THE BUILDING'S TENANTS WERE EVACUATED FOR A FEW HOURS

Firefighters extinguish a fire in the Taiwan Chinese restaurant in Arrecife

The residents of the building were evacuated for a few hours due to the intense smoke produced by the fire...

February 8 2015 (14:38 WET)
Firefighters extinguish a fire in the Taiwan Chinese restaurant in Arrecife
Firefighters extinguish a fire in the Taiwan Chinese restaurant in Arrecife

Firefighters have extinguished the fire that occurred in the Taiwan Chinese restaurant on Canalejas street in Arrecife.

The incident took place at 03:00 this Sunday. A call alerted the CECOES of the fire coming from the Asian restaurant.Alerted, the firefighters went to the scene.

Once at the scene, the firefighters verified that the amount of smoke generated by the combustion was significant and decided to evacuate the residents living in the building.

Once inside the restaurant, they verified that the fire affected part of the kitchen. The fire spread through the gas evacuation duct while the firefighters were inside, so they had to extinguish both fires and then check that the building's homes had not been affected by the smoke. Once the building was ventilated, the tenants were allowed to return to their apartments.

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