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MESSENGER STAFF: A grease fire emptied the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant on West Union Street at dinner time on Saturday, and it will most likely stay empty until Wednesday.
The fire was contained in the kitchen, but caused about $20,000 in damages, said firefighter Kenny Gilbreath of the Athens Fire Department.
Customers and employees evacuated the building Saturday at 5:21 p.m. Firefighters extinguished the fire, and employees stayed to clean up afterward, Gilbreath said.
The fire started when a can of grease was knocked over onto the grill and the flames that resulted reached high enough to catch the grill hood on fire.
Gilbreath said the grill, grill hood system and ventilation duct were damaged, along with the wall behind the grill and the ceiling.
The restaurant staff planned to have things in working order by Monday evening, said Gilbreath, provided an inspection of the fire detectors checked out. But an employee contacted on Monday said the managers are now aiming for Wednesday.
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