BREAKING: Fire at 13th St. Capogiro

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BREAKING: Fire at 13th St. Capogiro

POSTED: Monday, June 15, 2009, 3:40 PM
Filed Under: Food News

A fire broke out just before 8 a.m. this morning at the original Capogiro Gelato Artisans on the corner of 13th and Sansom Streets.� Firefighters had the blaze, which was possibly started by the shop's large gelato display case, under control by 8 a.m.� There were no injuries.

Capogiro operations controller Tacy Connell said that the case, which was imported directly from Italy when the shop opened in December 2003,� could have overheated after being switched on this morning.� Other than the destroyed case, the shop suffered water damage.

13th St. Capogiro will be closed until further notice.


Joeld
Posted 2009-06-15 16:57:31
http://twitpic.com/7hqgk Burnt case.

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