Firefighters were called out this afternoon (Saturday) to a fire at a city centre restaurant.
It happened at the Vitoria on Coppergate at about 2.10pm.
Crews from York, Acomb and the aerial ladder from Huntington were sent to the three-storey building after wooden joists above the pizza oven caught fire.
Coppergate was closed off and the restaurant was evacuated.
A spokesperson for the Vitoria said: “There was a small fire by the pizza oven that was put out before the fire service got there.
“We evacuated straight away and called the fire department.”
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said: “Restaurant staff had extinguished the fire before brigade arrival by means of an extinguisher.
“Fire crews exposed ceiling joists to check for any potential fire spread. Advice given to shop staff.”
The Vitoria spokesperson said: “Everyone is OK. We reopened shortly afterwards.”
