Restaurant Burns in Rochester, N.Y.

May 10, 2011
A May 6 fire heavily damaged the Tu Casa Restaurant at 740 St. Paul in Rochester. The initial call at 12:40 brought Engines 17, Truck 10, Engine 13, Rescue 11, Battalion 6 and Quint 6 as the rapid intervention unit.A crew from Engine 17 found smoke and flames from the second floor of the two-story building. They began an interior attack and companies brought additional hose lines. As crews knocked the fire on the second floor, they found an aggressive fire moving through the attic.

A May 6 fire heavily damaged the Tu Casa Restaurant at 740 St. Paul in Rochester.

The initial call at 12:40 brought Engines 17, Truck 10, Engine 13, Rescue 11, Battalion 6 and Quint 6 as the rapid intervention unit.

A crew from Engine 17 found smoke and flames from the second floor of the two-story building. They began an interior attack and companies brought additional hose lines.

As crews knocked the fire on the second floor, they found an aggressive fire moving through the attic.

The fire was under control at 1:30 a.m.

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