Kitchen manager Nefta Hernandez also came to see the damage.
to assist, shutting down access to that block of Elm Street and diverting traffic at Bridge Street. “I’ll know more tomorrow, but for now I’d say it will be at least a couple of weeks before we are back to normal.” Visible damage inside the kitchen included two metal racks and an area of a wall behind the racks. It’s a mystery,” said Baines of the fire.
“The fire marshal ruled out anything nefarious. He went inside to take a look at the damage once the fire was extinguished, and spoke briefly with City Fire Marshal Peter Lennon. Mint owner Tim Baines arrived shortly after firefighters. Aftermath of a fire in the kitchen at Mint Bistro. “The last person in the building left at 3:30 p.m., he was just here to do some cleaning,” Beaudet said. Firefighters also ran a hose into the building as a precaution but it was not needed, Beaudet said.
“If they didn’t have that alarm, it would have been a long night,” he added, noting that the entire building could have been lost, including several other businesses on that block, and residential apartments above the restaurant.įirst-responding firefighters carried in a hand extinguisher and quickly knocked down the blaze, which was located next to the stove on metal racks. “As soon as we entered the building we could see black smoke in the building so we called for additional engines for a working fire,” said Beaudet, among the first to arrive. MANCHESTER, NH – A late-night kitchen fire Monday has temporarily shut down operations at Mint Bistro.Īccording to Manchester Fire Battalion Chief Robert Beaudet, the fire department received an alarm activation for 1105 Elm St. Firefighters remove a hose from Mint Bistro after they were called to a working fire in the kitchen late Monday night.
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