Nick Nairn’s restaurant catches fire in ‘mid-service’ as chef tells of ‘a bitter pill to swallow’

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Nick Nairn’s Bridge of Allan’s restaurant catches fire “mid-duty” as the TV chef is grateful to an “off-duty firefighter” who stepped in to help.

He told us how a horrific fire broke out on Nick Street on Henderson Street at Allan Bridge, near Stirling, after the alarm was sounded at approximately 8.15pm on Saturday, August 28.

Dramatic footage captured from the scene shows the restaurant completely engulfed in flames.

The TV chef told the Scottish Sun, “We had a full house. It happened mid-duty. Fortunately, an off-duty policeman and an off-duty firefighter were dining with us.”

“They helped in the evacuation.

TV chef Nick Nairn confirmed that no employees or customers were harmed after a horrific fire at his Bridge of Allan restaurant. Read more related articles.

“It’s scary how fast that could happen. It wasn’t an accident, it was an electrical fire. We threw a fire blanket over it and fired two carbon dioxide floats. But once it ran out, it exploded.”

“We are all standing outside, there is just destruction. It is a bitter pill to swallow after the last 18 months. We have to ask ourselves what’s next, we are already in the water.”

Nick, 62, who hails from Stirling, confirmed that no one was hurt when he tweeted his praises of the emergency services dealing with the violent hell.

He said, “Just to let you know, a terrible fire at Nicks BofA tonight, but fortunately not all staff and customers were hurt.

“Big respect and thanks to the emergency services that were great.”

Flames were seen shooting from two windows in the back of the building in a video posted online.

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Firefighters were seen battling the flames as huge plumes of black smoke billowed into the sky.

Shocked onlookers watched in awe of the restaurant burning.

On Saturday night, a spokesman for Scottish Fire and Rescue told the record: “I can confirm that we received calls at 20.17 on Saturday, 28 August, to reports of a building burning.

“We are present and it is an ongoing incident.”

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “We can confirm that we are available to assist the firefighters in the ongoing incident.”

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