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Fire at The Double Inn sports bar under investigation

Jan. 31, 2017 6:58 am, Updated: Jan. 31, 2017 12:48 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS - A kitchen fire at a sports bar in Cedar Rapids is under investigation.
According to the Cedar Rapids Fire Department, crews were called to The Double Inn Sports Bar, 629 Ellis Blvd. NW, just after 1 a.m. Tuesday after the owner checked security cameras at the business from home and thought he saw smoke.
Responding firefighters encountered heavy smoke when they entered the front door of the business and found a small fire in the kitchen. The fire was quickly extinguished.
Firefighters searched the main level and basement of the business, but found no one inside. The business sustained fire damage to the kitchen and smoke damage throughout the structure, according to the fire department.
The fire remains under investigation.
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The Double Inn at 629 Ellis Blvd. NW Cedar Rapids (file photo)