Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant Chelmsford, MA – Sprinklers stop spread of fire at restaurant; Neighboring business spare damage February 10, 2017 viking210 A fire at Zesty’s Pizza in North Chelmsford left the establishment with smoke and water damage at early Monday morning. The Fire Department responded to 10 Vinal Square at about 4:40 after a DPW worker reported the fire at Vinal Square Plaza, according to Fire Chief Gary Ryan. The fire was knocked down about an hour later, Ryan said. Ryan said a pharmacy and cleaning business both sustained significant water damage. The owner of the pharmacy is working with his counterparts so that his customers can get the medications they need. “The sprinkler system activated to minimize the fire damage,” Ryan said in an email. “The fire is currently being investigated by the State Fire Marshal’s Office.” Ryan also said the department is working with other store owners, investigators and utilities to get the other businesses in the plaza up and running again, although they were not damaged by the fire.
