Fire at the famous Mesón Txistu in Madrid: the premises were evicted due to smoke after a spectacular fire in the kitchen

Firefighters from the Madrid City Council have traveled to the famous Mesón Txistu in the Madrid district of Chamartín, where a fire has broken out. The neighbors assure that a lot of smoke is coming out of the premises.

In the place are a scale car and a tanker vehicle of the fire brigade. The premises have been evicted and there is also a presence of the Municipal Police in the area that has cut traffic in Plaza Ángel Carbajo and the surrounding streets. El Samur has treated a waiter for mild smoke poisoning.

According to the first information from the Municipal Police, the fire started in the kitchen extractor hood and unleashed a large cloud of smoke in the establishment.. Finally, the firefighters have confirmed that the fire has started in the kitchen grill and has spread through the extractor hood.

However, from the premises it has been indicated at first that the fire has occurred on the roof through the ventilation duct and that there have been no flames inside the establishment. “They have caught it very quickly and it has been able to be solved well,” said one of the local employees.

The premises remain closed and customers have been referred to Asador Donostierra, from the same Txistu chain.