Casablanca employees jump into action after spotting fire on porch nearby: "That`s what neighbors are for"
MILWAUKEE -- Workers at a Brady Street restaurant jumped into action and helped put out a fire on the porch of a home nearby. They said it was the neighborly thing to do.
Monday night, November 28th was supposed to be a special one at Casablanca.
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"Everyone was having a good time," Julie Smith said.
"We were putting up our Christmas tree on top of the staircase," Al Musa, Casablanca's owner said.
Decorations were up, and the tree was glowing -- but it was the light outside the window that caught everyone's attention.
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"Out of nowhere, it just happened," Smith said.
Fire shot up from the porch of a nearby home -- the result of a grilling mishap.
"It was a big flame," Mohammed Nofal, head chef at Casablanca said.
"Without really thinking, just grabbed a bunch of fire extinguishers and everybody just ran outside," Musa said.
"We saw the fire and just jumped in," Nofal said.
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Fire near Casablanca
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Using fire extinguishers from the restaurant, they put out the flames.
"You don`t really think, you just act," Musa said.
They said flames in a neighbor's grill got out of control after a can of kerosene fell over -- igniting some plants on the porch.
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Fire near Casablanca
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Mohammed Nofal
Those who helped said they'd do it again.
"The neighborhood for us is like family," Nofal said.
"That`s what neighbors are for. We`re here to help each other," Musa said.
Officials with the Milwaukee Fire Department said the fire was out when they arrived.