A grease fire has shut down the McDonald’s at the intersection of Callohill Drive and U.S. 29 in Lovingston today for an indefinite amount of time, authorities said.
The fire began around 11:40 a.m., Nelson County Emergency Services Coordinator Ray Uttaro said, when an electrical fire in the control panel of grease fryers in the McDonald’s restaurant caused the grease to set on fire.
No serious injuries occurred, Uttaro said, but two employees were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene and released.
The building that houses the restaurant is also home to Liberty Gas Station, which was not damaged during the fire and reopened later this afternoon.
Uttaro said the McDonald’s portion of the building sustained “extensive smoke and water damage.”
“There was damage to the structure itself on the McDonald’s side,” he said. “A lot of clean up, a lot of replacement will have to happen and a lot of food that will have to be disposed of.”
Uttaro said quick response time from local volunteer fire departments kept the fire under control.
“The first truck from Lovingston Volunteer Fire Department responded and three firefighters were able to get packed up, get into the building and extinguish (the fire) very quickly which most likely saved that building from being burned down,” he said.
Faber Volunteer Fire Department, Piney River Volunteer Fire Department and Nelson County paid emergency medical services personnel all responded to the scene.
Fire and rescue crews left the scene around 1 p.m.
The McDonald’s restaurant will be closed indefinitely, Uttaro said.
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