SAN ANTONIO — Fire crews worked to put out a fire at a restaurant on the northwest side of town late Wednesday night.
The fire was reported around 11 p.m. at the Jerusalem Grill in the 9200 block of Wurzbach.
Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the restaurant. As crews worked to extinguish the fire, it grew to erupt through the roof. The building sustained extensive smoke and fire damage.
Owner Kareen Kablan is devastated by the fire, but said he's thankful no one was hurt.
"Thanking God for this," he said.
He said they have been at the Wurzbach location for several years.
'We have been through a bad year and half now with the COVID-19," he said.
He said the alarm went off Wednesday night, and he had an employee go check it out.
"When he was walking, he saw the smoke coming out of the building," the owner said.
The damage was clear as day. Kablan said most of it affected the interior.
"I would say like 70% of the building (was damaged). I mean, everything gone," he said.
The owner said they're trying to figure out what to do with the employees who work at this location. One option is for them to work at the second location in Stone Oak.
"It is hard for them; a lot of them have been with me for a long time. It is hard for them," he said.
The restaurant was closed at the time and no injuries were reported. Fire officials said at the scene that the fire was caused by a faulty AC system, but the fire is still being investigated.