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<p>WILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; About 60 customers and employees were evacuated Saturday from Red Lobster after reports of smoke originating in the rear of the East End Centre restaurant.</p><p>Fire departments including engines from Ashley Borough, Hanover Township and Wilkes-Barre Township responded to the call for a commercial structure fire, which occurred just after 9 p.m.</p><p>At the scene, Wilkes-Barre Township Assistant Fire Chief Rich Hart said the smoke came from the restaurant&#8217;s air conditioning unit. The evacuation was a precaution, he said, adding that the restaurant was safe to reopen.</p><p>&#8220;There&#8217;s no smell even inside right now,&#8221; Hart said.</p><p>Some customers chose to leave while firefighters inspected the business. Others remained outside.</p><p>Joan and Vincent Bohinski, of Nanticoke, said they didn&#8217;t see smoke but smelled something similar to burning rubber shortly after receiving their food.</p><p>&#8220;We could smell it,&#8221; Joan Bohinski said. &#8220;We just got our food and they told us we had to leave.&#8221;</p><p>Cooks, servers and other staff returned to the restaurant just after 10 p.m. but the business did not reopen to the public, an employee said.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Red Lobster at the East End Centre in Wilkes-Barre Township was briefly evacuated Saturday night after reports of smoke originating in the kitchen. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/web1_redlobster.jpg</photo0><caption0>Red Lobster at the East End Centre in Wilkes-Barre Township was briefly evacuated Saturday night after reports of smoke originating in the kitchen. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Joe Dolinsky</p><p>jdolinsky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Joe Dolinsky at 570-991-6110 or on Twitter @JoeDolinskyTL</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Red Lobster in Wilkes-Barre Township evacuated after reports of smoke