ribs and for being a great place for families to have a dinner out is closed due to a kitchen fire. The fire took place in Northern Westchester County on Saturday, April 8 at the New York Firehouse Grille at 63 Welcher Ave., in Peekskill. Although no one was injured, the entire kitchen was destroyed. The owners said on Facebook the restaurant will be closed while they deal with insurance and rebuild the kitchen. A favorite with online reviewers and foodies, the "Firehouse" is one of those places where you can…
Harford
Police & Fire
Bel Air Kitchen Fire Claims Life Of 82-Year-Old-Woman
A joint investigation has been launched in Maryland after a woman was killed in a Hanover County fire. An 82-year-old woman died after a kitchen fire broke out in Bel Air at approximately 7:10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6 in the 700 block of Linwood Avenue, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Upon arrival at the home, fire crews were met by the homeowner, who advised that his wife was still inside the house, officials said. Firefighters were able to make their way inside the residence and located the woman's body on the first floor. According to the fire marshal, it t…
Morris
Police & Fire
Several Pets Rescued As Crews Battle Mount Olive Kitchen Fire
Several pets were rescued as crews battled a kitchen fire in Mount Olive, authorities said. The town Fire Marshal responded to the smoke report at Oakwood Village just before 3:25 p.m. on Monday, August 22, a release said. Upon arrival, crews found heavy smoke coming from the residence and made immediate entry. Firefighters made quick work of the kitchen blaze while search teams brought several pets to safety, the fire marshal said. AUGUST 22, 2022 - At approximately 3:24 P.M., MOFM responded to Oakwood Village with Flanders Fire Co. #1 and Rescue... Posted by Township of Mt. Olive, …
Cecil
Police & Fire
Unattended Cooking Leads To House Fire In Maryland: State Fire Marshal
Maryland homeowners are being advised to stay aware while cooking after a kitchen fire caused hundreds of thousands of dollars to a Wicomico County home. In Fruitland, more than two dozen firefighters responded to a Sharps Point Road home shortly before 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13, when a fire broke out in a single-family residence, the state fire marshal announced. Upon arrival, it took 25 firefighters approximately 30 minutes to knock down the flames and get the fire under control after it was reported, officials said. The fire was deemed to be accidental in nature, according to the …
Montgomery MD
Police & Fire
65 Firefighters Battle Silver Spring Restaurant Blaze
Smoke billowed over a Silver Spring restaurant after a reported kitchen fire Tuesday, July 12, authorities said. Initial investigation revealed that the flames were running through the air duct system above the kitchen of Copper Canyon Grill shortly before 9 a.m. MCFRS operating at a 2nd alarm fire @ 928 Ellsworth in Silver Spring. Fire in the duct work of the Copper Canyon restaurant. No injuries, labor intensive fire, chasing hot spots on all levels of the building. @mcfrsPIO @MCFRSNews pic.twitter.com/lcBfZIUl83 — Jason Blake (@mcfrsPIO7) July 12, 2022 The fire at the Ellsworth Dri…
Cecil
Police & Fire
Kitchen Fire At Waterside Cecil County Restaurant Under Investigation
An overnight kitchen fire at a popular Maryland restaurant and bar is under investigation, according to state officials. First responders were dispatched to UnWined on the Water on Plum Point Point Road in Elkton shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Friday, July 8, when alarms went off due to a blaze that broke out in the kitchen area of the building. More than two dozen firefighters from the Singerly Volunteer Fire Company responded to the restaurant, with the flames reported under control within approximately 15 minutes, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. It caused appro…
Cecil
Police & Fire
Family Displaced After Blaze Breaks Out In Cecil County Kitchen
A fast-moving kitchen fire in Maryland caused approximately $150,000 in damage before dozens of firefighters were able to knock down the flames and get the blaze under control. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 20, in Cecil County, a fire was reported at a two-story, single-family home on Doctor Jack Road in Port Deposit, the Maryland office of the State Fire Marshal announced. In total, it took 50 firefighters - most of which were from the Water Witch Fire Company - to extinguish the flames, which originated in the kitchen area of the home, investigators said. The Fire Marshal esti…
White Plains
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Condo Complex In Hudson Valley
A Hudson Valley home was left uninhabitable after a two-alarm kitchen fire broke out at an area condo complex. First responders in Dutchess County responded to the Envoy Plaza Condo Complex on Beechwood Avenue in Poughkeepsie shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 11, where there was a report of a kitchen fire that broke out. Crews from the Arlington and City of Poughkeepsie fire departments responded to the 911 call within minutes, with first responders reporting that there was fire visible in a window on the first floor, prompting a second alarm. The fire was contained in the kitchen a…
Brookfield
Police & Fire
Gas-Fed Fire Kitchen Fire Displaces Fairfield County Family
Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a kitchen fire at a two-family residence in Fairfield County. The fire started around 6 p.m., Monday, Feb. 15, at the home located at 9 Cottage Street in Danbury. Fire and police units were immediately dispatched. Danbury Police Officer Stephan Cameron was on routine patrol in the area and arrived on the scene to find heavy smoke coming from the home, said James Gagliardo, public information spokesman for the department. A kitchen fire displaced a Danbury family.Danbury Fire Department Cameron made sure all occupants were out of the house an…
Hackensack
News
Hackensack Business District Fire Doused
Hackensack firefighters quickly doused a kitchen blaze Monday night. The first arriving crew quickly knocked down the fire in a second floor apartment of a three-story building above a chicken barbecue restaurant on Main Street around 8:30 p.m. No injuries were reported. Mutual aid responders included fellow firefighters from Bogota and Teaneck. The city Fire Prevention Bureau was investigating the cause. 215 Main Street, HackensackHACKENSACK FIRE DEPARTMENT
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Firefighters Responding To Newark Kitchen Fire Find Children Living With Insects
Newark firefighters responding to a kitchen fire found something much worse: Bugs and filth. The Newark Fire Division called code enforcement to the first floor of the house on the 800 block of 19th Street, for the presence of children and insects around 12:50 a.m. Wednesday, a city spokeswoman said. Ten residents were evacuated in the fire. A fire inspection and investigation remain ongoing.
Stratford
Police & Fire
House Fire Breaks Out In Stratford
Police in Fairfield County and EMS responding to an activated medical alarm device in the wee hours of the morning called firefighters after happening upon pluming smoke and a rapidly-spreading kitchen fire. Police woke the two families living at 20 and 22 Marsh Way in Stratford when they arrived at approximately 5 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 21. They physically assisted one resident. Firefighters entering the home found the kitchen fire partially extinguished and ensured that the blaze had been tamped down entirely. The Stratford Fire Marshal's office is still investigating th…
Pascack Valley
Police & Fire
Unattended Pot Ignites Westwood Condo Fire
Firefighters from several Pascack Valley companies rallied to the aid of their Westwood colleagues during a Friday morning kitchen fire at a local condo. Rapid response helped firefighters contain the two-alarm blaze, which apparently was ignited just after 11 a.m. by an unattended pot on a stove in a first-floor unit at the Roxbury condominium complex on Fairview Avenue. An adjacent unit sustained smoke damage, responders said, adding that dozens of others had door locks damaged as firefighters went on unit-by-unit search to be sure the flames hadn’t spread. One firefighter sustained a ha…
