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Public commenter recounts family restaurant engulfed in fire
Summary
A public commenter told the meeting their family's restaurant, run for about 23 years and operated by the speaker's father until his death, was on fire and remained burning when they left at about 3 a.m.
A public commenter told the meeting that their family's restaurant, which the speaker said had been in operation for about 23 years and was their father’s until he died, was destroyed by a fire that they first saw reported on social media. "As soon as we drove back, you know, everything was on fire," the commenter said.
The speaker described a long personal connection to the business: "My father worked here to the day to the day he passed away. It was my father's restaurant," they said, calling the loss "heartbreaking." They recounted that they remained at the scene late into the night and left at about 3 a.m., at which point "it was still on fire."
The transcript provided contains only the speaker's account; no motions, votes or formal actions related to the fire are recorded in the provided segments. The comment delivers a first-person account of property loss and personal impact but does not include requests for a specific municipal response or details about injuries or the cause of the blaze.
