Massive blaze destroys prominent Mississauga restaurant

A massive fire Sunday night has destroyed a prominent Mississauga restaurant.

Fire crews were called to the Paramount Fine Foods location at the Erin Mills Town Centre around 6 p.m.

When they arrived heavy smoke could be seen billowing from the roof of the restaurant, and firefighters were soon forced into a defensive position to try and bring the blaze under control.

Interior conditions became untenable – requiring firefighters to transition from an offensive to a defensive strategy using 4 aerial devices and a deck gun. A great effort by our Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services team. pic.twitter.com/KjGsEnO7Dn

— Chief Deryn Rizzi (@derynrizzi) May 31, 2021

“One of the customers came [in] and said ‘fire on the roof, fire on the roof'”, said Mike Kashani, the owner of the Erin Mills location. “So we sent everybody out and called 9-1-1.”

Initially a two-alarm fire, it was subsequently upgraded to three-alarms as more equipment was brought in to help battle the blaze.

The roof of the restaurant eventually collapsed.

Both police and fire officials say there are no injuries and everyone who was in the structure has been accounted for at this time.

There is no word on the cause of the blaze. The Office of the Fire Marshal has been called in to investigate.

“We don’t have yet any information… sometimes things happen with the hood, with the exhaust system. We’ll find out soon the real reason behind the fire. Most importantly the staff and the neighbours are safe,” said Mohamad Fakih, founder and CEO of Paramount Fine Foods.