Hardee's restaurant in Pooler is expected to re-open later this afternoon after an early morning kitchen fire, according to our news partners WJCL.
Emergency crews were called to the restaurant at Governor Treutlen Road and Highway 80 in Pooler just before 4:30 Tuesday morning. They responded after the restaurant’s fryer caught fire. There was smoke coming from the building’s roof and doors when they arrived.
The fire was put out in less than five minutes of the firefighters’ arrival thanks to the quick response by the restaurant’s workers.
“They saw it,” said Wade Simmons, Chief of the Pooler Fire Department. “As soon as they notified us that there was a fire in there, they evacuated the building, got us called quickly, and fortunately, we were able to keep it confined to that fryer unit in the area right above it.”
Fortunately, no one was injured during the fire.
Johnann Faircloth, who is the officer manager for Hardee’s local franchise owner Saulat Enterprises, said she expects the store to get the all clear from county officials to open sometime this afternoon, and that the location should be open for dinner.
Chief Simmons said earlier in the day that he believed the restaurant might have to stay closed as late as Wednesday.