An overnight fire led to an estimated $10,000 damage to an El Paso, Texas, eatery.
About 11 fire units and 29 firefighters responded to the blaze at El Zarape Restaurant about 12:15 a.m. Saturday. The fire was extinguished in about 20 minutes, and no one was injured.
No one was in the restaurant at the time the fire started. The fire originated in the kitchen area after one of the employees left a burner on. It was ruled accidental.
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