{"id":411296,"date":"2026-08-19T23:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/411296\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T23:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:16:09","slug":"4-alarm-arlington-texas-fire-damaged-businesses-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/411296\/","title":{"rendered":"4-alarm Arlington, Texas fire damaged businesses, restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/public-safety\/article\/arlington-restaurant-fire-triple-digit-temps-22392301.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">4-alarm fire<\/a> in Arlington on Monday night, several damaged businesses are picking up the pieces.<\/p>\n<p>The fire destroyed Beirut Grill, where it was first spotted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur world changed in a way we never imagined,\u201d reads a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/together-for-beirut-grills-new-beginning?attribution_id=sl:94a0edce-464b-4a36-b944-6b3941235398\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GoFundMe page<\/a> from the restaurant. \u201cThe fire has taken away our ability to operate, and the costs of repairs, equipment, cleanup, and getting back on our feet are overwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Almost 100 firefighters battled the fire on one of the hottest days recorded this year. The temperature reached 106 degrees Monday evening, readings at\u00a0DFW International Airport showed.<\/p>\n<p>No civilians were reportedly injured and the cause of the fire remains unclear. The fire was reported at Beirut Grill at 2410 West Abram St. around 5:30\u00a0p.m. and brought under control two hours later.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Of the six units in the one-story building, three were heavily damaged, while three had heavy smoke damage, The Dallas Morning News previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/public-safety\/article\/arlington-restaurant-fire-triple-digit-temps-22392301.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Beirut Grill has been serving Mediterranean food in Arlington for over a decade. Its fundraising campaign has a $500,000 goal and has received over $5,000 as of Wednesday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other businesses in the building include Smash Toast, Folklore Grove Bookstore, the Pilates Effect and Derma Spa Laser Clinic. The News reached out to all of the businesses but have not received comment as of Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Folklore Grove is a bookstore inside Smash Toast, a sandwich shop. Both were destroyed by the fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur worst nightmare,\u201d Bobby King and Kait Thibeaux, the respective owners of Smash Toast and Folklore Grove <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcLqTr7uqd1\/?hl=en\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> on Instagram Tuesday. \u201cWe literally watched our dreams burn to the ground.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Longtime friends and graduates from Arlington\u2019s Martin High School, King and Thibeaux <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcLqTr7uqd1\/?hl=en\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">partnered up<\/a> for business about a year ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After a\u00a04-alarm fire in Arlington on Monday night, several damaged businesses are picking up the pieces. 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