Minor fire at Aberdeen Burger King

By Dan Hammock • August 29, 2018 9:30 am
DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD A fire in a broiler vent filled the Aberdeen Burger King with smoke Wednesday morning. Employees and customers were able to escape uninjured. The fire was reported about 8 a.m., and Aberdeen firefighters were still on the scene at 9 a.m. checking for hot spots in the roof.
DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD A fire in a broiler vent filled the Aberdeen Burger King with smoke Wednesday morning. Employees and customers were able to escape uninjured. The fire was reported about 8 a.m., and Aberdeen firefighters were still on the scene at 9 a.m. checking for hot spots in the roof.

A fire at the Aberdeen Burger King Wednesday morning filled the restaurant with smoke, but there were no injuries.

According to Aberdeen assistant fire chief Rich Malizia, the fire started in a vent hood above the broiler and the automatic fire extinguishing system failed to engage. Employees attempted to put out the fire with extinguishers but were unable to, but did evacuate customers out of the building safely.

The fire was reported shortly after 8:30 a.m. Crews from Aberdeen and Hoquiam fire responded and quickly had the fire under control. At 9 a.m., Hoquiam personnel were heading back to their station and Aberdeen firefighters were checking the roof for any remaining hot spots.

No information was yet available about how the fire would affect operating hours.