Chelcey Adami

The Californian

The rotisserie chicken was extra crispy at Nob Hill on South Main Street Monday evening after a rotisserie warmer caught fire there.

Employee Sarah Boles was at another counter on her break when she saw smoke coming from the machine.

Chickens that were in the warmer were soon in flames, and Boles began pulling flaming chickens out of the warmer one by one.

“I didn’t get scared. I just kind of acted,” she said while describing her flaming chicken adventure.

A coworker also responded to dump buckets of water on the flames.

Several Salinas Fire Department engines and the Monterey County Regional Fire Department responded.

All employees and shoppers were evacuated from the grocery store, which had filled with smoke, said Salinas Fire Deputy Chief Brett Loomis.

No one was injured in the fire, which occurred around 5:30 p.m. Flames did not spread to the rest of the structure.

The Monterey County Health Department was notified and will inspect the building to ensure that food can be safely sold from there after the fire.

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the fire, but it may have been related to an electrical short.