Crime & Safety

Harvard Square's Border Cafe Closed After Fire

There was a two-alarm fire at the popular Harvard Square restaurant.

Smoke billowing from Harvard Square's Border Cafe.
Smoke billowing from Harvard Square's Border Cafe. (Tatiana Cochis via Twitter)

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at the Border Cafe in Harvard Square Monday afternoon. The fire was confined to the kitchen exhaust duct leading that leads through the roof, the fire department said.

No injuries were reported.

It is not known when the popular Tex-Mex restaurant will reopen.

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Smoke was seen billowing from the building in photos and videos.

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