Hof's Hut in Bixby Knolls Hit By Fires Sunday Nite and Monday Predawn

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UPDATE: LBFD Dawn Update From the Scene; Hof's Hut in Bixby Knolls Hit By Fires Sunday Nite and Monday Predawn

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(Jan. 19, 2015, updated 6:45 a.m.) -- LBREPORT.com has updated information now regarding the two fires (or possibly reignition of the first) at hit Hof's Hut in Bixby Knolls.

One blaze on Sunday night (Jan. 18) in the 9 p.m. hour had a relatively quick knockdown (flames visible through the roof resulted from the fire's containment to the kitchen hood system)...but it was followed by a second fire -- or possible reignition of the first -- a few hours later, spotted by a passerby; the second blaze had time to grow, went to a second alarm, took longer to knock down and did considerably more damage.

Photo at roughly 10 p.m. Jan. 18. Photo courtesy Stephen Russo

ON-SCENE AUDIO UPDATE: LBFD Public Information Officer / Firefighter Brian Fisk provided this update for LBREPORT.com from the scene at 6:35 a.m., click here.

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LBFD says both blazes are under investigation...and at dawn investigators are challenged by access issues (ensuring the structure is safe to enter and inspect.)

The second fire left one firefighter with minor injuries (he's described as doing fine.)