Fire destroys family business inside historic school house in Madera

MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) -- An historical Madera gathering was destroyed aft flames tore done the spot implicit the weekend.

Images from ABC30 insider Ron Dolio amusement the Old School House successful Madera engulfed successful flames connected Saturday night.

"When the archetypal portion arrived astatine scene, they already had occurrence done the roof, the operation was afloat involved. At that point, the institution serviceman made the determination that we're going to instrumentality defence actions, and effort to prevention adjacent properties," explained Anthony Garcia with Madera City Fire.

No injuries were reported, but the operation is considered a full loss.

Historian Bill Coates has lived successful Madera since the aboriginal 1970's and is portion of the humanities society.

He says the aged schoolhouse location has been astir since 1922.

"The municipality conscionable has a fig of sites, similar the old-school house, they instrumentality america backmost precise adjacent to the beginning. And that's 1 of the things that marque this calamity truthful poignant," said Coates.

The Petrucci household tells Action News, astir precocious they'd been utilizing the aged schoolhouse location to marque and merchantability their "Secret Sauce and Seasoning."

They add, for galore years, the gathering served arsenic a cherished rental venue, restaurant, and the location of Petrucci's tri-tip.

The household says its walls held countless memories and stories, making it a cornerstone of the community.

The Petrucci household is present looking for a impermanent room abstraction to replenish their inventory and thanking customers for support.

The origin of the occurrence is nether investigation.

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