The restaurant is closed after a malfunctioning fryer caused a fire
Medusa in Waterloo before the fire.(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)
A fire tore through a restaurant on Christmas Eve. The Medusa restaurant in Waterloo is closed following the blaze in the kitchen yesterday afternoon.
There were no injuries following the incident at the Greek restaurant on St Johns Road, the venue said. It is understood a fire took hold in the open kitchen following a fryer malfunction.
Management said the restaurant will be closed for “at least a few days” while the damage is assessed. Images shared by the venue show the kitchen blackened as firefighters respond to the incident with hoses.
In a statement to social media, management at Medusa said: “Due to a malfunctioning fryer there was a fire at Medusa this afternoon.
“No one was seriously hurt but we will be closed for at least a few days while we assess the damage and try to put Medusa back together again. We appreciate your patience and we hope to be open again soon”
Medusa in Waterloo before the fire.(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)
The blaze follows another restaurant fire the previous day (December 23) at Noya Mediterranean Restaurant on Ford Road in Upton. Fire crews were called to the blaze at around 8.50pm on December 23, following reports that a grill had caught fire.
Footage shared on social media shows flames at the rear of the building, with thick black smoke billowing into the air. Posts online claimed the restaurant was fully evacuated and the incident was dealt with safely.
Despite dramatic footage of flames and smoke to the back of the building, restaurant management said the venue would be back up and running by the afternoon of Christmas Eve.
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