Campisi’s on Lovers Lane has temporarily closed its doors after a fire on Saturday.
At 5:55 a.m., Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a 911 call from a passerby about a fire at 5405 West Lovers Lane. Upon arrival, firefighters reported smoke coming from the roof of the two-story shopping center.
According to the DFR, the fire was mainly located in the attic, and due to it spreading, a second alarm response was dispatched.
“Though the bulk of the fire was put out relatively fast, firefighters spent over four hours methodically accessing void spaces and digging through debris to extinguish hot spots before declaring the fire extinguished at 10:07 a.m.,” Jason Evans, a DFR spokesperson, told The Dallas Morning News in a statement.
The fire damaged at least four businesses. One of them was Campisi’s.
“The cause of the fire is under investigation,” John Ross, general manager of Campisi’s in downtown Dallas, told The News. “Right now, as downtown operators, we are trying to reorganize all the staff that is at Lovers and make sure we distribute them to work at all the other locations.”
Ross said there is no reopening date yet for the Lovers Lane location, as damage to the property is still being assessed.
The Campisi’s location on Lovers Lane opened in 2007. Now that the branch is closed, customers can call the Mockingbird and downtown Dallas restaurants to make an order.
