Fire Station 1 Restaurant Fire Causes More Than $225,000 in Damage

Via Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer.

A fire Thursday afternoon at The Fire Station 1 Restaurant & Bar in downtown Silver Spring caused more than $225,000 in damage, per Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer.

There is about $75,000 of structural damage and more than $150,000 in damage to contents, Piringer wrote Friday morning.

He said the fire was caused by unattended hot oil which ignited and extended into the ventilation system, igniting built-up grease which then vented and extended to the roof membrane and structural materials.

Some lanes were blocked Thursday but Piringer said all were reopened by 5:47 p.m.

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