A fire that began inside the kitchen at China Buffet in the Kanawha Mall caused significant damage to the restaurant, firefighters said.
Charleston firefighters were dispatched to the mall about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday after someone reported seeing smoke coming from the roof, according to a Metro 911 dispatcher.
When firefighters arrived they went up to the roof, but they soon discovered the source of the flames appeared to have begun in the grease ducts in the kitchen, said Asst. Chief Eugene Perry.
The firefighters forced entry into the building and found thick smoke throughout the entire mall, he said.
Perry said a wall in the kitchen had to be destroyed to reach and fight the flames.
"It was behind the vents, so we had to open the wall," he said.
The fire is being treated as accidental.
"Someone may have left a burner on," Perry said.
He said the mall will reopen today, but the restaurant will not.
Firefighters cleared the scene about 2 a.m., he said.
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