Mark Wahlberg’s Las Vegas restaurant catches fire
Actor Mark Wahlberg’s Las Vegas restaurant, Flecha Cantina, caught on fire Wednesday night.
“The Clark County Fire Department (CCFD) responded to a report of a fireplace on fire that had spread to the patio area of the business located at 6638 S. Las Vegas Blvd.,” the CCFD confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Authorities said their team received a call at 5:32 p.m. PT.
“Crews arrived to find a standalone restaurant with a fire on the patio, sprinklers had activated, and occupants had already evacuated,” the statement read.
Mark Wahlberg opened Flecha Cantina in Las Vegas on Sept. 14. (Denise Truscello)
“The fire was determined to be confined to a single propane fire table… CCFD personnel were able to… knock down the fire so that the propane tanks could be shut off.”
The Las Vegas Fire Department and Town Square security personnel assisted the Clark County Fire Department on the scene.
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Flecha Cantina restaurant officials told Fox News Digital that a “defective fire pit” caught fire at the bottom. “The fire sprinkler company came back out and recharged the system,” officials added.
The Mexican restaurant opened their doors again at 7 p.m. after the fire was put out.
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“The only damage was the fire pit and the chair next to it,” Flecha Cantina officials said.
There wasn’t any damage inside the restaurant and no one was injured.
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A video shared with Fox News Digital showed the fire department outside Wahlberg’s restaurant. Flames were seen in the window as the camera zoomed in.
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The fire alarm is heard going off, as bystanders surround the dining establishment.
Another video posted on X showed a passenger driving by the restaurant as the inside appeared to be engulfed in flames.
Mark Wahlberg had the restaurant opening blessed by Diocese of Orange Bishop Kevin W. Vann, in a nod to his devout Catholic faith. (Flecha)
Wahlberg opened Flecha Cantina in Las Vegas on Sept. 14.
The “Arthur the King” star also has a Flecha Cantina franchise located in Huntington Beach, California.
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He previously shared with Fox News Digital he was expanding his restaurant empire because he wanted to invite people to dine and “feel like they’re at home.”
“I want… them [to] have the most amazing experience they’ve ever had in a restaurant. I want them to feel like they’re at home, that they are doted on and spoiled,” Wahlberg told Fox News Digital of his new restaurant, Flecha.
Mark Wahlberg previously told Fox News Digital he wants people dining at his restaurant to “feel like they’re at home.” (Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Palms Resort & Casino)
He continued, “I’ve sent a lot of people in unannounced to really kind of see what the experience is like. I have an amazing staff, amazing team. And we are a family, we want to share our family experience, and that really translates. So come in, have an amazing experience with the food, the hospitality, drinks, just having fun. It’s an experience that you want to have over and over again.”
He also had the opening blessed by Diocese of Orange Bishop Kevin W. Vann, in a nod to his devout Catholic faith.
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