Grease fire damages Honk 'n' Hollar Diner

Guests at Honk ‘n’ Hollar Diner were evacuated early Thursday afternoon when a grease fire broke out in the restaurant’s kitchen.
“The grill just started on fire,” said manager Jessica Janssen. “It spread really fast and my fire extinguisher couldn’t keep up.”
Fewer than 10 people were in the restaurant at the time, and everyone was evacuated without injury, she said.
Smoke billowed from the ceiling, front door and the building’s side fan. Janssen could not tell how far it had spread when she left the building.
“I couldn’t see over the smoke,” she said.
The restaurant’s owner, fireman Steve Sliter, was on the responding team. His wife, Lisa Sliter, was working at the time.
The crew waited in the rain outside of the restaurant while fire crews tended to the building. Fireman Rory Fender, Janssen's father, also responded.
 “They’re really good friends of ours,” he said. “We saw flames, so it’s an emergency.”
Firemen successfully put out the flames and left the scene by mid-afternoon.