A restaurant on Dayton Boulevard was damaged by fire Monday evening, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Fire Department.
Chattanooga fire companies were dispatched to Rob’s Restaurant & Lounge at 5308 Dayton Boulevard at 5:50 p.m., the news release said.
The restaurant staff reported that after getting ready to open and turning things on in the kitchen, they went about their other duties to prepare for an evening of work. When they returned to the kitchen, flames were rolling out, according to the release.
Workers attempted to put out the grease fire with a fire extinguisher but the blaze had grown too large. The flames spread to the second floor of the building and went through the roof, the release said.
There were no injuries, but the restaurant’s kitchen was destroyed and there was extensive damage to the back of the building, the release said.