Community rallies to help KISS Barbeque after fire

On July first, KISS Barbeque in Westfield was undergoing a remodel to comply with state health department regulations, when a fire started in the attic.

CITY OF GOODNEIGHBORS ISSHOWING ITSSUPPORT FOR ABELOVED BARBECUERESTAURANT... THATRECENT SUFFERED ADEVASTATING FIRE.AS 7 EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTER ALAERREBHI SHOWS US --THE BUFFALO STRONGCOMMUNITY ISSENDING SOME LOVETO THE OWNERS...WHO ARE NOW TRYINGTO REBUILD.ON JULY FIRST, KISSBARBECUE INWESTFIELD WASUNDERGOING AREMODEL TO COMPLYWITH STATE HEALTHDEPARTMENTREGULATIONS."WE WERE ACTUALLYREMOVING A LOT OFTHE TABLES ON THEINSIDE, JUST HAVINGOUTSIDE SEATING ANDTAKEOUT,"OWNER RYAN MARSHWAS PAINTING THEFRONT DOOR WHEN AFIRE STARTED IN THEATTIC." TRIED TO KNOCK ITDOWN INITIALLY, ITFLARED BACK UP.

ITCAUGHT SOMEGREASE AND STUFF INTHE ATTIC ANDAROUND WHERE THEHOOD VENT STUFF ISAND...WENT UPPRETTY BAD."SO BAD THAT THEY'REGOING TO HAVE TOTEAR DOWN THEWHOLE BACK SIDE OFTHE BUILDING,"MARSH TELLS METHEY'RE WORKING ONREPAIRING THERESTAURANT EVERYDAY...IT'S NO EASYFEAT, BUT THEY'VEGOT HELP.STANDUP: "WHEN KISSBARBECUE RAN INTOSOME TROUBLE, ITSCUSTOMERS AND THECOMMUNITY DID NOTHESITATE TO STEP IN."PEOPLE ALL THE WAYFROM ERIE,PENNSYLVANIA TOCANADA HAVE HELPEDRAISE MORE THAN$6,000 TO HELP THEBARBECUE SPOTREBUILD."WITH THAT MUCHOUTPOURING OFSUPPORT IT WAS ANO-BRAINER FOR USYOU KNOW TO WANTTO REBUILD RIGHTHERE.

IF WE HAVETHAT MUCH SUPPORTIN OUR COMMUNITYWE WANT TOSUPPORT THEM BACK.IT WAS VERYSURPRISING ANDFLATTERING TO SEETHE OUTPOURING OFSUPPORT.

WE'VE HADTONS OF PEOPLESTOP IN PERSON, HITUS UP ONLINE, CALLOUR PHONES."MARSH SAYS THEBACK SIDE OF THEBUILDING IS WHERETHE KITCHEN IS,THEY'LL HAVE TOREBUILD THAT, THEATTIC AND REDO THEFLOORS.

BUT THEOUTSIDE DINING AREAWAS UNTOUCHED ANDWILL STAY THE SAME.A GOFUNDME PAGEHAS BEEN SET UP TOHELP COVER THEREBUILDINGEXPENSES, AND APAYPAL ACCOUNT HASBEEN SET UP AS WELL."WE'RE LOOKING AT ATON OF WORK, BUTYOU KNOW, JUST TAKEIT DAY BY DAY, ANDKEEP ON GOING.WE'RE GOING TO GETTHERE.

WE'LL BE BACKEVENTUALLY HERE,"IN WESTFIELD, ALAERREBHI, 7 EWN.