The Brief
- Tacoma restaurant co-owner Hailey Hernandez suffered burns on 30% of her body in a home kitchen fire.
- Hernandez, who is 17 weeks pregnant, was hospitalized and is now recovering with support from family and friends.
- An online fundraiser has been launched to help her, and Side Piece Kitchen remains open with employees keeping operations running.
TACOMA, Wash. – The owner of a popular Tacoma restaurant is recovering after she was injured in a kitchen fire at her home.
Hailey Hernandez, who co-owns Side Piece Kitchen, along with her husband Dante, says she was using the oven at her house when a bottle exploded, leaving her with burns on 30% of her body.
Family and friends say Hailey Hernandez received 2nd to 3rd degree burns in the fire. …