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Firefighters battle blaze at Waffle House in Downtown Fort Walton Walton Beach

Firefighters responded to a commercial fire at the Waffle House near the Brooks Bridge in downtown Fort Walton Beach on Thursday night, August 8, 2024. According to a statement from the fire department, crews “quickly extinguished a large fire that started in the kitchen area.” Truck 6 was deployed to the roof to vent and extinguish […]

Firefighters responded to a commercial fire at the Waffle House near the Brooks Bridge in downtown Fort Walton Beach on Thursday night, August 8, 2024.

  • The Fort Walton Beach Fire Department dispatched multiple units to 263 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE after receiving reports of a fire at the restaurant. Engine 4 arrived on the scene and confirmed a working structure fire.

According to a statement from the fire department, crews “quickly extinguished a large fire that started in the kitchen area.” Truck 6 was deployed to the roof to vent and extinguish fire that had extended to that area.

The units responding to the incident included Engine 6, Truck 6, Battalion Chief 6, Engine 4, and Engine 3.

This Waffle House location is one of the few remaining in the Fort Walton Beach area. Two other Waffle House restaurants previously located on Highway 98 (Miracle Strip Parkway) have since closed.

Currently, there are two other Waffle House locations in the vicinity: one on Racetrack Road and another in Shalimar.

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“All the new WRONG WAY and Do Not Enter signs in the Racetrack Rd median look horrible and confuse everyone. Take them down!”
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“Is this how FWB is "revitalizing" downtown. LOL”
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“85 north was a mess. I left Wright at 6:15 pm going up Lewis Turner. Traffic started backing up about 1 mile before the intersection with 85, so I got...”
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“Was this foul play? Cause of death? Didn't sound like he was dressed to go for a swim when last seen so I wonder why and how did he end...”
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“This sounds like damage control right off??”
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“FWB is dying and it brought it upon itself. The good ol boy system is still in place. We are nothing but a pass thru city. What a joke, these...”
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“You forgot to add tattoo shops, thai restraunts, and smoke shops.”
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“What is the update on this facility?”
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“Another gas station. Just what this crappy city needs. Who is on charge of zoning this crap? All fwb is now is self storage, gas stations, and car washes, and...”
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“It is my understanding that the Earnhardt foundation may be trying to push that track to NASCAR. Right now it features “ car-dominimums” and purchased lot of 440 acres”
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