Crime & Safety
Massive Fire Destroys Popular Oakland County Restaurant: Officials
No one was inside the building during the fire and officials did not report any injuries.
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, MI — A Thursday morning fire destroyed a popular Oakland County restaurant, according to officials.
The Fork n’ Pint, located on Cass Elizabeth Road in Waterford Township, was engulfed in flames just before 7 a.m. Thursday, according to officials.
Video posted to social media showed fire crews battling the blaze as smoke filled the air.
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Firefighters worked through the morning hours to eventually put out the blaze, but not before the building started collapsing, according to officials.
Officials said the building is a total loss, according to officials.
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No one was inside the building during the fire and officials did not report any injuries, according to local reports.
"This has been a Waterford landmark for a long time," a neighbor who lives near the restaurant told Fox 2 Detroit. "It's a landmark gone."
Officials were still working to determine the cause of the fire.
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