By Tim Weideman
Junction City Daily Union – December 3, 2013
Submitted by Newz Group Clipping Service – December 6, 2013
Greek Heroes is out of business for the time being after the restaurant suffered significant structural damage in a fire Sunday afternoon.
At about 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Junction City firefighters responded to the restaurant, located at 1032 S Washington St., for a reported fire.
On Monday, Fire Chief Kevin Royse said the estimated loss is $150,000. He said the cause of the fire at this time is undetermined.
“It’s still under investigation,” Royse said. “We did ask for assistance from the State Fire Marshal, just due to the fact it was a commercial building.
Royse said the damage to the building was substantial. The fire left a large hole in the roof.
Greek Heroes was closed Sunday when the fire broke out.
The department responded with 13 firefighters.
Royse said one firefighter suffered a back injury while battling the blaze. The firefighter was treated at Geary Community Hospital and released.
On Monday, restaurant owner Bill Herr said his renter’s insurance will cover his losses.
The building is owned by Herington residents Joe and Mary Ann Maggard, according to Geary County Appraiser’s Office records.
In a phone interview on Monday, Joe Maggard told The Daily Union they don’t have insurance for the building.
The property and building have a combined appraised value of $235,900. The building has an appraised value of $63,260.
Herr was at the restaurant Monday. He had spent the morning attempting to find any items inside the restaurant that were salvageable.
Whether the building will be declared a total loss isn’t yet clear.
“I don’t know yet,” Herr said. “They have to have an engineer look at it.”
Herr isn’t sure whether he’ll look to reopen the restaurant at a different location.
About 14 people worked at Greek Heroes. The restaurant opened about three months ago.
The building was a Denny’s for many years before becoming Napoli’s, an Italian restaurant that closed in summer 2012.
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