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Micha's reopened a year ago: Here's a look at the fire that caused the eatery's closure
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Micha's reopened a year ago: Here's a look at the fire that caused the eatery's closure

  • Dec 5, 2019
  • Dec 5, 2019 Updated Dec 5, 2019

A fire severely damaged Micha's Fine Mexican Foods restaurant in South Tucson on April 14, 2018. Micha's has sat at the south end of South Fourth Avenue for more than 30 years.

The restaurant, located at 2908 S. 4th Ave., officially reopened on Dec. 5, 2018. 

Here's a look at the fire and Micha's through the years. 

Micha's Fine Mexican Foods

Micha's Fine Mexican Foods

Tucson Fire Dept. ladder trucks pour water on the roof during a fire at Micha's Fine Mexican Food in South Tucson early Saturday, April 14, 2018.

Tucson Fire Dept.

Micha's Fine Mexican Foods

Micha's Fine Mexican Foods

A Tucson Fire Dept. ladder truck pours water on the roof at Micha's Fine Mexican Food in South Tucson early Saturday, April 14, 2018.

Tucson Fire Dept.

Fire at Micha's Restaurant

Fire at Micha's Restaurant

Tucson Fire Department ladder trucks pour thousands of gallons on the roof of Micha's Fine Mexican Food in South Tucson early Saturday, April 14, 2018.

Tucson Fire Dept.

Fire at Micha's Fine Mexican Food

Fire at Micha's Fine Mexican Food

The crew of Tucson Fire Ladder 10 walk through the debris in the parking lot after a fire at Micha's Fine Mexican Food in South Tucson early Saturday, April 14, 2018.

Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star

Fire at Micha's Fine Mexican Food

Fire at Micha's Fine Mexican Food

Debris in the parking lot after a fire at Micha's Fine Mexican Food in South Tucson early Saturday, April 14, 2018.

Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star

Fire at Micha's Fine Mexican Food

Fire at Micha's Fine Mexican Food

The crew of Tucson Fire Ladder 10 look at damage to the roof after a fire at Micha's Fine Mexican Food in South Tucson early Saturday, April 14, 2018.

Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star

Fire at Micha's Fine Mexican Food

Fire at Micha's Fine Mexican Food

Tucson firefighters from TFD Ladder 10, one of the closest TFD stations to South Tucson, look at the damage to the roof after a fire at Micha's Fine Mexican Food in South Tucson early Saturday, April 14, 2018.

Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star

Fire at Micha's Fine Mexican Food

Fire at Micha's Fine Mexican Food

Danny Pollanes, who worked at Michas's periodically to help clean up and water, gazes at the debris in the parking lot after a fire at Micha's Fine Mexican Food in South Tucson early Saturday, April 14, 2018.

Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star

Micha's Fine Mexican Foods

Micha's Fine Mexican Foods

Gilbert Mariscal reads the paper as customers file in at Micha's restaurant. Gilbert is the oldest son Gilbert and Artemisa Mariscal, who founded the restaurant in 1976.

David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star

Micha's Fine Mexican Foods

Micha's Fine Mexican Foods

Carey Lacey of Tucson laughs with some friends at Micha's Restaraunt on South Fourth Ave., after taking a tour of South Tucson in 2000. Lacey was one of about 30 kids to participate in the Catalina Foothills School District's Spanish Camp.

Ben Kirkby / Arizona Daily Star

Micha's Fine Mexican Foods

Micha's Fine Mexican Foods

George Gomez cleans a shrine area honoring Micha's founders Gilbert and Artemisa Mariscal. Customers have added other religious symbols of their own throughout the years.

David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star

Micha's Fine Mexican Foods

Micha's Fine Mexican Foods

Cook Lupita Dominguez prepares an e-mailed food order at Micha's Restaurant, 2908 South Fourth Ave. in 2006. Dominguez had been with the restaurant for 17 years.

Val Cañez / Tucson Citizen

Micha's Fine Mexican Foods

Micha's Fine Mexican Foods

Gilbert and Artemisa "Micha" Mariscal, front, founders of Micha's in front of the original restaurant in South Tucson with family members and workers in 1983.

Jim Davis / Arizona Daily Star

Micha's Fine Mexican Foods

Micha's Fine Mexican Foods

Gilbert Mariscal, left, owner of Michas's, and South Tucson Mayor Enrique Serna in front of Micha's Fine Mexican Foods in South Tucson just after an extensive expansion in 1984.

Bruce McClelland / Arizona Daily Star

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