Popular Mexican restaurant Taqueria Guadalajara caught fire early Monday morning, and the building sustained interior damage, according to a Madison Fire Department press release.
MFD firefighters arrived at the south side restaurant, located at 1033 S. Park St., at 7:16 a.m. and noticed smoke billowing from a vent on the side of the building from four blocks away, according to the release.
MFD crews initially believed someone was in the building due to an early report but nobody was found during the search, according to the release.
Firefighters extinguished the fire within 10 minutes and managed to keep it contained in the two-story restaurant, preventing damage to surrounding structures.
South Park Street remained closed to all traffic for more than an hour, according to the press release, and the cause of the fire remains unknown.
The Wisconsin State Journal reported the the owner of Taqueria Guadalajara, Josefa Trejo, plans to repair and reopen the restaurant.
