Yantic W/F 02-09-22

 Around 20:25, Norwich fire dispatched Yantic and EGP L-5 to a reported commercial smoker on fire in a restaurant with occupants out of the building. First due found heavy dark smoke for the vents and smoke coming from the eves. Eng 31 arrived and stretched a line to the D side door, Once opened, the smoke was banked to the floor. Eng 33 laid in from the hydrant in front of Ace home center. Ladder 5 took the A side of the building. Eng 31 crew entered and found fire in the main area of the kitchen knocked it down and located the smoker and extinguished the fire in the smoker.

A 2nd alarm was placed in staging, once crews upped up, and knocked down any extension, command released the companies in Staging. Extensive damage was confined to the kitchen area.

Norwich and State FMO are investigating.

Thanks to Chris Dixon for the photos