Plymouth restaurant Rhodes at the Dome evacuated after head chef treated for smoke inhalation
FIRE crews were called to the Rhodes at the Dome restaurant tonight after emergency services said a blaze broke out in the kitchen.
The incident at the Hoe restaurant was called in just after 6.30pm and was under control by 7.30pm.
Head chef Liam Rutherford was treated for smoke inhalation and 75 customers were evacuated.
A Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: "There was a fire involving a commercial cooking range. The building was evacuated.
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"There were no other injuries."
Restaurant manager David Pover said: "One of the small ovens at the side of the kitchen smoked quite heavily so we evacuated the restaurant and called the fire service."
4 Comments
by scareydave
Friday, March 01 2013, 10:40PM
“Was it Garys hair gel again?”
by sasquatch1
Friday, March 01 2013, 10:01PM
“Perhaps if they weren't entirely incompetent this wouldn't have happened !!!!!!!!!”
by Waltersmith
Friday, March 01 2013, 9:35PM
“I told the Herald this 90 minutes ago - I have a future as a hack!”
by PepelopeP
Friday, March 01 2013, 9:22PM
“Perhaps if they actually paid the staff they would not burn the equipment!!!!!.
I wonder how many have still not been paid and are still on unpaid TRIALS!!!!!!!!!”