Fire destroys McDonald's restaurant
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WATERTOWN, Wis. (AP) Hungry customers took their burgers to go when fire broke out at the McDonald's restaurant in Watertown.
The McDonald's along Highway 26 caught fire shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday and was declared a total loss within a couple hours. All the patrons and employees got out of the building safely.
More than 40 firefighters from five departments worked the fire.
Watertown Fire Chief Henry Butts says there was no extinguishing system in the restaurant, but one was not required.
McDonald's was one of the few fast food options in town after the Burger King recently closed.
Oct 29, 2008 at 7:03 p.m.
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audio clip recovered..... **fries are done!**
Oct 29, 2008 at 1:07 p.m.
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Thanks for mentioning Asia Buffet, I've been waiting to see a story about it. Drove by the other night to see all the emergency vehicles but no story, but a fire in a town an hour away, yea that trumps the fires in this town!
Oct 29, 2008 at 12:59 p.m.
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This is a good start.
Oct 29, 2008 at 12:20 p.m.
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It is mentioned (briefly) in the public record section.
Oct 29, 2008 at noon
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I'm so glad to see my local paper can tell me of the fire in Watertown at McDonalds yet no mention of the FIRE AT ASIA BUFFET MONDAY NIGHT AROUND 6:30 FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF THE ROOF SO THEY CAN'T SAY IT WAS TO MINOR TO REPORT! Thanks Gazette and you wonder why readership is down........
Oct 29, 2008 at 11:08 a.m.
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They now treat customers like Greek gods & serve them burnt offerings
Oct 29, 2008 at 10:57 a.m.
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Yeah, of course it took a few hours to burn, we wouldn't want to have our red meat undercooked would we? I wonder if the resturaunt will get rebuilt...
Oct 29, 2008 at 10:57 a.m.
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I grew up in that area. I had all my bday parties as a child there. And that would be in the 70's. The building was updated awhile back but it might be local code rules which didn't require the system. It will be weird to drive by and not see it there. Guess McD's serves Toast now?
Oct 29, 2008 at 10:04 a.m.
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Reminds me of the commercials from the cows...eat more chicken....:)
Oct 29, 2008 at 9:43 a.m.
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Good thing it took a couple of hours to fully burn. Some of the people I see eat there need that extra time to move.
Oct 29, 2008 at 9:25 a.m.
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That's because it has been there for a over 15 years. It was probably built before the codes were introduced.
Oct 29, 2008 at 9:24 a.m.
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Why wouldn't they be required to have an extinguishing system? Its a restraunt and its a public place. I would like to think if my family and I were going to eat in there and a fire happened there would be something to help contain the fire until firefighters could get there. I find it kinda odd!
Oct 29, 2008 at 8:41 a.m.
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Find it a little odd that a restaurant doesn't require an extinguishing system.
Oct 29, 2008 at 8:37 a.m.
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well maybe those people will eat better now
Oct 29, 2008 at 8:11 a.m.
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Did Ronald get out ok?
Oct 29, 2008 at 8:05 a.m.
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Keep your "flame broiled" jokes to yourselves everyone. That's Burger King and it's not funny........well, maybe a little bit.
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