The D’Carlos Restaurant is temporarily closed due to a fire erupting in the restaurant’s water heater room in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
The fire was reported to Cal Fire/San Diego County Fire at 12:41 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18 and fire crews were at the scene at 1347 Main St. by 12:49 a.m., said Fire Capt. Josh Cormode, a public information officer for Cal Fire/San Diego County Fire.
The fire was quickly extinguished and the incident was cleared at 3 a.m., Cormode said.
Heat from the water heater is believed to be the source of the fire, which extended into the walls, he said.
A sign on the front door of D’Carlos Restaurant in Ramona on Aug. 21 states that it is temporarily closed. The restaurant had a fire in its water heater room during the early hours of Aug. 18. (Elizabeth Marie Himchak)
“They were able to make a quick extinguishment of the water heater and then worked on the extension into the wall,” Cormode said.
No injuries were reported as a result of the fire, he said.
The restaurant is a longtime staple in the community, with signage stating it was established in 1977.
On the restaurant’s Facebook page, a post from Wednesday stated “the damage is significant” and it thanked Cal Fire and the Ramona Fire Department for their “quick response.”
“Thank you for your patience as we work through this. We’ll keep our community updated,” according to the Facebook post.