Restaurant Destroyed, July 31

For the second time this summer, a longtime Central Oregon Coast business has been destroyed by fire.  This time it was the Kernville Steak and Seafood House just off of Hwy. 101 on the Siletz River south of Lincoln City.  In early July, the Crab Pot in the Cutler City area of South Lincoln City also burned.  The fire at the Steak & Seafood House was reported at 12:30 a.m., Saturday, July 26.  When firefighters arrived on the scene, flames were reportedly reaching 40-feet into the air and a glow in the night sky could be seen for miles away.  No one was injured and the investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.