(Cleveland)- Cleveland and White County firefighters responded to their second restaurant fire this week.
On Tuesday afternoon firefighters were dispatched to McDonald’s on South Main Street in Cleveland at 4:33 p.m. after employees reported smoke filling the building.
Cleveland Fire Chief Ricky Pruitt said, “it appears (they) had a malfunction with one of the heating and air units on the roof and had a minor fire down in some of the ductwork.” The fire was extinguished quickly and Pruitt said they have a heating and air service person coming to work on the system, so they can clean up and open back up for business.
Everyone was evacuated from the building prior to fire department arrival and no injuries were reported.
On Sunday, November 10, fire destroyed a landmark Cleveland eatery. J.W. Reeds (formerly Ma Gooch’s and Gateway Restaurant) operated for decades at the corner of North Main Street (U.S. 129) and Ga. 75.
By: Dean Dyer | WRWH News
Photo by Dean Dyer
