A well-known Cleveland, Tennessee, restaurant family got an unwelcome early Halloween trick when a fire broke out Saturday morning at Jenkins Restaurant and Deli.
A reopening date for the restaurant off 25th Street hasn’t been set, but crews are working to complete repairs as soon as possible, Jenkins general manager Doug Flack said Monday.
The fire started around 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the restaurant at 2390 Spring Creek Blvd., Cleveland Fire Department spokesperson Evie West said Monday via email.
When the restaurant opened early Saturday, a fire started “in the area of the fry vats,” West said.
The restaurant’s fire sprinkler system activated, “but the restaurant’s kitchen did sustain extensive water and smoke damage,” she said.