Crime & Safety
Fire Damages El Cajon Sports Bar
The blaze caused an estimated $1.1 million in damage to the restaurant.
EL CAJON, CA — A fire swept through a sports bar at an El Cajon strip mall Tuesday, causing extensive damage before firefighters were able to bring the blaze under control.
The fire at Junction Bar & Grill in the 700 block of Jamacha Road was reported shortly before 9:30 a.m., according to Heartland Fire & Rescue.
No injuries were reported.
Find out what's happening in Santeefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Firefighters took about 20 minutes to extinguish the flames, said Andy McKellar, spokesman for the eastern San Diego County emergency-services agency.
The blaze caused an estimated $1.1 million in damage to the restaurant, which had not yet opened for the day, and also spread into an attic space shared by other businesses in the commercial center south of Washington Avenue.
Find out what's happening in Santeefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The cause of the fire was under investigation, McKellar said.
— City News Service
