“…a lit cigarette discarded in the mulch of a flowerbed outside the building caused the fire…the fire caught hold of Styrofoam, which was used as backing for part of the building’s exterior, travelled up the wall, and moved to the wood beams in the ceiling and window openings…The restaurant has been closed until proper repairs can be made and inspected by town officials…”
A discarded cigarette started a fire that has closed Fuddruckers restaurant, authorities said. Firefighters found heavy smoke inside a walk-in refrigerator and a “moderate” fire inside walls and the ceiling of the building Sunday at about 4 p.m., said Steven Toth, fire commissioner.
Fire crews had to open interior and exterior walls to battle the blaze, Toth said. All “visible flames” were knocked down 30 minutes after firefighters arrived on scene.
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