No Injuries in McDonald's Kitchen Fire on Rochester Road

The corner of Rochester and Avon roads smelled of grease and smoke Sunday afternoon as firefighters responded to a kitchen fire at the restaurant there.

Rochester and Rochester Hills fire crews were called to the scene shortly after 4 p.m. According to a report by the Oakland County Sheriff's office, which assisted at the scene, an oil fryer started the fire; the restaurant's fire suppression system was activated but did not extinguish the fire.

The fire caused a heavy plume of black smoke on the busy corner; traffic was diverted through the parking lot while firefighters fought the blaze.

Workers gathered on a nearby sidewalk during the incident declined to comment. A woman who identified herself as the restaurant manager said only that there were no injuries. "I got everybody out," she said.