San Leandro Walmart Closed After Kitchen Fire in McDonald's Inside Store

A San Leandro Walmart store closed after a two-alarm fire broke out at a McDonald’s restaurant inside the business Saturday evening, according to the Alameda County Fire Department. Firefighters received to a report of a smoke investigation requested at the store located at 1919 Davis St. shortly after 7:30 p.m., Alameda County fire Battalion Chief Ron Petersen said.

Investigators responded to the store where they found a fire inside the kitchen of the McDonald’s, Petersen said. When the fire started, restaurant employees quickly shut down the electrical panel and notified store managers, according to Petersen. Store employees helped evacuate customers, he said. Fire crews went to the kitchen area with a hose line and worked to extinguish the fire, Petersen said. The restaurant’s sprinkler system was already activated and the blaze was knocked down around 8 p.m., according to fire officials.

Employees and customers were able to safely evacuate out of the building, Petersen said. About one-tenth of the store was damaged by water from the sprinkler system that had disseminated through the aisles, the battalion chief said. Fire crews remained at the scene tonight to investigate the fire and clean up the water inside the store, he said.

No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

By Bay City News

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