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Administrator
DES MOINES, Iowa -- A fire at Centro restaurant on Thursday morning will keep it closed until next week.
The fire broke out at about 9 a.m. Thursday. Authorities said a filter on the wood-burning stove exhaust caught fire, and the flames moved up into the duct system.
Firefighters had to tear into the ceiling and the ductwork above the stove. There will be some repairs before the restaurant can reopen.
"When we got here, there was quite a bit of smoke showing from the first-floor vent system. So we immediately got in there and put the fire out. It looked a lot worse than it was," said district Fire Chief Dan Burke.
Centro said it will reopen next Friday.
"We are very thankful the damage was not more extensive," said managing partner and chef George Formaro in a statement. "We appreciate the level of concern and well wishes from the community. We're looking forward to opening again next week."
Burke said his crew tried to keep the damage to a minimum while fighting the fire at restaurant's ceiling and walls.
Noah Lacona dealt with two major fires at his restaurant, which just reopened last month after cleaning towels ignited.
Lacona said the blaze created quite a flame. He said the building filled up with smoke and then everything has to be cleaned.
A fire that closed Christopher's in Beaverdale five years ago was sparked the same way as the one that caused $500,000 damage to Noah's this year.
Lacona said that every day a restaurant is closed is money lost.
Neighboring businesses in the Temple for Performing Arts were not affected, a news release said. South Union Bread Café remained open Thursday and does not plan on closing during next week's repairs.
The fire broke out at about 9 a.m. Thursday. Authorities said a filter on the wood-burning stove exhaust caught fire, and the flames moved up into the duct system.
Firefighters had to tear into the ceiling and the ductwork above the stove. There will be some repairs before the restaurant can reopen.
"When we got here, there was quite a bit of smoke showing from the first-floor vent system. So we immediately got in there and put the fire out. It looked a lot worse than it was," said district Fire Chief Dan Burke.
Centro said it will reopen next Friday.
"We are very thankful the damage was not more extensive," said managing partner and chef George Formaro in a statement. "We appreciate the level of concern and well wishes from the community. We're looking forward to opening again next week."
Burke said his crew tried to keep the damage to a minimum while fighting the fire at restaurant's ceiling and walls.
Noah Lacona dealt with two major fires at his restaurant, which just reopened last month after cleaning towels ignited.
Lacona said the blaze created quite a flame. He said the building filled up with smoke and then everything has to be cleaned.
A fire that closed Christopher's in Beaverdale five years ago was sparked the same way as the one that caused $500,000 damage to Noah's this year.
Lacona said that every day a restaurant is closed is money lost.
Neighboring businesses in the Temple for Performing Arts were not affected, a news release said. South Union Bread Café remained open Thursday and does not plan on closing during next week's repairs.
