KING 5 reports that the Rickshaw Restaurant in north Greenwood had a grease fire Saturday night. According to KING’s story, a grease fire erupted in the kitchen at 322 N. 105th St. around 11 p.m., while patrons were singing karaoke. No one was injured.
Update Monday 1:45 p.m.: Here’s more info from Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Line blog:
Seattle Firefighters quick actions contained a fire to the kitchen of a North Seattle restaurant Saturday Night. Around 11 p.m., an employee of the business in the 300 block of North 105th Street called to report a fire in the range hood of the eatery.
Engine Company 31 arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the roof vents of the 2-story restaurant. All of the employees and approximately 40 customers safely evacuated from the business by the time firefighters arrived.
Firefighters made entry into the smoke-filled restaurant’s kitchen and knocked down the flames within 15 minutes of arriving. Due to their quick actions, firefighters were able to contain the flames to about a 15-foot-area of the kitchen.
A Seattle Fire Investigator is calling the fire an accidental fire caused by food on the stove that ignited grease in the range hood. The damage estimate is $25,000 to the structure and $20,000 to the contents.
There were no injuries.
Usually not a bad place to go if it is getting late and you are willing to lower your standards a bit.
One too many drinks with umbrellas in them and ladies lower their standards too, bucko.
Speak for yourself, Anne (silly me–I thought Dave was talking about the food). Personally, I go for the psychic
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Grease fire? Isn’t that one of their most popular dishes?
Karaoke? Oh I’m sorry, I thought this was Phinney Ridge not the International District.
Phinney Mom, guess you don’t get out much anymore, huh?
Isn’t there another karaoke place right next to the Safeway? 7 nights a week, I believe!
Maybe you should get a sitter and try to have a little fun.
Phinney Mom, really? there are at least three places with kraoke in greenwood, but your from Phinney so stay classy there.
Stay classy? At least she can spell.
Even my third grader knows the difference between your and you’re.
“caused by food on the stove that ignited grease in the range hood”
GROSS HOW ABOUT CLEANING THE RANGE ONCE EVERY OH I DON’T KNOW MAYBE ONCE EVERY TWENTY YEARS?
Phinney Mom,
A bit racist in your remarks.
Karaoke is un-American?
What if they sing Neil Diamond?
Sweeeeeeeeet Caroliiiiiiiiiiiiiiine DA DA DUM Good Times Never Felt So Gooddddddd
AHHH A FIRE!!! A FIRE!! DA DA DUM Good Times Never Felt o AHHHH A FIRE A FIRE Sweeet Caroline DA DA DUM
Whopper, I take back everything I’ve said about you over the years, compared to newbies on here, you’re the love of my life.
As someone who has walked by it on a semi-regular basis, I’m surprised the rest of the houses didn’t catch fire too due to the grease. It’s an entertaining place but food isn’t one of their strengths. The bowling alley was still the best for karaoke!
Phinney Mom may actually be a crazier rightwing nutjob than Whopper. Impressive.
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Keepin’ it old skool, Greenwood.
It’s pretty amazing how fast those things spread. A bar in my college town burned out completely because of a fire that started in the kitchen. They had to tear the whole place down.
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Fire-burglary-won-t-keep-iconic-Seattle-lounge-3761950.php