Mark Wahlberg’s Vegas restaurant catches fire hours before ribbon-cutting ceremony-Alistair McGeorge-Entertainment – Metro

Mark Wahlberg’s new restaurant caught fire just hours before hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The Hollywood star, 53, opened Mexican restaurant Flecha Cantina in Las Vegas, Nevada almost two months ago, but on Wednesday evening emergency services rushed to the venue after flames engulfed the outdoor patio.

In videos on social media, the blaze could be seen as firetrucks arrived on the scene and quickly reacted to put out the flames.

The Clark County Fire Department had responded to reports of the fire at around 5:30pm, with the sprinklers activating.

By the time they arrived, restaurant staff had ensured the building was fully evacuated.

A spokesperson for the eatery revealed the cause of the blaze was ‘a defective fire pit’ which caught fire from the bottom.

Mark Wahlberg’s restaurant caught fire this week (Picture: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)

Firefighters quickly responded to the call (PIcture: News 3 Las Vegas)

The fire was brought under control and no one got hurt (Picture: News 3 Las Vegas)

They added in a statement to People: ‘The fire crew came and put it out right away. No damage at all in the interior restaurant.

‘The only damage was the fire pit and the chair next to it. Thankfully no one was injured.’

The fire department confirmed that the fire didn’t reach the interior, and firefighters controlled the blaze so they could turn off the propane tanks fueling the fire table.

The Las Vegas restaurant had its grand opening almost two months ago (Picture: Instagram/ flechacantina)

‘The fire sprinkler company came back out and recharged the system and the restaurant was back open at 7pm,’ the restaurant spokesperson added, while they continued with plans for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

According to a press release, the restaurant offers ‘a fusion of traditional Mexican flavors with innovative twists’.

An initial Flecha location opened in Huntington Beach, California in June, before the Vegas branch followed in September.

The blaze happened just hours before a planned ribbon-cutting ceremony (Picture: Instagram/ flechacantina)

Mark had moved from California to Sin City in 2022 with his wife Rhea Durham and their four children.

Earlier this year, he told People: ‘It’s a place where my kids can thrive and do their thing and pursue their interests.

‘To be able to give my kids a better life and follow and pursue their dreams – whether it be my daughter as an equestrian, my son as a basketball player, my younger son as a golfer – this made a lot more sense for us.’

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