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Fire badly damages Sixth Avenue restaurant in Tacoma

A Denny’s restaurant was seriously damaged in a fire late Tuesday, according to the Tacoma Fire Department.

Firefighters responded around midnight to the restaurant in the 5900 block of Sixth Avenue and found flames coming from the roof.

It took about a half hour for crews to get control of the fire.

Investigators are trying to figure out what caused the fire, but believe it started in the kitchen and spread to the roof.

This story was originally published April 8, 2020 at 9:19 AM.

Stacia Glenn
The News Tribune
Stacia Glenn covers crime and breaking news in Pierce County. She started with The News Tribune in 2010. Before that, she spent six years writing about crime in Southern California for another newspaper.
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