Wednesday, December 31, 2014

FIRE HEAVILY DAMAGES PEARL RESTAURANT IN PROVIDENCE, RI



Fire heavily damages Pearl Restaurant in Providence, RI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ An early morning fire heavily damaged the Pearl Restaurant on Charles Street Wednesday.

Battalion Chief William Kenyon said flames were shooting out of the front doors when they arrived around 2 a.m. at the Pearl Restaurant, at 393 Charles St., Providence 

Providence brought in eight fire engines, five ladder trucks and two rescue vehicles to the scene. The fire moved to the second floor, which firefighters had to fight using ladders and ladder trucks.

The fire wasn’t knocked down until 3:30 a.m. The building sustained heavy damage.
The fire is under investigation and the cause of the fire remains unknown at this time.
No one was injured.