A fire broke out Tuesday at the Parc restaurant in downtown Detroit's Campus Martius.

Video posted on social media appeared to show flames shooting out of a tube on the roof.

Fire trucks were quick to arrive to the scene and appeared to have the fire under control minutes later.

Parc co-owner Zaid Elia said the fire appeared to have stemmed from the wood-fire grill.

“A piece of wood got caught, sparked it and went straight through the chute," Elia said. "It looks way worse than it is. Thank God. Literally only one ceiling tile was burnt. The flue did exactly what it was supposed to do and contained the fire. That’s why it was shooting out instead of burning up.”

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Four Cincinnati students sitting in Campus Martius park shortly after the fire said they watched the entire incident. They had just arrived in Detroit, got coffee and were sitting in the beach area when they noticed lots of dark smoke coming from the restaurant.

The visitors could "feel the flames," which were shooting out of a chimney on the roof, they said, and saw people run out of the restaurant.

"They all ran out and said 'get out of the building' and were a little jumpy," said Julia Glenn, one of the Cincinnati students. "All the pedestrians here naturally backed up and started taking videos."

Anthony Samuel, who plays chess in the park everyday, said it was "mayhem" as smoke poured from the roof and people ran out of the building.

"It was crazy," Samuel said. "I was about to pack my stuff up and leave."

The front of the restaurant was barricaded off by security, but most of the scene was cleared by around 5:15 p.m.

Despite the dramatic scene downtown, Parc is expected to re-open for business Wednesday.

“The pictures look worse than it is," Elia said. "Everything looks clean. I don’t think it’s going to be closed. I mean it will tonight, but it doesn’t look too bad.”

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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