Exhaust Duct Fire

*You pick up the morning paper and look at the front page*

*You notice a big picture of the Burger Shot restaurant in Alderney along with Liberty County Fire rescue*

*You start reading the article*

On Wednesday, February 27th, at 12:30 a.m., Liberty County Fire Rescue units were dispatched to a reported commercial structure fire at the Burger Shot restaurant located in the 1200 block of Star Junction in Algonquin.

First-arriving units located and extinguished a working fire in the exhaust ducts for the cooking appliances.

The damage estimate is at $17,000.00 and 2 Injuries were reported. One person was rushed to South Algonquin Medical center for smoke inhalation and a second Employee was severely burned and flown to Alderney Medical Center and is listed in critical condition.

Fire investigators from the Liberty County’s Fire Marshal’s Office classified the cause of this fire as accidental. Excessive grease accumulation in the exhaust ducts was a contributing factor.

More Information will be released when available.

*You close the paper*