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Long-time favorite The Grill at Leon Springs destroyed by fire, SAFD says
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Investigators are trying to determine what started a 2-alarm fire that completely destroyed The Grill at Leon Springs Thursday morning.San Antonio Fire Department
A fire destroyed a popular restaurant in Leon Springs early Thursday morning, taking with it a piece of casual dining history.
San Antonio firefighters arrived to find The Grill at Leon Springs, located at 24100 Interstate 10 in northwest Bexar County, engulfed in flames and its chimney collapsed.
According to the San Antonio Fire Department, firefighters were forced to fight the fire from outside the building after a part of its roof collapsed. Firefighters knocked down the fire in less than 25 minutes but remained on the scene for several hours to keep it from flaring up.
San Antonio-area restaurant The Grill at Leon Springs destroyed in overnight fire
Firefighters were still battling the blaze hours later
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Update 10 a.m.:
The restaurant took to Facebook to alert fans of the fire, calling it a huge hit to both staff and customers.
Original story below:
An overnight fire has left an area restaurant completely destroyed.
Firefighters responded to a 2-alarm fire at The Grill at Leon Springs around 12:45 a.m. to find the blaze through the roof of the restaurant and its chimney collapsed.
While the fire was too far gone at the European-inspired eatery, firefighters were able to contain it so that it did not spread to the Rudy’s BBQ location next door, according to Joe Arrington, the San Antonio Fire Department’s public information officer. There was only a small walkway separating the two dining establishments.
‘If life allows it, we will be back’: Owner of long-standing Leon Springs restaurant hopes to serve community again following devastating fire Thierry Burkle believes his place of business was a place where community could come together
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SAN ANTONIO – The Grill at Leon Springs has been a long-standing restaurant in the Alamo City, but Thursday morning it was destroyed in a massive fire.
Thierry Burkle is head chef and owner. He said the restaurant was always a place where the community could come together.
“It’s my life,” Burkle said.
“I didn’t even know that the place burned down,” he said.