Uncle Yu’s in San Ramon Closed for Repairs in Wake of Fire

SAN RAMON, CA — A popular Tri-Valley Chinese restaurant is temporarily closed for repairs following a kitchen fire that started Christmas night. Thirty customers were evacuated during the blaze.

The fire was first reported at 7 p.m. Sunday inside Uncle Yu's San Ramon located at 2005 Crow Canyon Place, Suite 160, according to the Pulsepoint phone application.

The first firefighters to arrive saw the customers evacuating and smoke rising from the business, which is part of a single-story strip mall. One person suffered smoke inhalation but declined medical care, McNamara said.

Firefighters kept the fire from spreading beyond the kitchen and attic areas. The kitchen exhaust system sustained extensive damage. The fire started on the stove as employees were cooking. Workers
tried to extinguish it, but it grew too big for them to handle, according to McNamara.

Smoke damaged the businesses on each side of Uncle Yu's. The restaurant will be closed for a while, McNamara said.

Uncle Yu's has a location in Lafayette and is opening a Pleasanton location.

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Bay City News contributed to this report.
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