April 11, 2022
An insurer has been upheld in its denial of coverage in a first ruling on Covid-19 business interruption insurance by a New York appellate court. The appeals court upheld a New York county court—and said it agreed with various other …
March 24, 2020
Finding a table at Mexico City’s exclusive Pujol restaurant has never been easier. Chef Enrique Olvera’s famous restaurant is still open for business amid the coronavirus pandemic, mainly because the Mexican government hasn’t said it should close. Usually booked for …
July 8, 2019
PLANTATION, Fla. — A vacant pizza restaurant exploded Saturday in a thundering roar at a South Florida shopping plaza, injuring more than 20 people as large chunks of concrete flew through the air. The blast flung debris widely along a …
October 23, 2012
An 11-year-old boy died when a column of concrete blocks fell on him outside a Tupelo, Miss., restaurant. Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green tells The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Lorenzo Washington, of Tupelo, was playing near some concrete blocks outside …
November 16, 2011
An explosion at a closed restaurant near the University of Cincinnati has blown out the building’s windows and front door and sent one person to the hospital. Fire officials could not immediately say what caused Sunday night’s blast at the …
November 16, 2011
Nashville, Tenn., police say a man apparently upset over his pizza threw a beer bottle with flammable liquid into the restaurant. Officers said in a news release Monday that it ignited a small fire Sunday night that was quickly extinguished …
October 31, 2011
Salt Lake City, Utah, authorities say a pickup truck that caught fire in a McDonald’s drive-through lane ignited a blaze that caused an estimated $1 million in damage to the restaurant. The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News report smoke …
October 19, 2011
Authorities say a Miami, Fl., restaurant owner died after becoming overwhelmed by toxic fumes while trying to fix a septic tank. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokeswoman Grisele Marino says the man fainted inside the tank Sunday. Marino says another man tried …
October 11, 2011
Officials say a casino employee was treated for smoke inhalation after a weekend fire in a restaurant grease duct at a Las Vegas Strip resort. A Clark County spokeswoman says firefighters quickly doused the fire a little before 9 a.m. …
October 11, 2011
A restaurant in Eagan is closed after a large fire burned a two-story deck. The Eagan Fire Department reports firefighters responded about 5:45 a.m. Sunday to a report of a deck on fire at the Cherokee Sirloin Room on Nichols …