Guadalajara Original Grill, a restaurant on the north side, was damaged in an early-morning fire Thursday started accidentally by an electrical malfunction.
Fire damage was minimal and mostly confined to a storage room, but the restaurant had smoke damage throughout the building, said Capt. Chris Jurvig, spokesman for the Tucson Fire Department.
The cost of the damage was estimated at $200,000, Jurvig said.
A single call was made to 911 at about 4:40 a.m. reporting the blaze at 1220 E. Prince Road and North Mountain Avenue.
Crews arrived within five minutes and “found a large column of dark smoke and flames coming from the southeast corner of the structure,” Jurvig said.
While firefighters used a gas-powered saw to cut through the locks on the restaurant doors, a ladder company climbed to the roof to cut holes that would vent smoke and heat, Jurvig said.
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It took almost 40 minutes to bring the blaze under control.
In total, 27 firefighters from 10 units responded to the scene.
A message on the Guadalajara Original Grill Facebook page said the restaurant will be closed for an “undetermined time.”
Kimberly Matas
