Beaufort firefighters extinguished a small fire on Sunday Outback Steakhouse, which was launched discarded cigarette, said Fire Marshal Lt. Daniel Byrne.
Visitors to the restaurant was evacuated 21 of the United States, and firefighters responded shortly before 4 pm after a worker reported seeing smoke in the building. No injuries were reported and damage was minimal, said Byrne.
Someone flicked a cigarette in the mulch near the side door and under the siding of the building smoldered for some time before starting a fire inside the wall, "said Byrne.
Firefighters cut off some of the siding, damage was restricted largely outside the wall, "said Byrne.
"We get about two calls a year, as is the case with people, shaking up a cigarette outside the building at the entrance and exit doors," he said. "We urge all business owners to put a cigarette dispensers can be near their doors to prevent such incidents."
