SANIBEL

Fire and fume wreaked havoc astatine the beloved Island Cow edifice connected Sanibel connected Saturday night.

Smoke and flames were seen pouring from the extortion of the restaurant. At slightest 10 occurrence trucks and 3 ambulances were astatine the scene.

According to a erstwhile employee, the occurrence started conscionable earlier midnight connected Saturday. Caution portion present surrounds the edifice arsenic occurrence crews cleanable up the scene.

WINK News spoke to erstwhile worker Retta Crank, who lives connected the island, and said she rushed to the edifice erstwhile she heard it caught connected fire.

She shared a video of the occurrence that showed fume billowing retired of the building.

Inside of The Island Cow aft the occurrence connected Saturday August 6. (Credit: Retta Crank)

Crank besides shared a representation of wrong the restaurant, wherever determination is extended harm from the flames.

Crank said she was gladsome nary 1 was hurt. “People were disconnected work. And the cleaner was inside. And helium noticed that wherever the aviator airy is, was connected fire. And it was truthful speedy aft that. It’s an aged building. Like I can’t accidental we’re surprised.”

The Island Cow has been a Sanibel staple for much than 20 years.

“In 1 of the enactment substance apps, it said, ‘go the backmost way, The Island Cow’s connected fire.’ So we jumped successful our car and bedewed due to the fact that I knew that this was huge,” said Crank. “I worked determination erstwhile the different instrumentality broke, and we mislaid muffins for like, 2 weeks, and that was horrible. I can’t ideate what radical are going to bash present that it’s caught connected fire.”

The occurrence section has not said if it has determined a cause, but WINK News volition proceed to update you arsenic much accusation becomes available.