Firefighters Respond To Restaurant Blazes

Firefighters were busy Wednesday night responding to fires at two area restaurants.  Chelan Fire District 3 responded about 7:45pm for a grease fire in the vent system at Visconti's in downtown Leavenworth. Several other businesses in the two-story building were evacuated but no other damage was reported.  Chelan County Fire District 7 crews responded to a kitchen fire at La Brisa on West Manson Highway in Chelan. GoLakeChelan.com reported the restaurant's kitchen fire suppression system extinguished a small fire that started after the employees closed the business and left about 30 minutes earlier.  Fire Chief Tim Lemon said there was minor smoke damage.