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SURVEILLANCE VIDEO. >> MONDAY JUNE 24TH JUST BEFORE 4:30 IN THE AMONG OF IN THE SPAN TWO OF MINUTES A SUSPECT CROSS BROADWAY, WALKS WITH UP AND RUNS A I WAY. ADDS THE ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT LYING ON PIR. THE CHARRED AFTERMATH SHUTTING DOWN SACRAMENTO STAPLE. ARSON INVESTIGATORS NOW TRYING TO FIND THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE AS WELL AS WITNESS. >> SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE AREA AROUND THE SAME TIME. WAS WALKING A DOG, ALSO SEVERAL VEHICLES THAT TRAVELED ALONG THE ROUTE. BUT FOR OWNERS ZR SHE IS FOCUSING ON THE POSITIVE. >> LIKE YOU SEE IT. IT IS LIKE SHIELDS FROM THAT FIRE. THANK GOD. THE OUTSIDE WAS DAMAGED AND THE INTERIOR OF THE RESTAURANT WAS SPARED. >> JUST EXCITED TO JUST OPEN OUR DOOR, YOU KNOW? JUST THE WHOLE REG WE NEVER COULD CLOSE FOR CREST MASS. >> AFTER CLOSING A FOR WEEK THE RESTAURANT IS BACK IN THE KITCHEN. ROPING TO OUTBOARING OF SUPPORT. >> I AM HERE LIKE HONESTLY LIKE THREE OR FOUR DAYS A WEEK. FROM ONE TABLE TO THE NEXT. I CAN PUT HER EN MY FAMILY. SO IT IS A JOY TO COME HERE. SHE MAKES US FEEL LOVE. YOU CAN FEEL IT. THE MESS I AM QUICKLY BECOMES CLEAR. >> IT IS IMPORTANT PART OF THE COMMUNITY. IT IS IMPORTANT PART OF OUR FAMILY P. >> EATING AT QUEEN SHEBA IS MORE THAN THE FOOD. >> ON SIN PEALED, THE DINER READY TO GO ALL THE TIME. SH IS MY VERSION OF THAT. >> ALL OH, THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE IS STILL AT LARGE,. >> JUST THE FACT IT WAS TINGSAL ACT. IT IS A GREAT CONCERN TO ME. >> THE EXTENDED FAMILY OF COMMUNITY. >> IT IS A TRAGEDY BUT IT TURNED INTO A BLESSING. SHE IS WOKING WITH THE END SURANCE ADJUST EARN THE REASON SHE WAS ABLE TO REOPEN SO QUICKLY BECAUSE OF OUTPOURING OF DONATIONS FROM THE COME BE TH

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Arson investigators have released surveillance video of a fire at Queen Sheba Ethiopian restaurant last week. The fire happened just before 4:30 a.m. June 24. The video shows someone walking across Broadway at 17th Street and disappearing near the front entrance of the restaurant, then running across the street with the fire ensuing. The entire act took about two minutes. Sacramento Fire Department investigators are looking for the person responsible, as well as any witnesses. “There were several different people in the area around that same time: a bicyclist, someone was walking a dog, as well as several vehicles that traveled along that route,” said Capt. Keith Wade with the Sacramento Fire Department. Queen Sheba has been at the Broadway location for 13 years. Before that, the eatery was off Howe Avenue. “This is the first time we’ve closed ever for a week. We are just excited to just open our door," owner Zion Taddesa said Monday. "The only time we close is for Christmas.”Luckily, only the exterior of the building was damaged. Because of the quick response by firefighters, coupled with a fire-rated door at the entrance, the interior of the restaurant was spared. However, Taddesa said she is still working with the insurance adjuster. Over the past week, the community held a fundraiser and gave donations to Queen Sheba so the exterior could be repaired and employees paid. “It’s hard for me to complain about anything at all,” Taddesa said. “Just all the love that we get and all the positive energy we’ve been receiving. People can’t wait for us to open.” Queen Sheba reopened Monday. Taddesa said it’s entirely because of community support. “Even though it’s a tragedy, it turned into a blessing," she said. The Sacramento Fire Department encourages anyone with information regarding this fire to contact its arson tip line at 916-808-8732 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at 1-800-AACRIME or SacValleyCrimestoppers.com