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PROVINCETOWN – Fire broke out at Sal’s Restaurant at 99 Commercial Street in Provincetown shortly after 6 PM Monday. Deputy Fire Chief James Roderick tells Cape Wide News the fire was believed to have started with a candle in the restaurant’s bathroom. He says the flames spread up a wall into an electric fan before restaurant personnel used a dry chemical extinguisher to knock down the flames. Firefighters had to open up the roof over the bathroom to make sure the fire hadn’t spread into the wall. Crews also used fans to ventilate smoke from the area. Fire officials ordered the restaurant to close until repairs could be made. No injuries were reported. The exact cause of the fire is under investigation but it is not believed to be suspicious.
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