Pike’s Landing restaurant damaged in kitchen fire, officials say

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU) - No one was hurt in a fire Friday morning that burned a popular Fairbanks eatery.

Pike’s Landing restaurant suffered damage from the fire, according to Fairbanks Volunteer Fire Department officials.

Receiving the alert around 9:48 a.m., University Fire Department (UFD) were the first on scene, later assisted by the Fairbanks Fire Department.

A fire official confirmed that the blaze appears to have started in the kitchen. According to UFD Battalion Chief Greg Coon, the fire started while kitchen staff were preparing for the day.

When responders arrived, the restaurant’s fire suppression system had already been deployed. However, these proved unable to stop the fire, according to Coon.

Upon arrival, firefighters had to put a hole through the roof of the building to extinguish the fire.

“Because it was a kitchen fire and there’s grease involved, we used our own dry chemical extinguisher systems,” Coon said. “Our dry chem systems extinguished the main body of fire, but because the fire had extended into the ductwork and burned in the ductwork, the fire extended into the attic space just a little bit, so we deployed hand lines to extinguish that secondary fire.”

After about two hours, the fire had been completely extinguished, and responders began to leave the vicinity.

While Coon did not estimate the extent of the damage, he said the fire was contained to the kitchen.

According to Elizabeth Griswold, General Manager of Pike’s Property, arrangements have already been made for clean-up and renovation, and current plans are for the restaurant to be open for the summer.

She said the jobs of those working at the restaurant will not be affected.

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