HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A kitchen fire broke out at the Waffle House in Sandston on Sunday morning, prompting staff to evacuate customers before firefighters arrived.
Firefighters were called to a fire at the chain restaurant in the 5100 block of Williamsburg Road just after 11 a.m., according to officials with Henrico Division of Fire. That is not far from Richmond International Airport in eastern Henrico County.
When crews arrived, they found heavy smoke coming from the building's roof.
Officials said restaurant staffers had evacuated customers and workers from the building before firefighters arrived.
No injuries were reported.
"A preliminary investigation points to the fire starting in the kitchen," officials said.
A member of the Fire Marshal’s Office responded to the scene.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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