Fire has completely destroyed a Hungry Jack’s restaurant in Hobart’s northern suburbs.
The blaze tore through the restaurant on Main Road in Glenorchy around 8:30pm on Tuesday night.
Pulse understands the fire started in the kitchen before spreading to the roof space and quickly engulfing the entire store.
Multiple firefighters from Glenorchy, Bridgewater and Hobart remained at the burning fast-food outlet just before 10pm as efforts to extinguish the fire continue.
An emergency warning remains in place for locals, who are being advised to avoid smoke.
“Smoke from this fire is visible in the … Tolosa Street, Swallow Parade and Chapel Street area,” the alert reads.
“There is no threat to the general public. People who don’t need to be in the immediate area should stay away.”
Tasmania Police have closed Main Road in both directions between Grove Road and Chapel Street.
They are asking motorists and pedestrians to avoid the area.
Workers have told Pulse their phones, car keys and other belongings left inside the building as they evacuated are likely gone.
TasNetworks were temporarily forced to cut power to around 850 customers around Glenorchy, Rosetta and Montrose as a result of the fire.
“Flames were reaching our high voltage lines and we’ve had to drop the feed to protect safety,” a spokesperson said.
Fire investigators have launched an investigation into the blaze.
