A two-alarm fire in Vista caused extensive damage to a sushi restaurant and an adjacent salon on Thursday morning.
Units from Carlsbad and San Marcos assisted with the fire, believed to have started at Cafe Sushi, 3245 Business Park Drive.
Police believe the fire started on the roof around the restaurant’s air conditioning units.
It took about an hour to put out the blaze and check the area for hot pockets . Firefighters had to peel off the roof of the restaurant to get to the fire. It was controlled at around 6:35 a.m.
Linda Mastrantonio, who has owned Envision Salon and Spa since 2007, said she first heard of the fire when a customer called her early this morning to tell her about it.
"I couldn’t believe it," she said. "I flew out of the bed, threw some clothes on, no makeup, and just ran down here."
She said damage to the salon was mostly from water, but a number of her rooms were damaged.
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"It’s just one step at a time now," she said. "So, we won’t be doing any hair today."
Nobody was inside either building and no injuries have been reported.
