Crime & Safety
Main Street Fire Caused by Lit Cigarette in Kitchen of Apartment
A fire at a Main Street apartment that caused a brief evacuation at a local restaurant last week did little damage.
EAST GREENWICH, RI—A fire that caused the evacuation of Fresco Restaurant last week was caused by a lit cigarette in a kitchen in an apartment at 301 Main St.m according to the town fire marshal.
The fire broke out on Aug. 10 at around 9 p.m. Police cleared the building and the firefighters put out the fire quickly, according to a police report.
Nobody was injured in the fire and there was no structural damage to the building.
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The owner of the restaurant told the Patch that he understood that a cigarette in one of the apartments rolled into a wall area.
He said that an earlier version of this story led many to believe the fire was caused by a lit cigarette in the kitchen of his restaurant, which was not the case. He said no employee would ever smoke inside the kitchen of his restaurant.
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We regret any confusion our earlier report might have caused.
This story was updated at 6:20 p.m.
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