Crime & Safety

Fuddruckers Reopens After Fire Sunday Afternoon

Authorities said a discarded cigarette in a flowerbed sparked a fire that damaged part of the building.

Fuddruckers restaurant has reopened after a fire damaged the establishment Sunday afternoon.

The restaurant opened at 1 p.m. Monday.

Authorities said a cigarette discarded in a flowerbed outside the restaurant sparked the blaze.

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Styrofoam on the outside of the building caught fire. The fire then moved up the wood beams in the ceiling and window openings, said Steven Toth, fire commissioner.

Town officials closed the restaurant after the fire occurred pending inspections by the township building and health departments.

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