“…The fire started in the grease fryers area, quickly got into the building’s attic area…of the estimated $150,000 loss, $100,000 was structural damage, the other $50,000 with the building’s 
contents…”
A grease fire Sunday afternoon caused an estimated $150,000 in damage to a Mexican-food restaurant on the city’s west side. Topeka Fire Department crews were sent about 3:15 p.m. to the Taco John’s restaurant, 1015 S.W. Wanamaker, on a report of a fire.
Capt. Greg Degand, acting battalion chief for the Topeka Fire Department, said at the scene that the initial call indicated the fire was under control. Degand, who was first on the scene, said he saw heavy smoke coming out of the Taco John’s flue area as he approached the restaurant.
However, when he entered the building, Degand said he saw flames in the kitchen area extending from the floor to ceiling. Because grease was involved in the fire, crews at first used a dry chemical extinguisher to get the blaze under control.
For more:Â http://cjonline.com/news/2012-11-25/taco-johns-fire-causes-150000-damage
Why don’t more insurance companies inspect their insured’s property to evaluate if the automatic fire suppression system is being serviced properly and that the grease exhaust system is being cleaned? So many of these types of losses are preventable.
Why don’t more insurance companies inspect their insured’s property to evaluate if the automatic fire suppression system is being serviced properly and that the grease exhaust system is being cleaned? So many of these types of losses are preventable.