NEWPORT NEWS
Fire fighters put out a fire at 4:25 a.m. at The Outback Steakhouse by Patrick Henry Mall.
The Newport News Fire Department received an automatic fire alarm from the restaurant on 12258 Jefferson Ave. at 3:37 a.m. and arrived to discover heavy smoke coming from the back of the building, according to Assistant Fire Chief Robert O. Craft Jr.
The fire was contained and investigators are trying to determine the cause, officials said.
There were no injuries.
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'deterime'
Hmmmmmm......is that what firefighters do?
NEON SIGNS
I have heard of several fires in Va and NC due to the old type neon signs. I remember a old BUD BEER sign that caused a inside fire in a bar in Chesapeake once.
If memory serves, same
If memory serves, same restaurant caught fire a few years ago. Lightning, maybe? 2002 or 2003? Maybe earlier?
sign
If I recall it was related to the neon sign catching fire in the middle of the night the last time
Eonugh
I think you made your point the first time Sara
sign
If I recall it was related to the neon sign catching fire in the middle of the night the last time
sign
If I recall it was related to the neon sign catching fire in the middle of the night the last time
I heard
I heard it had something to do with a neon sign? Maybe in the middle of the night?
:)
the Taco Belle
No
Actually it had something to do with the neon sign, in the middle of the night. Or something... if I recall. Which I am not sure that I do.... or something