Victoria firefighters battle restaurant blaze on Douglas Street
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Victoria firefighters battled a restaurant blaze early Friday morning on Douglas Street. Firefighters arrived at the Ricky’s All Day Grill just after 3 a.m. to find smoke and flames rising from the building.
Victoria firefighters were battling a restaurant blaze early Friday morning on Douglas Street.
Firefighters arrived at the Ricky’s All Day Grill just after 3 a.m. to find smoke and flames rising from the building at 2900 Douglas Street.
"It was fully involved on arrival," Chief Dan Atkinson of the Victoria Fire Department told CTV News. "It’s a substantial fire and we are still putting out hotspots."
Fire crews were still attacking small fires burning at the eatery before 9 a.m.
Traffic was heavily disrupted on the main artery into downtown Victoria as police and firefighters blocked the road to allow firetrucks to get closer to the scene.
Northbound traffic was still getting through during the rush-hour commute while southbound traffic was being detoured around the area.
