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Oakland Diner Will Reopen Wednesday
The Oakland Diner was damaged by a fire Dec. 15. The community donated more than $16,000 to help the diner's out-of-work employees.
OAKLAND, N.J. — The Oakland Diner will reopen Wednesday, six weeks after it was damaged by a small fire and forced to close.
The fire reportedly started in the boiler room and quickly spread to the women's bathroom; there were customers in the diner when the fire occurred. No one was injured.
More than $16,000 was donated online to help diner employees since the closing. Many of the workers at the diner are single mothers.
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Patron Nuran Bekiroska said that she and a group of ladies who frequent the diner wanted "to show their support" for the workers.
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The Oakland Diner — Courtesy of Go Fund Me
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