Food cart destroyed in fire on Madison’s south side, officials say

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A food cart was destroyed in a fire on Madison’s south side Wednesday night, according to a news release.

The Madison Fire Department said a crew responded at about 8 p.m. to the 600 block of Post Road where the FIBS Fine Italian Beef and Sausage food cart, parked in front of Capital Kitchen Rentals, was engulfed in flames.

John Handley, who owns the cart and the Capital Kitchen commercial kitchen space with his wife, Rita, said the propane had been left on for a few hours after a lunch service in order to keep the food warm. He said FIBS had an offer to work for Exact Sciences Thursday morning, so he planned to skip dinner service Wednesday night, but that meant the propane was never turned off before the fire.

Now that the cart is destroyed, he says FIBS plans to carry on as a tent service at events, including partnering with another food cart for a private event this weekend.

“We just gotta roll with the punches and do the best you can,” Handley said.

Firefighters knocked down the fire and removed two propane tanks affixed to the cart, according to the report. A nearby building suffered heat damage, but there were no injuries or additional life hazards during the incident.

The food cart, valued at about $20,000, is considered a total loss, officials said.

Fire investigators declared the fire accidental and said the cause of the fire was still undetermined Thursday afternoon.

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