""What ends up happening is a lot of grease gets trapped in there, and the restaurants are supposed to clean it, but sometimes all that grease, that sticks on the inner walls of the metal piping, ignites once it gets hot enough," Elias said. He explained that in order to ensure no flames were hidden in the ceiling, the firefighting team had to cut a hole in the roof."
""The blaze at the 41-year-old restaurant at 2165 Lombard St. was reported just after 4 a.m., according to San Francisco Fire Lt. Mariano Elias. No injuries were reported in the one-alarm blaze. Video taken by SFFD shows thick smoke in the 1950s-themed diner and major damage in the ceiling after firefighters put out the blaze. A cleaning crew said the fire started in the ceiling before it spread into the kitchen area.""
The blaze was reported just after 4 a.m. at Mel's Drive-In at 2165 Lombard St. No injuries occurred in the one-alarm fire. Firefighters observed thick smoke and major ceiling damage after extinguishing the blaze. A grease fire ignited in a vent above the kitchen after accumulated grease on the inner walls of metal piping reached ignition temperature. Fire crews cut a hole in the roof to ensure no hidden flames remained in the ceiling. The kitchen sustained extensive damage, and the building is expected to remain closed for some time. Mel's Drive-In opened in 1947, gained fame from the 1973 film American Graffiti, and reopened in 1985 with multiple Bay Area locations.
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