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BRIEF: Strong winds to blame for early morning Davie fire.

Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

| October 24, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 South Florida Sun-Sentinal. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Rafael A. Olmeda

Oct. 24--DAVIE -- Strong winds are to blame for an early morning fire at a restaurant on Davie Road just south of Interstate 595, a town spokesman said Friday.

Wind gusts knocked down the second "s" in the lit sign for Shoney's restaurant, said Davie spokesman Braulio Rosa. That ultimately set off a fire that damaged the restaurant's roof and worked its way into the kitchen, he said.

Firefighters responded at around 5:47 a.m. and were able to put the blaze out quickly, Rosa said. The restaurant was not open or occupied at the time, and no one was injured.

Officials are still assessing the damage, but …

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