Coral Reef fine after fire...

[EvilMel]

So apparently there was a fire in the kitchen of the Chinese restaurant next door to the Coral Reef last night around 11pm.

No one was in the building but someone nearby saw smoke and called it in. Thank goodness! It smells like wet smoke but all the fish are fine and the systems are running properly.

I just thought you guys would want to know that we're all doing well!

http://www.volunteertv.com/knox/headlines/90348454.html

 

[modifyd]

Glad to hear the CR wasn't damaged.

 

[Spongie]

No lie, I was just in there yesterday. Glad nobody was hurt and all the systems seem to be doing okay.

 

[Quiet Tempest]

Oh wow! I was just in there a few days ago. Glad everyone/everything is okay!

 

[fishdoc11]

I went in there today and the first thing I asked was "are yall burning something?"
Nothing looked out of the ordinary except for the holes in the wall the firemen made.

 

[planejane]

are you having a fire sale!!

Seriously, so gratefull all is well there.

 

[mkenochm]

Thanks for the update. Glad to heat that all is well and good.

 

[Fishboy42]

are you having a fire sale!!

Seriously, so gratefull all is well there.

Maybe we should stock a few topical items: fire clowns, fire coral, fire shrimp, firefish gobies, flame hawks, HI Flame Wra$$es and flame angels!

That was a fun phone-call last night The alarm/security company called and said that "3 fire trucks are working the fire." It wasn't until about 1/2 hour later that I learned that CR wasn't burning down.

 

[ct_vol]

That was a fun phone-call last night The alarm/security company called and said that "3 fire trucks are working the fire." It wasn't until about 1/2 hour later that I learned that CR wasn't burning down.

That's pretty funny... I mean, its not like we aren't mixing salt water and electricity or anything... The travel company next door can no longer complain about the noise we make... Our standard reply will now be, "at least we didn't burn down the building"

 

[fishdoc11]

Maybe we should stock a few topical items: fire clowns, fire coral, fire shrimp, firefish gobies, flame hawks, HI Flame Wra$$es and flame angels!

That was a fun phone-call last night The alarm/security company called and said that "3 fire trucks are working the fire." It wasn't until about 1/2 hour later that I learned that CR wasn't burning down.

Sounds slightly stressful * sarcasm*

I am glad the first nice fish/coral store in Knoxville to appear in a long time survived virtually unscathed

 

[bluestarfish]

glad everyone and thing are fine. I sure would have missed Helga.

 

[acrodave]

, "at least we didn't burn down the building"

no but they have seen a good amount of water in the past.

 

[ct_vol]

no but they have seen a good amount of water in the past.

We were just trying to put out the restaurant's fire before it got to you...

 

[EvilMel]

glad everyone and thing are fine. I sure would have missed Helga.

That's immediately what I thought of too when I heard about the fire.

Losing her would have been terrible!

 

[macclellan]

Holy crap! Glad to hear everything's fine. On a positive note, doesn't smoked fish go for more than whitefish?

 

[digidana]

Dang, this is the first i've heard! i'm really glad everybody is ok! phewww! we had a similar experience with my business when we were in town. the whole building right behind us burnt to the ground. its terrifying!!

 

[EvilMel]

Joel, it smelled like burnt everything in there on Friday.

The smell still lingers a bit but we're getting used to it.

 

[goreefer]

It seems like the restaurant was not doing that well.
I wonder if they will reopen...

 

[Runner]

If they do reopen, they can partner with Matt to serve smoked eel and roasted grouper...

 

[EvilMel]

It seems like the restaurant was not doing that well.
I wonder if they will reopen...

They talk to Erick pretty often about it. Apparently it depends on how much the insurance company gives them.