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Popular Orlando restaurant 'The Waterfront' closed indefinitely after overnight fire
An Orange County restaurant will remain "closed indefinitely" after an overnight fire destroyed the popular local eatery. FOX 35's Matt Trezza was live at the scene.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - An Orange County restaurant will remain "closed indefinitely" after an overnight fire destroyed the popular local eatery.
Orange County Fire Rescue officials responded to the scene around 3:59 a.m. on Sunday morning.
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Orange County restaurant 'The Waterfront' destroyed by fire
Units were dispatched around 3:59 a.m. for a confirmed structure fire at ‘The Waterfront’ restaurant located at 4201 South Orange Avenue.
Units were dispatched for a confirmed structure fire at ‘The Waterfront’ restaurant located at 4201 South Orange Avenue.
The Orlando restaurant has been open since 1972 and was voted "Orlando's best al fresco dining" by USA today.
Kevin Little, co-owner of The Waterfront, spoke to FOX 35's Matt Trezza, "It's definitely not a total loss, but the damage is pretty substantial."
"It got into the roof and dry storage area, and mainly the back of the house stuff. The front of the house stuff is great but you need the back of the house to operate.", Little says.
Orange County Fire Rescue confirmed there were no injuries in the fire.
The Waterfront took to social media with an update, "Sadly, we will be closed indefinitely due to an overnight fire. Fortunately, no one was injured, and the Orange County Fire Department promptly extinguished the fire, preventing it from spreading throughout the building. We are devastated and will provide an update on a reopening date as soon as we can. We appreciate the outpouring of support and will establish a GoFundMe to assist our staff during this difficult time".
This is a developing story, stay tuned to FOX 35 for updates.
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The Source: This information came from the Orange County Fire Rescue.