Restaurant catches fire after person places cigarette in broken wall

CINCINNATI — Firefighters responded after a restaurant caught fire in Ohio on Saturday.

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Ron’s Roost Restaurant & Bar wrote in a social media post that they had a fire on Saturday night.

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They said someone put a cigarette on the outside part of their building where a piece of mortar was missing, according to the social media post.

It caused the insulation and framing to catch fire near their drive-by door.

The Green Township Police and Fire Departments responded to the scene, the restaurant said.

No injuries were reported.

The restaurant operated at normal hours on Sunday.

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