Firefighters have extinguished a fire at the Mr. BBQ restaurant located at 1381 Peters Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem.The fire began at about 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday in the barbecue pit area. Investigators say an ember from the barbecue pit likely started a fire somewhere in the kitchen area.Investigators say once firefighters arrived, they searched the restaurant and found no one inside. They then battled the fire for about 20 minutes before putting it out.“The fire crews that arrived made very quick work of the fire. They made some very aggressive fire tactics and they were able to suppress the fire in about 20 minutes,” said Battalion Chief Joe Ramsey with the Winston-Salem Fire Department.Fire department leaders say managers and employees at the restaurant helped people evacuate the building before crews arrived. "They did a great job of getting people out when they knew that they had a fire,” Battlion Chief Ramsey said.“It was pretty elementary. When we saw smoke we just made sure everybody got out safely and thank God the first responders got here when they did and as quickly as they did. They did a phenomenal job,” said James Carros, a Manager at Mr. Barbecue.“It was from room to room just to make sure everybody was out. We don’t have that big of a staff and the main thing was we went through the bathrooms, we went through the stock area and ran out."Investigators are still assessing damage to the building. Mr. Barbecue has been serving customers in Winston-Salem since 1962.Peters Creek Parkway was blocked for a period of time as crews battled the fire but has since reopened. This is a developing story. Stay with WXII 12 News for more details.

Firefighters have extinguished a fire at the Mr. BBQ restaurant located at 1381 Peters Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem.

The fire began at about 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday in the barbecue pit area. Investigators say an ember from the barbecue pit likely started a fire somewhere in the kitchen area.


Investigators say once firefighters arrived, they searched the restaurant and found no one inside. They then battled the fire for about 20 minutes before putting it out.

“The fire crews that arrived made very quick work of the fire. They made some very aggressive fire tactics and they were able to suppress the fire in about 20 minutes,” said Battalion Chief Joe Ramsey with the Winston-Salem Fire Department.

Fire department leaders say managers and employees at the restaurant helped people evacuate the building before crews arrived.

"They did a great job of getting people out when they knew that they had a fire,” Battlion Chief Ramsey said.

“It was pretty elementary. When we saw smoke we just made sure everybody got out safely and thank God the first responders got here when they did and as quickly as they did. They did a phenomenal job,” said James Carros, a Manager at Mr. Barbecue.

“It was from room to room just to make sure everybody was out. We don’t have that big of a staff and the main thing was we went through the bathrooms, we went through the stock area and ran out."

Investigators are still assessing damage to the building.

Mr. Barbecue has been serving customers in Winston-Salem since 1962.

Peters Creek Parkway was blocked for a period of time as crews battled the fire but has since reopened.

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Engines 1, 10, 16, 4, 6 Ladders 1,2, 5, Rescue 1, Safety 3, 7 Batt. 1, 2 are on scene. PETERS Creek is blocked in the area please use caution. #wsfire .145 — Winston-Salem FD (@cityofwsfire) April 10, 2019

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This is a developing story. Stay with WXII 12 News for more details.