Firefighters fight fires at the Capri Restaurant, which has been open in Rockford since 1963.
Firefighters fight fires at the Capri Restaurant, which has been open in Rockford since 1963.
Firefighters fight fires at the Capri Restaurant, which has been open in Rockford since 1963.
UPDATE (WREX) — A fire at one of Rockford’s iconic restaurants on Thursday night caused nearly $300,000 in damage.
The Rockford Fire Department received a call to a building fire at 4:20 p.m. at the Capri restaurant at 313 East State Street.
According to a release, fire officials said employees in Capri were preparing to open a restaurant and were cooking food when a fire broke out above one of the pizza ovens.
Employees were unable to put out the fire and called 911 when the fire began to spread further into the restaurant.
When the crew arrived, they found large amounts of smoke billowing from three sides and the roof of the building. Fire officials said everyone inside was able to exit the building safely.
Investigators say the cause of the fire was accidental and it took the crew more than four hours to fully extinguish the blaze.
Rockford (WREX) — Firefighters are fighting fires at the iconic Rockford restaurant.
The Rockford Fire Department tweeted just before 4:45 p.m. Thursday that firefighters were working to extinguish the Capri restaurant on the 300 block of E. State St.
Photos from the scene show smoke billowing out of the iconic Rockford restaurant.
The restaurant owner informed William Ingalls of 13 WREX on-site that everyone in the restaurant was out and safe.
As the crew continues to fight the blaze, authorities have closed E. State St. from 1st St. to Madison St., between E. State St. and Chestnut St. Madison St.
According to the website, Capri has been open in downtown Rockford since 1963.
This is breaking news. 13 WREX has a crew on site and will provide updates as they become available.
