Emergency personnel responded to Wendy’s in Clarkesville just after 2 p.m. Monday, March 10, after fire began in the kitchen area.
According to Demorest Fire Chief David Scheurer, an oven in the kitchen caught fire and was extinguished by a fire extinguisher. The oven was unplugged and wheeled out of the restaurant. It could still be seen smoking once outside.
There were no customers in the store at the time, only employees and contractors. No injuries were reported. The lobby was already closed due to the store being renovated. Only the drive-thru was open serving customers.
The restaurant will be closed for the remainder of Monday. However, according to one of the managers that was on scene, the restaurant will be closed until further notice to give staff time to clean-up the powder from the fire extinguisher.
First responders from Demorest Fire Department, Habersham EMS, Clarkesville Fire Department, and Clarkesville Police Department responded to the fire. The scene was cleared at around 2:45 p.m. Monday afternoon.
