ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A local restaurant and hotel was evacuated after a kitchen fire on Monday.
The St. Augustine Fire Department got a call at 5:43 p.m. about a fire that started in the kitchen at Denny's on Ponce De Leon Boulevard. Firefighters arrived just five minutes later.
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The fire department said there was a fire inside the hood system. The fire was contained and there was minor smoke damage to the building.
Everyone was evacuated from Denny's due to the smoke. Since the restaurant is connected to the Days Inn, the hotel was also evacuated as a precaution.
There was heat damage to the chimney and hood system and the restaurant will be closed until the fire marshal can approve the repairs, according to the St. Augustine Fire Department.
Firefighters said the scene was clear at 7:25 p.m.
Everyone was allowed back in their rooms at the Days Inn and there was no reported damage to the hotel.