A popular Tacoma pizzeria and karaoke bar has temporarily closed after a kitchen fire over Labor Day.
No one was injured in the fire at Spud’s Pizza Parlor. The Tacoma Fire Department said the blaze was unintentional and likely caused by radiated or conducted heat from operating equipment, worsened by a buildup of grease, spokesperson Chelsea Shepherd told The News Tribune.
The kitchen stretches nearly the length of the building, and smoke spread into almost every room, including the front dining area and the bar in the back. Crews removed part of the sub-ceiling and found some of the roof structure charred…