Firefighters act fast, contain fire at South Lake Tahoe Red Hut restaurant
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 06/25/2013 - 9:31am
An oven fire inside the Red Hut restaurant at mid-town South Lake Tahoe was extinguished quickly by firefighters early Tuesday morning. No one was injured.
Flames 4 to 5 feet high and smoke were seen coming from the oven when South Lake Tahoe firefighters arrived at restaurant at around 5:30 a.m.
The quick response from firefighters kept the fire contained and was rapidly extinguished leaving minimal damage to building and there were no injuries, said Karl Koeppen, shift commander for the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department.
The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
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