Yet Another Guadalajara Grill Suffers Fire; UPDATE: Declared Total Loss

[Ptah]

A fire erupted early Saturday morning at the Guadalajara Fiesta Grill on 705 N. Kolb and was in the process of being contained by the Tucson Fire Department by 6:00 a.m., according to TFD's Facebook page.


Though Guadalajara Fiesta Grill changed its name and became an independently owned business in November of 2011, this fire comes just months after a small fire at the Guadalajara Original Grill on May 29, 2014, closed down that restaurant. The original location on 1202 E. Prince Rd. had opened in 2002 and is currently under renovation.


Guadalajara Original Grill held a fundraiser at Sullivan's Steakhouse just this past Wednesday to help aid families of the workers who were displaced by its fire. On Thursday via its Facebook page, the Guadalajara Original thanked those who attended the event, saying, "Thank you to everyone that attended the benefit dinner on Wednesday night! It was a huge success. It was great seeing everyone and catching up! Pictures will follow soon. A special thanks to Sullivan's and Tom Jones for all their hard work to make it possible!"

More details to come, but TFD has announced that fortunately all firefighters made it out safely after its units went into a defensive transition. Though still battling the fierce blaze at the building on Kolb, just south of Speedway, TFD reminded, "life safety is our first priorty."

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2014/07/26/yet-another-guadalajara-grill-suffers-early-morning-fire


From May 29:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10382272

[Ptah]

1. The owners were divorced and have remarried and each one got a restaurant in the settlement.

[Kali]

2. that is pretty wild