Chefs tackled fire as diners were evacuated from popular Preston restaurant Il Gusto d’Italia
More details about a fire at a Preston restraurant have emerged.
Staff at a popular Preston restaurant helped tackle a fire whilst safely evacuating diners on Friday night.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire at Il Gusto d’Italia on Watery Lane in Ashton-on-Ribble just before 8pm on Friday.
Before the service got their however, staff at the Italian family restaurant did their very best to control the situation, according to owner, Vito Bruno.
He told the Post:“Some of my staff promptly took care of the customers and escorted them outside.
“While some chefs used the fire extinguisher to put down the fire.”
Vito added that the fire was caused by a probem with an electrical box which had overheated, causing “lots of smoke”
Three fire engines from Preston, Penwortham and Bamber Bridge then attended the incident and firefighters spent two hours extinguishing the flames.
A spokesperson for the fire service said: “At 19:56 on the 30th October 2026, three fire engines from Preston, Penwortham and Bamber Bridge attended a commercial building fire on Watery Lane, Ashton on Ribble.
“Firefighters used one thermal imaging camera and a dry powder extinguisher to extinguish the fire.
“Crews were in attendance for two hours.”
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service later confirmed that there was no reported casualties and the cause of the incident is under investigation.