Fire Crews Save Suisun City Restaurant From Being Complete Loss

SUISUN CITY, CA — Fire officials are crediting firefighting efforts during a three-alarm blaze at a well-known Greek restaurant in Suisun City on Saturday night for saving the structure from being a complete loss, despite causing heavy damage to a second-floor residential dwelling and attic/roof area.

The upper areas of the two-story Athenian Grill restaurant at 350 Kellogg Street took the brunt of the damage, as the roof was destroyed in the fire first reported at 9 p.m. Saturday, Fire Chief Justin Vincent said. The kitchen and dining areas suffered minor damage in a fire that took nearly
three hours to extinguish.

"This in my book was a win. This business will be back and will be up and running in the future," Vincent said.

Fire crews arrived to heavy smoke and flames from the roof after the fire started in the kitchen area and went upwards towards the top of the structure.

It took a little more than an hour for fire crews to knock down the blaze at 10:17 p.m., and they were able to fully extinguish it at 11:35 p.m. One firefighter suffered a minor injury to his foot after a filing cabinet fell on it and self-transported themselves to a hospital.

The residential occupants - who own the restaurant - all evacuated safely, Vincent said. Fire crews did enter the structure to save a dog, which was rescued safely.

"This was a great save," Vincent said.

Crews had mostly cleared from the scene at 12:45 a.m., Vincent said. Fire officials will return on Sunday and Monday during daylight hours to determine a total damage amount and continue their investigation into what Vincent said likely started as a grease fire. Arson is not suspected.

Vincent said crews from Fairfield, Vacaville, Vallejo, the Montezuma Fire Protection District and the Correctional Medical Facility assisted the Suisun City Fire Department.

— Bay City News Service