Kitchen fire forces Stonecrest TGI Fridays restaurant to evacuate, no serious injuries
The fire started to extend to the second floor but crews were able to contain it preventing major structural damage, Bentley said. Author: Jessica Brown Updated: 11:15 PM EDT July 10, 2021
STONECREST, Ga. A TGI Fridays restaurant in Stonecrest is now closed after dinner service was abruptly interrupted after a fire broke out in the kitchen Saturday night.
DeKalb County Fire Chief Dion Bentley said crews responded to the fire around 8 p.m. When crews arrived, they found smoke coming from the restaurant.
Bentley said fire crews developed an attack line and located the fire in the kitchen. The fire started to extend to the second floor but crews were able to contain it preventing major structural damage, Bentley said.