Smithville Restaurant Extensively Damaged by Fire

A fire Friday night caused extensive damage to Ashburn’s Alley Café on Walnut Street, downtown.
The Smithville Fire Department was called to the scene around 7:50 p.m. and stayed there until around 3:00 a.m. Saturday morning.
According to Fire Chief Charlie Parker, someone from a business across the street spotted the fire and reported it.
Chief Parker says there was fire, smoke, and water damage to the inside of the building.
Some smoke seeped through to adjoining buildings, but the fire did not spread.
Chief Parker says the origin of the fire appeared to have been electrical in nature, but the exact cause has not officially been determined.
The restaurant was closed at the time of the fire. No one was there and no one was injured.
(Members of the Smithville Fire Department wish to thank Donna’s Country Kitchen and Mapco Express for providing them food and coffee while they were on the scene of the fire)